Week 3 EOC: Making Money For Good

In our society today, everything seems to be me, me, me. Fortunately there are people who have bigger hearts and are willing to take what they earn and make it into something big. One company that does this that a majority of society knows is TOMS Shoes. Other companies do actually exist, but the word about them has not come across as loud and clear.  

The first one I found is bodoblankets.com. They are very similar to TOMS in that they have someone purchase a blanket and then they will donate one to someone who needs it. They specialize in baby blankets, throws, photo blankets, etc. They are also organic. They use organic and recycled yarn to produce the blankets. There core values are; “1. Charity: For every blanket purchased, we donate one.
2. Green: We are committed to the use of environmentally friendly organic and recycled yarns for our production. 3. Domestic: Bodoblankets believes in the concept of creating and maintaining jobs in the USA.” (bodoblankets.com)

With no surprise, Starbucks has joined in on helping out people in need. They created the Ethos Water fund. “Ethos® Water was created to help raise awareness about this terrible crisis and provide children with access to clean water. Every time you buy a bottle of Ethos® Water, you contribute 5 cents to the Ethos® Water Fund, part of the Starbucks Foundation.” (starbucks.com)

The final one I found is truly amazing to me. A group of 3 high school boys began crocheting their own hats and ended up selling them also. They are called the Krochet Kids. One day they decided to bring that knowledge to women in Uganda. They bring the materials to the women and the hats are sold in the U.S. and the profit goes to women in need in other countries. “Krochet Kids’ handcrafted accessories empower people around the world to rise out of poverty. Each purchase helps to provide jobs, skills-training, and mentorship to women in developing countries.” (krochetkids,org)