by CPXample on 01/27/2012
Alright food lovers, I have a great way for you to have your cake and eat it too when it comes to giving back. Mashable.com recently reported on a company that is doing just that, only the cake comes to your front door while another piece of cake is sent to an organization called No Kid Hungry.
Love with Food is an online based company that sells a monthly membership to people interested in specialized foods and snacks. For $14 a month, the company sends their members a box of delectable goodies that aren’t off your local grocery store shelf, but from gourmet collections that aren’t the easiest to find, but are the most delectable around.
For each box sold, Love for Food donates one meal to the U.S. based food bank, No Kid Hungry. But the giving doesn’t stop there. For members who want to order more of a specific product that they received in their treat box, they can visit the Love with Food site to purchase a full-size of that product and an additional meal will be donated.
It doesn’t take much for a company to utilize their business for the greater good. Love with Food is a great example of that. If only there were more companies out there who thought the same way.
Visit the Love for Food website to learn more. You can also visit their Facebook and Twitter pages to learn about their latest deals and some great recipes.
by CPXample on 12/07/2011
As the holiday season inches closer and closer, the pressure to find that perfect gift starts to take its toll and we just want the gift giving process to be over with already. This year, instead of choosing to buy them something just to complete the gift exchange cycle, choose to give the gift of giving back.
Charity Choice is a non-profit organization that started as an umbrella organization back in 2000 for supporting children with special needs called The Special Kids Fund. In 2004, a Board Member of the Special Kids Fund wanted to make a charitable donation in memory of a business associate’s father who recently passed away. Although helping children with special needs was something the organization felt a deep connection with, they also saw an opportunity to expand their umbrella even further to all different kinds of causes.
After a short couple of months of development, the organization developed Charity Choice. Now, almost eight years later, Charity Choice has grown upward and outward offering more than 600 charities for customers to choose from.
The bonus of using Charity Choice is the simplicity of it. Upon visiting the site, you can purchase an e-card that can be emailed or even added to a Facebook wall. This is especially helpful for those who are in search of a great last minute holiday gift. You can also choose to purchase a physical card that can be mailed to the recipient. Once you confirm the dollar amount a confirmation email will be sent. That email can then be used for tax deduction purposes.
If you’re worried about online privacy, don’t. Charity Choice does NOT share your information. It is completely confidential and offers an ‘opt-in’ option. If you’re worried about an expiration date, don’t worry about that either. The cards don’t expire.
Once the charity gift card is received by the recipient, they have the option of choosing up to three charities from the Charity Choice site to donate the funds to. With more than 600 charities to choose from, that might take awhile. But you can be sure that there will be at least one organization listed that your gift recipient will find to donate their funds to.
So don’t fret this holiday season about giving that perfect someone the perfect gift. Give them the gift of choice and a reason to get involved with charitable giving.
Visit Charity Choice to learn more. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
