Want to give a little bit extra this...dare we say it... Christmas? You can. By supporting independent businesses that also give money to charity.
It's a win-win-win, situation.
The recipient gets a lovely gift, you know you've shown some love to a small or smallish business, and the charity gets some lovely cash in its coffers.
That feel good factor? Actually pretty reasonably priced...
Check out: independent businesses that give to charity
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Independent businesses that give to charity
![Tatty Devine Girl Power earrings](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/614d/db28/4699/e02c/1ff2/fcc7/tatty-devine-Girl_Power_Earrings.png?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Tatty Devine Girl Power earrings, £30
Our favourite jewellery designer just got that bit more great. For every sale of these girl power earrings, they'll donate £3 to the Fawcett Society, a UK charity campaigning for gender equality and women's rights.
![Fauna Brewing beer](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/614d/d4a6/f778/1bca/d1c4/f958/Fauna-Brewing.png?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Fauna Brewing, craft beer, £2.70 per 330ml can
Each Fauna beer is dedicated to an endangered species: pangolins, painted dogs and cheetahs. The craft beer company donates to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Painted Dog Conservation and the African Pangolin Working Group. and has raised over £3000 for these great causes since its launch in August 2021. They look fantastic too.
![Kind Bag](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5ed1/1716/725f/fe5f/bb67/d42c/kind-bag.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Kind bag reusable shopping bag, £10
This bag is a double-header of kindness pleasure. Each shopper is made from six used plastic bottles AND 1% of sales (not profit) goes towards four good causes including Just One Ocean.
![Mindful Chef](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb2/85f7/9a4c/9768/25d2/cf76/mindful-chef-charity.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Mindful Chef family box, from £18 per meal
Mindful Chef offer food delivery boxes, from a family-friendlyone that feeds four adults to a box for one. For every Mindful meal sold, they donate a school meal to a child living in poverty via charity One Feeds Two.
![Madlug](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb3/e1c6/b87b/a942/a848/6cef/madlug-backpack.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Maglug green backpack, £39.99
For every bag purchased, Madlug give a bag to a child in care. Each child's bag carries a label that says "You are incredible" to remind every child that they have value, worth and dignity.
![Signature Brew](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eba/820f/81ed/a31c/d81d/33a1/signature_brew_nightingale_nhs_mpf_beer.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Signature Brew, Nightingale pale ale, £3.70 per can
For every one of these 5.4% beers sold, Signature Brew will give a £1 donation to NHS Charities Together. We'll raise a glass to that.
![COCO chocolate, Thank You NHS collection, £15](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb2/803d/27cd/9231/c2d0/3ea9/coco-chocolate-nhs.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
COCO chocolate, Thank You NHS collection, £25
Love chocolate? Adore the NHS? Us too. This collection of three bars, Columbian milk, Columbian dark and Isle of Skye Sea Salt Dark, is lush and features the art of Sir Billy Connolly, Andrew Rae and Portis Wasp. COCO will donate £15 from every set sold to an NHS charity. Sweet.
![Gandy's burnt orange bum bag](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb3/f237/27cd/9229/86d0/479e/Burnt-Orange-Bum-Bag.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Gandy's, burnt orange bum bag, £24.99
Gandy's donate 10% of profits to build kids' campuses offering support to children including education, medication and nutrition. So far they've built campuses in Sri Lanka, Malawi and Nepal.
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