Black Friday - Cyber Monday deals & steals...

Economic downturn may be in your favor this holiday season... Retailers are cutting costs and offering some of their best deals in years.

"This is a very different year for shoppers than they are used to," says Marshal Cohen, the chief industry analyst for NPD Group, a research firm. "The retailers are playing very aggressive, very early."

So for all you early birds here's a quick guide to this year's killer Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales!

First and foremost begin your holiday shopping by downloading this widget, simply click the link below and follow the easy directions:



This will only take a few minutes but the impact is huge.
Follow the simple directions and download the NAP Africa/ nonprofitshoppingmall.com widget. Once downloaded this widget will automatically direct a percent of your online holiday sales to the nonprofit group NAPAfrica.org. Ndebele Art Project Africa is a small dedicated group working for a brighter future for Zimbabwean villagers. Help raise much needed funding JUST by doing the Christmas and Holiday shopping you normally do!

Now onto the sales!














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Don't miss out on Apple's one-day special savings event. Lots of gifts, 1 day not to miss, free shipping on orders over $50.





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$40 off 1TB SATA Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Drive! Coupon Code: 9BPJP5C2PHKMMC

$40 off 1TB SATA Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Drive! Coupon Code: 9BPJP5C2PHKMMC


Live: 11/25/08
Expires: 11/28/08 or after 1,500 redemptions
Dell SKU: A1307909
Coupon Code: 9BPJP5C2PHKMMC

Buy 2 games get 1 game free, up to $39.99. Coupon Code: 8ZV5PD3QKN13SD
Buy 2 games get 1 game free, up to $39.99. Coupon Code: 8ZV5PD3QKN13SD


Live: 11/25/08
Expires: 12/2/08 or after 7,000 redemptions
Coupon Code: 8ZV5PD3QKN13SD
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Hot Topic is having a one day only Rock Tee BOGO 50% off on November 28th. Customers can start buying tees early on the 28th!



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After Thanksgiving Sale will launch Thanksgiving day and last through Sunday, 11/30. On November 27th, customers will be able to shop Old Navy's big weekend sale and find great $15 deals. $10 Must Have Gifts will launch on Cyber Monday, 12/1. Must-have gifts starting at $10 will be available for all customers through 12/4.
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Holiday Sweaters: BUY ONE GET ONE 50% OFF* will launch Thanksgiving day. On November 27th, shoppers will be able to get great deals on soft sweaters for the whole family; they can combine any two adult sweaters or any 2 kids/baby sweaters to receive the offer (*Applies to regularly priced sweaters only.). This offer is online only and will last only through December 1st.

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Thursday – Saturday Only: $100 - $250 off select Dell laptops at BestBuy.com. Valid 11/27-11/29

Thursday – Saturday Only: $200 off Pavilion laptop with AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core mobile technology at BestBuy.com. Valid 11/27-11/29


Thursday – Saturday Only: $80 off Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 software at BestBuy.com. Valid 11/27-11/29


Thursday – Saturday only: 5% - 25% off select digital cameras, plus free shipping at BestBuy.com. Valid 11/27-11/29


Thursday – Saturday Only: Free $25 gift card with the 8GB iPod touch, plus free shipping at BestBuy.com. Valid 11/27-11/29
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An Additional 5% off all Site Wide Promo plus Free Shipping
(valid 11.27 to 12.01 @ 11:59 PM MST)
































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At midnight tonight, adidas will change their 20% Off '12 Days of Gifting' promotion to 25% Off - good until the 12/6 expiration. Just in time for the true start of the holiday shopping season!

1) 25% OFF with '12 Days of Gifting' (expires 12/6)

Get 25% off select items through 12/6. The featured items will change every day so keep checking back for the newest offers!

Also, don't forget our Free Shipping Offer:

2) Free Shipping on orders $49+
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Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

List Price:

$229.99

Our Price:

$159.94

You Save:

$70.05 (30%)

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World AIDS Day: Dec. 1st

Nudged in between Thanksgiving and all the various gift-giving holiday celebrations that follow, is the lesser-known celebration: World AIDS Day. Albeit not as fun or as glamorous as other noted holidays, World AIDS Day certainly demands attention.

On December 1st, nonprofitshoppingmall.com is joining individuals and organizations from around the globe to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic.

One of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS is through effectively educating yourself and others about the disease. Our intention is to open your eyes to something you may not know about the AIDS virus and we strongly encourage you to pass this information along to the people you love.

THE STATS:

• An estimated one million Americans are living with HIV.

• There are now 80,000 people living with HIV in the UK.

• HIV is increasing in every region of the world.

• 33 million people are living with HIV worldwide:
o 30.8 million are adults
o 15.5 million are women
o 2.0 million are children under 15

• There were 2.7 million new cases diagnosed in 2007.
o 2.3 million of these adults
o 370,000 of these children under 15

• There were 2.0 HIV-related deaths in 2007.


