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Charitable Giving: 9 Presents and Donations That Help Others


Every website and magazine has a gift guide for every type on your Christmas shopping list, but there’s one kind of present that fits all: the charitable kind. Nicolas D. Kristof of the New York Times calls them “Gifts of Hope.” Whatever you call them, we think his sentiment is right on the money: “So what would your aunt prefer as a holiday gift — another Mariah Carey CD, or the knowledge that she’s sending a little girl in Haiti to school for a year? Unless you’re cursed with the oddest aunt ever, the answer is probably the latter.” There are tons of organizations that allow you to make a donation in the name of your loved ones (and send them notice that you’ve done so, via pretty gift cards or festive emails), but we like Kristof’s choices, which are lesser-known but equally worthy of your funds. … More »

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Charitable Giving: 9 Presents and Donations That Help Others