Last Updated on December 11, 2020 by Holly
There are so many things that I like about the holiday season. One of my favorites, is the emphasis on giving and kindness.
One way that kindness and giving can be combined, is when we give gifts that give back.
Giving Gifts that Give Back, For Any Occasion
While the holidays are the big season for gift giving and a time for budgets; however there are many other opportunities throughout the year for giving gifts.
When choosing a gift for the next birthday, Valentines day, Mother’s day, Father’s day, or the holiday, why not consider a gift that will do good?
Gifts that put a smile on your gift recipients face- and make an impact- can be budget friendly too.
We’ve compiled a list of 25 gifts that give back and are all under $40!
Our Gifts that Give Back List Make Gift Giving Easy
Do you need to purchase a gift for a co-worker? This list has you covered!
Need a gift for Grandma? Done!
What about the guy in your life? We’ve got a gift for him too!
Our list will help you give to someone in your life, stay on budget, AND brighten the life of someone you don’t know.
How awesome, that our gifts can do two things at once?!
When we purchase from a company that is working to make the world a better place!
Gifts that Give Back Gift List, 2021
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1.Eco-Pals Straw/ 2. Doctors without Boarders Mug/ 3. Conscious Step Women’s Sock / 4. Conscious Step Men’s/ 5. Soap Box Hand Soap / 6. United by Blue Utensil Kit / 7. Pooping Pouches Dog Calendar / 8. Dopper Water Bottle / 9. Farm to Table Bag / 10. Benevolence L.A. Blanket / 11. Thistle Farms Lotion / 12. Pura Vida Earrings / 13. BLK & Bold Teas / 14. Corkcicle Beer Chillsner / 15. THIS SAVES LIVES snack bars / 16. Everlane 100% Human tee / 17. Hounds & Grounds Fair Trade Coffee / 18. Lula’s Garden Succulents / 19. Out-of-Print Star Wars tee / 20. Love Your Melon Beanie / 21. Mantra Band Bracelet / 22. Pela Phone Case / 23. Soma Tea & Coffee Cold Brew Bottle / 24. Swell Travel Food Container
How these Gifts Impact, Plus 2 more Great Gifts
How are these gifts impacting communities and the world?
We’ve go a quick summary of how each company gives back when you purchase their products.
We’ve also included two amazing companies that I was unable to add previously, but I think they are amazing and wanted to share them with you, Prosperity Candles and Purpose Jewelry.
1. Eco-Pals Straw
Eco-pals is an American company that makes eco-friendly products in an effort to reduce waste.
2. Doctors Without Borders Mug
West Elm will donate 50% of the proceeds of this mug to Doctors Without Borders.
Doctors Without Borders providers volunteer doctors and nurses to countries and people who are challenged with “violence, neglect or catastrophe.”
3. Conscious Step Socks
Conscious Step Socks will cocoon your gift recipient’s feet in fair trade cotton. While supporting an amazing number of charities and causes.
Each sock supports a different charity or cause. Plenty of style, plenty of good to go around.
4. Soap Box
Soap Box is on a mission to sell quality, natural bath and body products while also providing quality, natural, paraben free bars of soap to people in need.
With every purchase of bath and body products, soap box will give a bar of soap to someone in need in the U.S. or around the world.
5. United By Blue Cutlery Kit
United By Blue is all in on saving the environment. A certified B-Corp, their products are manufactured in GOTS-certified factories with sustainably sourced materials.
For every product sold, they also remove one pound of trash from the oceans.
6. Pooping Pooches Calendar
Pooping Pooches Calendar is very popular on Amazon and for a good reason; it’s hilarious and $1 from each calendar sold benefits the Maui Humane Society.
7. Dopper Water Bottle
Dopper Water bottles So many cool things to say about this funky water bottle. They have “cradle to cradle” certification, BPA and toxin-free, and easy to clean.
With the purchase of a Dopper water bottle, 5% of your purchase is donated to the Dopper Foundation, which finances sustainable drinking water projects throughout the world. This bottle is one little eco-warrior!
8. Farm to Table Bag
The Farm to Table reusable bag is made by Earth Wise whose mission is to clean up the earth by making quality reusable bag products.
Made in Massachusetts, they partner with agencies across America to promote sustainability.
9. Mexican Blanket, Benevolence L.A.
Benevolence L.A. makes amazing products from housewares to jewelry with 10% of the profits benefiting five different charities.
