Outblush Goes Altruistic
We all know how easy it is to get caught up in the giving and getting of the holiday season... come on, we're a shopping site, for goodness sakes! But even we, mavens of consumerism, know the importance of giving time, talents, resources and moolah to those in need.
It's with that in mind that we've put together a little list of non-profits, charities and organizations that are all about doing good and could use your help. This is in no way a definitive list, so please, please, please add your favorites in the comment section. It's also a great idea to find a local shelter or charity that doesn't benefit from global/national recognition and give them a hand.
Warm fuzzies, karmic levels at all time highs, coming together for the greater good - it's almost too much!
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
Amnesty International
Angel Food
The Apparent Project
ASPCA
CARE
CASA
charity: water
Doctors Without Borders
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Feeding America
First Book
Habitat for Humanity
Heifer International
The Humane Society
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mary's Meals
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Nothing But Nets
The Oak Tree
RAINN
Save The Children
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Trevor Project
UNICEF
United Way
V-Day
The V Foundation
Please stayed tuned for more "Outblush Goes Altruistic" in the new year, where we'll be highlighting great products and services that give back!
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Wounded Warrior Project provides support and empower injured members of our military services. 0.81 of every $1 goes to provide services and programs for wounded and their familites. http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Jennie
Muscular Dystrophy Association $.86 of every $1 raised goes directly back to programs for their clients.
Lydia
Partners in Health (the organization started by Paul Farmer and featured in the Tracy Kidder book Mountains Beyond Mountains) works to provide preferential health care to the poor from Haiti to three countries in Africa to the U.S. http://www.pih.org/pages/gifts lists a bunch of gift items they have that contribute some to all of the proceeds to the PIH programs.
Claire
Kiva and Share Our Strength
Melissa
Keep a Child Alive! Amazing organization! :)
LAmonkeygirl
The USO. Soldiers always need support.
https://www.uso.org/
Violeta
To give directly to small community projects with no overhead, contribute to Peace Corps Partnership Projects--best of all, you can go through and pick the one that inspires you most!
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate
Happy Holidays!
Jennifer
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation....Helping babies like my son breathe easier!
http://www.cff.org/
david
Pets are worth saving
pawschicago.org
independent radio
radiomilwaukee.org
World Vision
ability to choose where you want your $ to go by specific cause.
Wounded Warrior Project
sarah
MercyCorps, at mercycorps.org, provides emergency and sustainability assistance throughout the globe.
Melly
Please help people (like me) who need a cure by donating to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx
Smoak
Hospice of Michigan
La
The Craig Willinger Fund, fulfilling the dreams of soccer fans with cancer! www.cwfund.org
Brian Minter
Thanks for mentioning First Book, Outblush! Warm fuzzies indeed.
Through the end of the year, every dollar donated will be matched by our publishing partners with an extra book, so it's a great time to donate.
http://www.firstbook.org
Rachel Glass
Safe Connections. An organization that provides free therapy for women who have experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse.
www.safeconnections.org
Laura Edeen
Donorschoose.org
I am a public school teacher and I love Donor's Choose. You can pick your project to give to (as little as $1) and it supports public schools. Oprah listed it as her favorite thing of 2010!!!
Susie
The Nature Conservancy
Jenn
Penn State Dance MaraTHON raises money for kids with cancer and is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world:-).
www.thon.org
DenaHamilton
Do not a lot of money to buy a house? Worry no more, just because that's real to take the credit loans to resolve such kind of problems. Hence take a consolidation loan to buy all you need.
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