20 Companies That Make Giving Fashionable

Gift Hero
Gift Hero
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5 min readFeb 20, 2017

Kindness never goes out of style. When you purchase products from the following 20 do-good companies (scroll on down!), whether for a birthday or any special occasion, your gift does a lot of good in the world.

We must warn ya, though. Browsing each site may result in falling in love with all the things. Add each swoon-worthy item to your very own Fashion & Style wish list at gifthero.com.

  1. Noonday Collection — Founded in 2010, Noonday designs and sells an exclusive collection of jewelry and accessories made by more than 2,00 artisan partners in 13 countries, including Haiti and Vietnam. (We’re loving the Cityscape necklace!)
  2. Better Life Bags — Better Life Bags, based in Detroit, Michigan, is on a serious mission to change the world by employing women who have various barriers to employment to make their custom leather and fabric bags, like the eye-catching crossbody Ashely bag.
  3. Hiptipico — Based in Guatemala, Hiptipico showcases Mayan artisans and their creations, from colorful camera straps to gotta-have shoes, thoughtfully handcrafted using high-quality sustainable materials. Worth noting: 10% of the proceeds from every backpack purchased on their online store goes directly to an educational scholarship program for the children of their artisan partners.
  4. Twice As Warm — For every hat, scarf or pair of gloves purchased, Twice as Warm donates one to a local shelter, as part of their Wear One, Give One mission. Which means, every time you bundle up, you’ll know someone else can too.
  5. The Company Store — For every comforter purchased, The Company Store donates one comforter to a homeless child in the United States. Sweet dreams for you and them.
  6. Alex & Ani — With their Charity By Design line, sales of Alex & Ani’s fashionable, cult-followed jewelry benefit a bevy of nonprofits and worthy causes. Going glam can feel good!
  7. Conscious Step Socks — Each pair of snazzily designed socks are devoted to a particular cause that benefits a trusted nonprofit working to tackle an issue of global concern such as world hunger and ocean restoration. Now that’s one way to step right into the future you want to see!
  8. The Starling Project — Made in Brooklyn, New York, The Starling Project candles do more than make a home cozy. They also help provide solar energy to communities in need around the world.
  9. Vibes — Designed specifically for music, Vibes is not only on an awesome mission to revolutionize the live-sound experience by offering a product that bridges the gap between sacrificing hearing health for sound quality, but they are also committed to funding projects that provide hearing aids, funding or education to those in need around the world. Good vibes all around!
  10. Sseko Designs — A fashion brand based in Uganda, Sseko Designs provides the opportunity for women in East Africa to end the cycle of poverty by making handbags and accessories like wallets as well as leather sandals with interchangeable fabric straps that can be styled in hundreds of ways.
  11. Nisolo — Based in Nashville, Nisola designs, manufactures, and direct-distributes handmade leather shoes, accessories, jewelry, and select apparel goods that are fairtrade and ethically made from producers in Kenya, Peru and Mexico.
  12. Krochet Kids — Every product is hand-signed by the person who made it. Selling womens, mens and childrens apparel, KK empowers communities to rise above poverty by the creation of comfortable and stylish handmade products that drive important social change. That’s one Kool Kause we can support!
  13. Panda — When you purchase a pair of bamboo sunglasses from Panda, you’re helping to provide eye exams and prescription glasses for school-aged children through the Optometry Giving Sight organization. The future looks bright!
  14. Roma — For each pair of boots you add to your wardrobe, Roma donates a pair filled with school supplies to a child in need.
  15. Fashionable — With a commitment to bring apparel goods manufacturing to the communities who need the jobs most, FASHIONABLE is a unique online retailer dedicated to specifically helping women who have overcome the odds. #ShePersisted
  16. Out of Print — Every bookworm can now show off their literary love while also helping to fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need.
  17. Everything Happy — Sparked by a 7-year-old’s generous idea, Everything Happy sells personalized baby gifts (blankets, animal toys, pillows and apparel) while helping children in hospitals and orphanages throughout the United States with their “one to love, one to give” business model, matching product purchases with product donations to kids who could use a little more “happy” in their lives.
  18. Cuddle & Kind: Ethically produced by Peruvian women artisans, C+K dolls are not only adorable, they also help curb childhood hunger around the world, since the sale of one doll equals 10 meals provided to children in need through the World Food Program USA.
  19. Yoobi Office/School Supplies: No more boring staplers! Yoobi is not only a vibrant resource for office and school supplies, but they’re also a mission-led company dedicated to delivering supplies to elementary classrooms that have the greatest need for them. For every Yoobi item purchased at a Target Store or at Yoobi.com, Yoobi will donate a Yoobi item to Kids In Need Foundation and/or other donation partners for distribution to a classroom in need in the United States.
  20. Amazon’s Smile Program — You’re going to turn to the behemoth online retailer anyway, so why not also support causes you care about too? Amazon Smile is a philanthropic program that enables shoppers to easily donate 0.5% of their purchases to the nonprofit of your choice, including those in your local community. Make sure you’re shopping at the smile.amazon.com URL.

What do-good companies do you love to support? Tweet us at @GiftHero.

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