causes and general do-gooding

Adoption t-shirts that say just the right thing

With the end of November just around the corner, we had to sneak in one more adoption gift in honor of National Adoption Month

A t-shirt can be a WYSH your heart makes

The thing about those hipster tees is that they're generally not, you know, heartwarming and inspirational. Which is not necessarily something that you want every day but come on, aren't there times...

A new Thanksgiving tradition thanks to Mercy Corps

I love Thanksgiving. Just love it. Despite the fact that the whole history behind it might be somewhat mythological (Were the Native Americans really that underdressed in November? Hm.)

Charity starts at home - 15 of our readers' favorite dot-orgs

The nicest thing about our recent XBox 360 giveaway was seeing all the fabulous local children's charities that you wanted your second XBox donated to should you win. So we thought we'd give just a...

Charity starts at home - Some of our readers' favorite dot-orgs

The nicest thing about our recent XBox 360 giveaway was seeing all the fabulous local children's charities that you wanted your second XBox donated to should you win. So we thought we'd give just a...

5 favorite picks for celebrating National Adoption Day

With some of our closest friends and family (and yes, even you, our fabulous readers) taking the plunge into parenthood through the amazing gift of adoption, we're always on the lookout for amazing...

National Family Volunteer Day - one of the few made-up holidays we're really okay with

Especially this time a year, we love opportunities to get our kids, even the really little ones, into the idea of doing nice things for other people.

XBox 360 giveaway for charity - last call!

Final shot mamas - today is the last day to get your entries in for the big XBox 360 giveaway, in which we're giving away one whole console to (maybe) you - and one for your favorite local children's...

Trick or Treat for Unicef!

Now that my oldest is four, I've noticed she seems to really understand the concept of charity for the first time. What's better is that she's excited about the idea of sharing with people who have...

Need more justification to get a Bugaboo? Try their new partnership with (PRODUCT)RED.

It's turning into good cause day at Cool Mom Picks, which is just okey dokey by us. In this case, it's Bugaboo, whose Frog stroller saved this Brooklyn mama from three years of curbs, cobblestones,...