World Wildlife Fund, one of the largest and most influential conservation groups operating in Canada, is among the organizations offering this option.
WWF has had different gift options over the years. A popular one this year is letting people “adopt” a cute stuffed animal. For $40 you buy the plush toy (there are 13 species to choose from) and give it to someone with a little card letting them know the funds will help conservation efforts in Canada.
But the day to guarantee delivery was yesterday and this option doesn’t have the kind of interactivity some recipients would appreciate.
Luckily, a visit to the “Unique Gifts” section of the WWF.ca online store will bring you to a page where you can buy a card for a whole wild world of choices.
These gifts range from $50 to $500 and let the recipient choose from nine efforts, like protecting vital rest stops for monarch butterflies on their migration to Mexico or giving tigers a “fighting chance” against poachers hoping to cash in on their parts.
Your credit card purchase lets you print off a personalized gift certificate that you can stuff in a card or have emailed directly to the recipient.
“That is a very good last minute option,” says WWF spokesperson Ashley Brasfield.
If the person you are buying for is more interested in helping humans, you might consider a similar option from World Vision.
Inspired by its Christian roots, World Vision helps people around the world escape poverty or deal with disaster. It focuses on poverty and relief rather than religion and the group has come up with a truly inspiring catalogue of gifts.
Even better, most of the gifts keep on giving, like two hens and a rooster — a family of fowl that provide eggs or chicks, both good for food or sale. It could even be the beginning of a family business that World Vision says is ideal for single moms and children.
Like WWF’s certificate, the “World of Change Giving Card” is available through online purchase and you can either specify a date for the recipient to get the e-card in their inbox, or print it off and give it in person.
This is the first year World Vision has done the card, so orders take 6 hours to process. It’s not instant, but you can do it with a few clicks of a mouse and without scraping off your windshield for a trip downtown.
World Vision’s online catalogue is filled with heart-warming pictures of kids with their gifts. Like the little Mongolian boy, maybe five years old, holding a sheep that will give his family wool for warm clothing and protein-rich milk, not to mention fertilizer for their field.
WWF has had different gift options over the years. A popular one this year is letting people “adopt” a cute stuffed animal. For $40 you buy the plush toy (there are 13 species to choose from) and give it to someone with a little card letting them know the funds will help conservation efforts in Canada.
But the day to guarantee delivery was yesterday and this option doesn’t have the kind of interactivity some recipients would appreciate.
Luckily, a visit to the “Unique Gifts” section of the WWF.ca online store will bring you to a page where you can buy a card for a whole wild world of choices.
These gifts range from $50 to $500 and let the recipient choose from nine efforts, like protecting vital rest stops for monarch butterflies on their migration to Mexico or giving tigers a “fighting chance” against poachers hoping to cash in on their parts.
Your credit card purchase lets you print off a personalized gift certificate that you can stuff in a card or have emailed directly to the recipient.
“That is a very good last minute option,” says WWF spokesperson Ashley Brasfield.
If the person you are buying for is more interested in helping humans, you might consider a similar option from World Vision.
Inspired by its Christian roots, World Vision helps people around the world escape poverty or deal with disaster. It focuses on poverty and relief rather than religion and the group has come up with a truly inspiring catalogue of gifts.
Even better, most of the gifts keep on giving, like two hens and a rooster — a family of fowl that provide eggs or chicks, both good for food or sale. It could even be the beginning of a family business that World Vision says is ideal for single moms and children.
Like WWF’s certificate, the “World of Change Giving Card” is available through online purchase and you can either specify a date for the recipient to get the e-card in their inbox, or print it off and give it in person.
This is the first year World Vision has done the card, so orders take 6 hours to process. It’s not instant, but you can do it with a few clicks of a mouse and without scraping off your windshield for a trip downtown.
World Vision’s online catalogue is filled with heart-warming pictures of kids with their gifts. Like the little Mongolian boy, maybe five years old, holding a sheep that will give his family wool for warm clothing and protein-rich milk, not to mention fertilizer for their field.
