How You Can Shop —and Help the World

Want to do some shopping and do some good—at the same time? Sandy Stonesifer, writing for Slate, offers some ways to buy for the betterment of humanity:

• Go for products that donate a portion of proceeds to charity—like Product (Red) iPods, which give to the Global Fund, and pink playing cards, which donate to breast cancer research.
• Web sites like Goodshop let you send a piece of your purchase price to charities.

• Buy a pair of shoes from TOMS, and another pair goes to a needy child.
• eBay gets philanthropic with World of Good, a site whose retailers are all “eco positive” or “people positive.”
• Nest, Aid to Artisans, and Global Exchange help artisans in a variety of ways, including through micocredit loans and fair-trade stores.

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