10 Ways You Can Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is This Holiday Season
10 Ways You Can Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is This Holiday Season
By Sarah Paulk | December 17, 2020
Like everything else in 2020, the holidays are in upheaval. Even a visit to see Santa means a socially distanced photo complete with face shields and masks. But unlike everything else in 2020, gift giving has not been postponed. In fact, maintaining simple traditions like wrapping and gifting presents can be an incredible stabilizer when it feels like the world around us is anything but.
The trick in this chaotic year is to find gifts that are meaningful and relevant. A lot of people on our lists are working from home, eating takeout at home and ordering their essentials from home, so gifting anything that signals dressing up or going out is bound to gather dust. Concerts, movies, wine tastings—events that make us crave a shared experience with strangers—don’t make much sense this year, and diamond earrings don’t exactly match the house slippers and sweatpants that have become a part of Zoom call chic.
What Christmas in 2020 calls for is an upgraded gifting experience. We need the enduring traditions that celebrate those we love, while acknowledging the unsettling effects of this difficult year, and the intensifying needs and suffering around us.
Generosity is always important, but in the wake of an industry-crushing pandemic, shopping as compassionate consumers who use their money to honor loved ones while making a positive impact on the people and world around us is the redeeming gift that 2020 has been waiting for.
Don’t worry, philanthropic gifting doesn’t have to mean a one-size-fits-all donation to a charity that your recipient might not feel connected to. Shop this customized catalog of ideas to find perfectly tailored gifts that give back for every person on your list:
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