Maybe it’s your dad. Or your best friend from college. You might even be married to one. Everybody knows those people who already have everything. And every year when their birthday rolls around or Christmas arrives you go through the same stressful routine of pondering, searching and ultimately settling for a gift that doesn’t really measure up. How about giving a gift that matters? It’s a perfect idea for people who have everything. There are plenty of resources to check out and products to consider if you’re looking to give a gift that matters. Here are a four ideas to get you started.
1. Changing the Present. At ChangingthePresent.org you can browse gifts that support a wide variety of causes impacting places all over the world. The price points vary, too so whether you have $5 or $50 you can find a way to give a gift that matters. A $50 gift provides a month of porridge to a malnourished child through Action Against Hunger. For a $10 donation you can give a disadvantaged woman an interview suit through Dress for Success. And for just $5 you can provide 14 meals to school children through Operation USA. Once you’ve picked out the perfect gift you can create a card that announces your gift.
2. HydroMissions. For a very affordable, and very meaningful gift, check out Hydromissions International. Each week volunteers make the soap by hand and then sell it to raise money for projects that help bring access to clean drinking water to people in developing countries. The soap comes in yummy scents like Bora Bora Bubblegum and Galapagos Green Tea. Plus each bar is just $3.99.
3.GiftBack.com. At GiftBack.com, ten percent of your purchase goes to a charity of your choice. Just shop for items like fruit, chocolate or an engraved business card case. Ten percent of whatever you purchase goes to a charity of choice.
4. Toms Shoes. Give a gift that gives twice. Pick up a pair of TOMS Shoes for just $42. Plus, with every pair of TOMS you buy, they’ll give a pair of shoes to a child in need.
photo credit:Â Hydro Missions
In the classes and seminars I have conducted, I have had many salespeople tell me that they would actually be afraid not to give a Christmas gift.