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Charitable Gift-Giving: 10 Nonprofits to Support This Holiday Season (Instead of Buying Presents)


You’re tired. You loathe the commercialization of Christmas. You resent having to buy ugly, plastic things for young cousins you never see. You hate malls. You don’t need or want any more crap. You’re broke. Or, you’re just a nice person who wants to give back. All are valid reasons to eschew traditional holiday gift-giving in favor of making donations to nonprofits in people’s names, and then presenting the recipients with personalized donation notices on Christmas Day. (They’ll probably look and fit better in stockings than under the tree.) Here are ten favorite nonprofit charities we like to support, especially around the holidays — because don’t they deserve your hard-earned cash more than the big box stores? So if you’re on our gift list this holiday season, be prepared to feel altruistic. Because you ain’t getting that iPad from us. … More »

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Charitable Gift-Giving: 10 Nonprofits to Support This Holiday Season (Instead of Buying Presents)

Shop Blisstree: 5 Eco-Friendly Black Friday Buys to Snag for the Holidays


Still stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner? Well, before you begin your blissful Black Friday lying around the house and grazing on leftovers, we found five presents that would be perfect to give away or to keep for yourself. Plus, they’re all natural or organic, so you won’t inadvertently poison yourself or your loved ones this holiday season. Leave that to Uncle Benny and his cigar smoke.

And, now through Monday, November 29, enter the coupon code FREESHIP50 on any order over $50 and you’ll get free shipping on these products from Blisstree. … More »

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Shop Blisstree: 5 Eco-Friendly Black Friday Buys to Snag for the Holidays