Beats by Dr. Dre (yes, the one who puts it down for Californ-I-A) headphones make your measly MP3 player sound like a private nightclub. For the holidays, they come in splashy red, and part of the proceeds benefits The Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa.
Available at beatsbydre.com, $229.
Sarah McLachlan isn’t the only one striking a chord in those sad ASPCA commercials. Help out homeless dogs and cats by snagging a CC Skye necklace. Twenty percent of each sale goes to our furry friends.
Available at ccskye.com, $175.
Carved Mpingo wood storage vessels that look like oversize prickly seedpods are almost as awesome as the fact that after years of civil war, rural artists in Mozambique are finally able to profit from the use of their country’s renewable natural resources.
Available at 12smallthings.com, $65-$85.
Fearless Chocolate donates 1 percent of its annual proceeds to change-makers nominated by customers. And you get 100 percent decadent chocolate in flavors like Exploding Coconuts and Sweet & Hot Hibiscus Ginger.
Available at fearlesschocolate.com, $5 per bar or $55 per box of eleven.
Kenneth Cole sure is in a giving mood. First, he takes the traditional rain boot and gives it a motorcycle makeover. Second, he donates all net profits to The Awareness Fund (in partnership with AMFAR), which supports HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.
Available at kennethcole.com, $98.
We love a casual tote that doubles as a weekend bag and triples as a good deed. MEND’s cotton canvas version fits the bill: Each is sewn by a seamstress from Invisible Children, an organization that works to stop the use of child soldiers in Northern Uganda.
Available at invisiblechildren.com, $95.
Your holiday spirits and libations can rest easy on colorful ceramic, cork-backed coasters. (You can rest easier knowing each sale helps UNICEF.)
Available at unicefusa.org, $18 for a set of four.
These gifts are something fierce. Global network Traffic receives 5 percent of the proceeds from sales of the Tiger in the Wild Palette and Bengali Bronzer to help its fight against the exotic animal trade.
Available at chantecaille.com, $78-$85.
Life’s a beach. A towel from Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Jack Johnson’s nonprofit supporting environmental education in schools throughout the tropical state, is a nice reminder.
Available at kokuahawaiifoundation.org, $25.
Like a game of Tangoes frozen in silver or gold, these rings appeal to our inner child. On a more mature note, October Anniversary donates 10 percent of profits to Happy Hearts Fund, which provides aid to kids after natural disasters.
Available at octoberanniversary.com, $200-$250.
If you want some suds, go to the bar. Pangea Organics’s soaps are filled with therapeutic herbs and come in plantable packaging embedded with blue spruce seeds. A percentage of proceeds also supports abused and disenfranchised women through Women for Women International.
Available at pangeaorganics.com, $8.
The stars cosmically align for you and the limited-edition Peter Max SongBook and iSongBook . Each purchase supports NPR programming.
Available at shop.npr.org, $199 and $399.
Not only an everyday essential, canned Magnetism funds 826’s reading and writing programs. Check its other stores for more must-haves, like an unofficial Yeti hair ball and unicorn tears.
Available at superherosupplies.com, $9.
When you shop the gingerbread cakes and molasses cookies in the Sweet Home Project collection, 35 percent of the retail price goes to One Family, an organization dedicated to getting families off the street and onto their feet.
Available at dancingdeer.com, $49.
You’re not seeing double. For every pair sold, Warby Parker donates another set of its ever-cool glasses to Restoring Vision.
Available at warbyparker.com, $95.
Give green for the good of the planet with seed bombs from Common Studio in Los Angeles. Ready to sprout, the mini gardens are liable to spring up in the most unexpected places.
Available at thecommonstudio.com, $10 for a ten-pack.
Though they resemble vintage designer studs, the earrings are actually made from old plastic fastenings. Their talented designer also pledges a portion of proceeds to help African and Indian orphanages and the good work of Make a Difference Now — making her the real stud.
Available at katesdesignyc.com, $35.
Feel warm and fuzzy inside and out: A percentage of blanket sales goes to Project Linus, a national nonprofit that delivers handmade blankies to ill and otherwise traumatized babies, kids, and teens.
Available at urbanoutfitters.com, $36.
Found My Animal unleashes 25 percent of profits from each sale on pet accessories to the animal-friendly Louis Foundation. The people-friendly jump rope counts, too.
Available at foundmyanimal.com, $32-$34.
You don’t need a shooting star to land one of these baubles. December 1-15, a portion of online sales on Nicky Hilton’s new jewelry collection goes to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Available at amazon.com, $70-$960.
Half of the profits from every Altruette charm goes to the charity it represents. We dig The Floating Clinic gold life preserver and Kids with Cameras point-and-shoot.
Available at altruette.com, $75-$195.
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