Swap a goat

Hi, Helen, This is a wonderful idea. You might want to add Heifer International --

Excellent idea!

For something a bit different there is the WWF - you can do things like send a turtle to rehab or sending an underpriveledged kid to a nature club! http://www.panda.org/howyoucan_help/gifts/products/index.cfm

Very cool idea! I can't participate right now, but perhaps by May. If everyone put a link to this swap on their blog, there could be some added interest, too. Or add a link to their outgoing email signature. I've bought gifts through Alternative Gifts for years, http://www.altgifts.org, because I can choose secular organizations whereas some of the other organizations are entirely faith-based.

There is another swap going on where you can "be the change you want to see in the world" (Gandhi) at http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/2517 It is more supporting each other's goals than actually donating to a cause, but the person you support today could be tomorrow's Nobel Peace Prize winner.

What a wonderful idea. I'd like to suggest also adding the Heifer Project (http://www.heifer.org/) which promotes a pass it forward policy that enables multiple families to benefit from one gift.

So to clarify, I would make a donation in my partner's name and then send my partner a card letting them know which organization I donated to?

Katiegrrrl, yes and no!!

the organisation I use most is www.greatgifts.org and with them you can send a gift card which you personalise on the internet which shows the gift you have sent. It is sent to your partner direct by the charity. I think in fact they all do that so that there is actually an alternative gift involved rather than just a charity donation. So you choose the card and the message but do not actually have to post anything. If you want a thankyou before the ratings go up and we find out that way who our sending partner is add your contact details somewhere in the message you personalise or send a seperate swap-bot message.

is that clear or as clear as mud?!

I absolutely adore this swap, and though I can't join it now, I'd love to join it when I have more money. :)

Okay, I have changed my mind. I am joining! :) My charity of choice is WWF - without the environment, what do we have? I love the adopting an animal option, though unfortunately it probably is a little too expensive for this swap (40$ Canadian).

I would like to join this swap! What a great idea! I work for my church and we have recently participated in "The H20 Project" (see http://www.theh2oproject.org/) and the organization we chose was Catholic Relief Services. I see that CRS also has a gift program and I'd like to donate through them. The web address and some info is below:

http://gifts.crs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=gifts_homepage

Gift of Hope (Catholic Relief Services)

Feeding the Poor Building a Better Society Promoting Self-sufficiency Promoting Better Health

Our mission is to alleviate human suffering and promote dignity for all God's children overseas without regard to race, belief, or nationality. Our programs touch the lives of more than 80 million people per year in 99 countries around the world.

http://donate.crs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mg_donation

I wanted to add this link because the other link for CRS (Catholic Relief Services) gifts were kind of pricy and at the above link you can make a donation of any amount very easily and put it in someone's name.

I just now put the button and description for this on my blog... Sorry I didn't think to do it before now. Hope others will do the same. Surely we can do better than 17 swappers?

A few great overlooked charities:

www.therainforestsite.com www.savethemanatee.org www.hsus.org www.wwf.org www.dogsdeservebetter.com www.alleycatallies.com www.until.org

I have a question, for us international swappers.

Should we give the exchange rate of £5 ($10 US) or 5 of our own currency? To me, it makes more sense for each swapper to give 5 of their own currency, as their judgment permits. (Someone with a really devalued currency that has the ability to give more should, etc.) If we do strict exchanges, this could get very expensive for the Canadians and South Americans.

Defenders of Wildlife is another organization that helps endangered animals and our environment.

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/wolf/alaska.html

I made my donation today, but the organization will only send certificates within the U.S. I had the certificate sent to me, which I will mail to my partner as soon as it arrives. I'll wait to click "Sent" when I have shipped off the certificate.

Great concept, Helen. I would have liked to see a lot more participants. Most of us have too much stuff anyway and how wonderful to spread the wealth.

Tamipalo...I made a donation to Save the Children. I usually donate to Heifer.org but decided to do this instead.

Marlene

For the Canadians, here are a few sites I've found (I haven't used any of these before) --

Plan Canada

World Vision

CHF: Gifts That Matter

Oxfam Canada

dephal, I've made a donation in your honor to Heifer International. I'm sending the certificate to you by post.

Thanks for making the donation to Save the Children, Marlene!

Juliet:

I donated to CRS Fair Trade Fund in your honor. This is a program that helps farmers and farm workers to receive a fair price/wage for their products and for their work. Among many other benefits, it also means that children may not have to work and will be able to go to school. :)

Helen,

I think this is a wonderful swap -- I think you should have a sequel!

Angela -- I made a donation to Orphanage Outreach in your name. They didn't ask me your address, so I expect you'll be receiving something in your email. :o)

Please start another one when this one is finished. Thank you for having this one.

Helen,

I've bought some textbooks for children from Oxfam in your name. I believe you will receive a card in the mail shortly along with a little extra! :)

Juliet donated to Plan Canada in my name. Let me just say I squealed. What a cool place to donate!

Thanks, Juliet.

Beverly donated seedlings to Heifer International in my name - I think that's a wonderful gesture, and a gift that will really keep on giving to so many as they grow and mature into trees!

I donated to Maggie H. clean water for 25 people and school dinners for 100 children from oxfam international. What a great swap... I'd like to see this again!! I hope more people will join next time.

Great idea!!!!!

I sent a gift in AshleyShea's name via Oxfam America.

This is a great swap idea. Thanks, Helen Conway.

I sent my donation, in honor of SummerLion! Thanks so much for a great swap! :)

Tod, I got the "oxfam unwrapped" cards, thank you so much, what a wonderful donation!!!!

Thank you, Maggiemae. I'm so glad we all did this...

I think this is a wonderful swap -- I think you should have a sequel! Tsadik Law

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