1) Try giving an activity, rather than a “thing.”  If you have an adventurous gift recipient, try rock climbing, guitar, or tennis lessons.  Or sign your love up for a class at the local rec center to try out a long-standing but never tried interest, such as creative writing, photography, or zumba.

2) Support the long lost art of letter writing by gifting beautiful stationery.  Conveniently we have some amazing designs in our shop:  for boys, for girls, for the career mom, for your spunky friend, and yourself!

3) If the recipient has children, we speak from experience saying that a night of babysitting is always appreciated!  Or take the kids to an afternoon activity like bowling and let the parents de-stress together.

4) A print that can be admired forever.  One printed on eco-friendly paper, such as this beautiful print, is even better!

5) A donation to a charity close to your heart.  They are in need at all times of the year, and this gift doesn’t require gift wrapping!

Wedding season is still in full swing as fall and winter nearlyweds get ready to say their “I Do’s.”  We can’t think of a better way to make this fabulous day than with Bride Design’s “In Lieu of Favors” cards available exclusively in our shop.  There are 3 styles to compliment your wedding look, so check them out!

Sweet Notes from Kendra Robins, Project Night Night
“What a treat!  We were thrilled to receive financial support from Goods for Goodness’ Sake and their customers.  The contributions have helped Project Night Night provide services to additional homeless children.  Thanks GFGS!”

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We’re so excited! One of GFGS’s product, Babysitter Notepad (designed by co-founder Lara from Tiny Tales) was featured in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine! Check out the Do Some Good section (page 30) and you’ll find a nice mention of our mission and the charities that benefits from purchases on the GFGS shop.

Thank you Pregnacy & Newborn Mag for the honor of being featured in Do Some Good!

{Q} What is your mission statement?
Goods for Goodness’ Sake donates 100% of profits to customer-selected charities through the sale of products created by small businesses.

{Q} 100%?!?  Really?  What is the catch?
Really 100% of profits are donated.  No catch.  We wanted to do something to support small charities and small businesses that so desperately need help in this stressful economic time.  We have committed that 100% of the profit goes to charity.  We keep our expenses very low (see our Gratitude page for companies who have donated services or reduced their rates), we don’t pay ourselves, and don’t have any staff members beyond the 2 of us.

{Q}  Is GFGS classified as a nonprofit?
During our research for GFGS, we found that forming a nonprofit organization can be costly and time consuming.  As we wanted to open shop as soon as possible, we decided to form Goods for Goodness’ Sake as an LLC.  We are committed to operating as a nonprofit in keeping our operating expenses as low as possible (see our Gratitude page for businesses who have donated or discounted their services).  We are not paying ourselves at this time.

{Q}  Can i submit a request for a new charity to be considered?
Please!  The charities we support are chosen by our customers and we love to hear about new charities that need our help.  We support small charities, typically under $500k in annual revenue.  Send the information to submitcharity {at} goodsforgoodnesssake.com.

{Q}  How do you choose your designers?
The designers we have partnered with are women that we admire and who share our interest sharing the goodness.

{Q}  Can I submit a request for a new designer?
Absolutely!  We are always on the lookout for talented designers.  Send suggestions to submitdesigner {at} goodsforgoodnesssake.com and we’ll take a look.

{Q}  Is my purchase tax deductible as a charity donation?
Per IRS regulations, if you purchase a product for fair market value, your purchase cannot be considered tax deductible.  If you choose to donate without making a purchase, or if you choose to donate an additional amount beyond the purchase price, than that portion is tax deductible.

{Q}  How often do you send checks to the charities and is there a minimum?
We donate to the charities on a quarterly basis (first donation will be June 2009) and there is no minimum.

{Q}  Do you offer gift certificates?
We do.  Under Shop By Category, select Gift Certificate and follow the checkout process.  On the checkout confirmation page, you will see a box that says “Gift Certificate Account.”  Use the send gift certificate button to send an email with the gift certificate code to the lucky recipient. This will be sent as a plain text email.  If you’d like a fancier version, simply contact us with your order number and we will send you a beautifully designed certificate in a .pdf file you can email to the recipient or print and mail.

{Q}  Do you offer a wishlist?
We are partnered with Wishpot (www.wishpot.com) for wishlist functionality.  Simply click on the WISHLIST ink at the bottom of the page and add products to your “must have” list!

{Q}  If I order products from multiple designers, will they all arrive in the same shipment?
No.  Each designer will ship your order directly from her own location.

{Q}  How can I help?
As we don’t spend money on advertising, we are always looking for help to spread the word.  Add our shop buttons to your blog or website (find these on our blog), twitter about us, and mention GFGS to your friends and family.

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We rely on word of mouth marketing to keep our expenses low, so if you have a blog we would love for you to spread the word!

We’ve added a couple of new GFGS goodies and organized them into one place for you to grab as you please and add them to everywhere that you are online (or offline even!). You can find the link to the page in the same spot (just look to your right –>) or CLICK HERE to get to the codes!