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Products and Services that Give Back to Breast Cancer Research

posted by Suzanne Kantra on October 01, 2009

If you're going to buy a product, use a search engine or play a game anyway, why not make it count. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we've compiled a list of products and services that give back for every purchase or use.


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Products that Give Back

 Company Product or Service Donation Program Active Dates
ATP Electronics ATP Petito USB drive
Any Petito Special Edition USB drive (ATP 4GB Petito Special Edition: $25 at Amazon.com)
$0.99 or $1.99 depending on product, with a minimum of $50,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation  through 9/30/2010
Dell Dell Inspiron 15
Select a "Promise Pink" laptop in the Design Studio (Inspiron 15 shown)
$5 per laptop, with a minimum donation of $250,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation through 1/31/2010
KitchenAid KitchenAid Countertop Collection
Countertop appliances in the pink product collection when registered on CookfortheCure.com
10% of sales price with a minimum of $500,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation  
LifeWorks iHome Mid-Size Wireless Laser Mouse
Any Komen special edition product, including mice, webcams, headsets and USB hubs. (iHome Mid-Size Wireless Laser Mouse: $40 at Amazon.com)
$1 per product with a minimum of $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation through 12/31/2009
M-Edge Accessories M-Edge Kindle Prodigy Jacket
Light pink Kindle Prodigy Jacket ($45 on Amazon.com )
10% of each sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation  
PNY Technologies PNY Attache 4GB USB Flash Drive
USB drives and SD memory cards (PNY Attache 4 GB USB Flash Drive: $17 at Amazon.com)
flat donation of $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation  
Polaroid Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer in pink
PoGo Instant Mobile Printer ($45 at Polaroid.com)
$10 per printer to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation  through 12/31/2009
Rabbit Air RabbitAir BCRF Special Edition Air Purifier
Rabbit Air BCRF Special Edition Air Purifier ($329 at RabbitAir.com)
5% of each sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation  
Sony Sony Reader Pocket Edition
VAIO CS, VAIO W mini with notebook sleeve and mouse, Reader Pocket Edition in Rose (Available at SonyStyle.com)
$110,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation  
SoundEscapes SoundEscapes i360 Breast Cancer Beanie
i360 Breast Cancer Beanie & Hat Beanie ($50 at ithreesixty.com)
10% of each sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation  

 

Shopping Websites that Give Back

 Company Product or Service Beneficiary Donation Program Active Dates
CommonKindness Register, select your non-profit and then use the CommonKindness.com coupon clipping site Any Non-profit 60% of profits or 20% of ad revenue  
escrip Register, select your non-profit and then shop Any Non-profit, BreastCancer.org is registered under "Breastcancerorg" no period 60% of the listed commission  
GiveBackAmerica Register, select your non-profit and then shop Any Non-profit, or select BreastCancer.org 100% of the listed commission  
GoodSearch Register, select your non-profit and then shop Any Non-profit 30% of the listed commission  

 

Services that Give Back

 Company Product or Service Beneficiary Donation Program Active Dates
Ask.com Use www.ask.com/cure to search the web Susan G. Komen Foundation up to $100,000 through 12/31/2009
Microsoft Register your Windows Live Messenger or Hotmail account at im.live.com, and then use the service Susan G. Komen Foundation more than $100,000 through 2/28/2010 
Mobile Giving Text KOMEN to 90999 to make a $5 donation (up to 5 times) Susan G. Komen Foundation $4.25 of each donation  

 

Online Games that Give Back

 Company Product or Service Beneficiary Donation Program Active Dates
GamesThatGive  Play any game on the website Breast Cancer Network of Strength 70% of ad revenue  
Hive7 Zen Garden Zennies in-game currency (Facebook game) Susan G. Komen Foundation 1% or each purchase, with a minimum of $25,000  through 5/21/2010
WorldWinner.com Enter "Play to Defeat Breast Cancer" tournaments Breast Cancer Research Foundation 10% of the entry fee. Will double it's usual average donation of $10,000 per month to $20,000 for October  

 


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