10. Thistle Farms Products
Thistle Farms, in Tennessee, provides shelter, job training, medical care, and counseling for women who are the survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction.
Their mission is to HEAL, EMPOWER, and EMPLOY. You can help them in sustain their mission, with the purchase of body care products, textiles, hand made leather wallets, and so, so much more.
11. Pura Vida Accessories
Pura Vida employs Costa Rica, El Salvador, India artisans to craft Pura Vida’s jewelry and accessories.
Proceeds from Pura Vida’s charity collection have gone to more than 175 charities with focuses on environmental and humanitarian causes.
12. BLK & BOLD Teas and Coffee
As of July 2020 BLK & BOLD became B-Corp certified ! In addition to their awesome certification, BLK & BOLD pledges 5% of their profit to programs for at risk youth.
13. Corksicle
Corksicle partners with Charity: Water to bring clean water to people in need throughout the world.
14. THIS SAVES LIVES
Give the gift of yummy snacks and THIS SAVES LIVES will send life saving food packs to children in need.
THIS SNACK SAVES LIVES has one goal, end malnutrition.
15. Everland 100% Human
Everlane is a brand founded on the sustainability, transparency, and an ethical factory work, approach to fashion.
When you purchase their 100% Human apparel and accessories, 10% of the proceeds are donated to the ACLU.
16. Grounds & Hounds Coffee
Grounds & Hounds coffee and products donate 20% of their proceeds are donated to dog rescue organizations.
17. Lula’s Garden
Lula’s Garden offers gorgeous, unique, eco-friendly succulent gardens. The gift box they arrive in doubles as a planter, cutting down on package waste.
To make things even better, Lula’s Garden supports water.org, an organization providing clean drinking water.
Each garden sold provides six months of safe water for one person in the developing world.
18. Out of Print
Purchasing Out of Print products helps to fund literacy initiatives and book donations around the world.
19. Love Your Melon
Love Your Melon is known for their hip beanies and pom beanies that benefit pediatric cancer.
Love Your Melon is passionate about helping children who are battling cancer. For every beanie bought a beanie is donated to a child fighting cancer. Love Your Melon’s dedication to pediatric cancer extends with their Nonprofit partners, of which they give 50% of their profit from Love Your Melon products.
20. MantraBand
MantraBand is a brand dedicated to encouragement and doing good.
They are members of 1% for the Planet and $5 from every Charity Band sold goes to its supported charity.
21. Pela Phone Cases
Pela Phone Cases proud to manufacture cell phone cases and products made from sustainable bioplastics that are 100% compostable and biodegradable.
These cases are made of biopolymers, flax, recycled materials, and are free of BPA, lead, cadmium, and phthalates. A certified B-corp, Pela is dedicated to a smaller carbon foot print.
Pela donates at least 1% of their sales to environmental non-profit groups.
22. Soma
Soma water and beverage containers- not to be confused with the bra company of the same name- have a company emphasis on sustainability and clean drinking water for all.
Soma is a sponsor of Charity: Water and partners with them on their sustainable, clean water projects.
23. S’well
S’well‘s beautiful products are Certified B-Corp made and dedicated to eradicating plastic bottles and containers.
S’well partners with UNICEF and Lonely Whale for clean water educational projects and initiatives.
24. Prosperity Candles
Prosperity Candle Company employs female refugees and artisans.
Each candle is hand poured. The fragrances are made of essential oils, and these candles are vegan!
These candles are not only gorgeous, but they are providing employment opportunities for woman here and abroad. Each candle comes with name of the woman who made it and a story card.
25. Purpose Jewelry
Purpose Jewelry is stylish, beautiful, and unique. They offer bracelets, ear rings, necklaces, and rings. They have something for any woman on your list.
If their selection weren’t enough to get excited about, Purpose Jewelry is crafted by woman rescued from human trafficking.
The women, who work in Mumbai, India, and Orange County, California, are involved with the jewelry from creation to shipment. These women are earning a fair wage while gaining employable skills.
Purpose Jewelry provides education, healthcare, and counseling through their non-profit, International Sanctuary, to further help empower their female artisans.
Giving the Gift of Giving Back
Giving back to others can come in so many forms, volunteering, giving money, and buying products that give back to a charity or non-profit.
I enjoy buying products and gifts that do good, but I also have been donating to Save the Children for over 20 years.
Save the Children is an organization that does so much to help the physical and mental health of children all over the world.
Do you and your family have a charity or non-profit that is close to your heart? I’d love to hear about why it means so much to you! 🙂
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