{"id":1799,"date":"2010-12-12T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-12T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonflyeffect.com\/blog\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2012-05-11T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T22:17:49","slug":"giving-back-day-5-buy-one-give-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonflyeffect.com\/blog\/giving-back-day-5-buy-one-give-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Back Day 5: Buy One Give One"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Photo<\/a>Many people are familiar with TOMS Shoes<\/a>, a company which guarantees that, for each pair of its funky shoes that you buy, they will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need.<\/p>\n

TOMS’ founder, Blake Mycoskie, decided to start TOMS after traveling around Argentina in 2006 and noticing that many children didn’t have shoes. Thanks to engaging storytelling and a sticky idea, TOMs has seen incredible success. As of September 2010, TOMS has given away over 1,000,000 pairs of shoes.<\/p>\n

What is lesser known, however, is that this “one for one” model is catching on. Check out Mashable’s list of Ten Inspiring “Buy One Give One” Projects<\/a> and find ways to give blankets<\/a>, glasses<\/a>, flashlights<\/a>, soccer balls<\/a>, and more to those you love and to those who are less fortunate\u2013at the same time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people are familiar with TOMS Shoes, a company which guarantees that, for each pair of its funky shoes that you buy, they will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. TOMS’ founder, Blake Mycoskie, decided to start TOMS after traveling around Argentina in 2006 and noticing that many children didn’t … <\/p>\n

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