Sources: UNAIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and www.AIDS.gov.


WAYS YOU CAN TAKE ACTION:

Here are some easy ways you can help reduce the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS:

1. Take a picture of yourself wearing a red ribbon. Be creative!


2. Add the photo to your social network profiles, Twitter, blog, and/or website before December 1st. Leave it up for at least a week.

3. Add your photo to the “World AIDS Day 08” Flickrgroup!

4. Encourage your friends to do the same and to promote HIV testing!

5. Click the link below to add a “Facing AIDS” badge to your profile, blog, or website.


6. On December 1, Participate in a Blogging Call to Action. Go to http://unite.blogcatalog.com/ and have your voice join-in with thousands more to help make a difference.

7. To find HIV Testing Centers near you -- Text: Your Zip Code To: KnowIt (566948) or visit www.hivtest.org.




8. Shop at www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com and choose Staying-Alive (MTV’s AIDS awareness foundation) to receive a percentage of your sales.

Do your part in the fight against AIDS. Get tested. Know the facts. Be vocal. YOU are the difference, so get out there and spread the word!!!

The Power of WE Women's Conference 2008

Once you have had the experience of being part of a social movement you will always be able to recognize when one is afoot. Having myself, been privy to the early 90’s music, environment/activism and 3rd wave feminist movements -- all my alarms were going off during this year’s Women’s Conference.

For the ladies behind nonprofitshoppingmall.com it all began when we transformed from the virtual to the physical world. We put down our laptops, packed up our booth and set up shop inside the Long Beach Convention Center. We were blessed to have the BEST booth-mates EVER joining us, our dear friends, Mattie and Eve, authors of Forty Schmorty. Meanwhile, not far down the road, were my fellow board members of Ndebele Art Project Africa in a double wide booth filled with hand-carved wood giraffes from the village.



In fact, everywhere we turned there was someone we knew or had worked with before (one of the first give-a-ways that you are involved in a social movement is that suddenly everyone you know is on the same wavelength and involved in similar activities). Lending a real sense of community to the event. Our pals from Best Buddies were there, Shelley’s Fashions, World Vax, Beijo Bags, A Treasured Accessory, Bed Heads PJ’s, Road Less Traveled Store, Jacqueline B., Harvey’s—and this is just our fellow vendor list. On top of that we had all kinds of friends and family stopping by to say hello throughout the two-day conference.

It’s no surprise that this event has become so popular, in fact, under the leadership of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver, The Women's Conference has grown from a small government initiative for working professionals into a far-reaching organization, a life-changing experience, and an international network of women from all walks of life, backgrounds and perspectives.

Attendants of The Women’s Conference are well aware that they are part of the largest and most dynamic gathering of women in the nation. This conference is recognized for its unparalleled capacity to empower and inspire women to become architects of change. The annual conference unites more than sixty internationally-acclaimed leaders and visionaries with 14,000 women in one arena, plus thousands more virtually, to share enriching stories of transformation and success, words of encouragement and life lessons.



Tickets were sold out in the first 3 hours they went on sale. And the minuet the doors opened for the Night at The Village, our booth was swamped. A variety of women who shop for their families, their friends and for themselves were touched by the simplicity of our “shop”anthropy model through www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com. Hearing that they could make a difference in the world just by doing what they are already doing and shopping where they are already shopping was a welcome bit of new information amidst the fun and exiting sensory overload which was the exhibition hall.

On Wednesday October 22nd at 7 A.M. the real show began…tens of thousands of women began pouring into the convention center. We spoke to so many women, as they moved in and out of The Village between conference rooms, our voices went hoarse. The energy was electrifying and over the dull roar we could hear motivational speakers and world-renowned leaders conversing over some of the largest challenges of our time.

Some of the speakers included Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Madeleine K. Albright, Gloria Steinem, Condoleeza Rice, Lance Armstrong, Jennifer Lopez, Warren Buffet, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Billie Jean King and most notably Maria Shriver and Bono.


Many powerful words were spoken by celebrities, businesswomen and politicians who declared their fears, themselves and their intentions to the world. Moments so real, so cherished… you could hear a pin drop on the stage floor and others so loud you found yourself swelling with celebration. (This is what a social movement sounds like.)

Maria Shriver, from a family that’s practically U.S. royalty, gave a speech so personal, honest and heartfelt you left feeling like you were old friends. Like you had just been sipping tea with her, discussing the journey that is life. Some of her most poignant inspirations were about, facing your fears.

She explained how to recognize fear, that it’s usually hanging out with the inner critic who’s constantly reminding you “you’re not good enough” or “you’re not worth it”. She invited all of us to step into action any time we felt this discomfort. She stressed that being with the fear is everyone’s access to her or his own transformation. That through this breaking open you will see the light of who you are.

When the women walked out of the conference and into the exhibition hall, they were definitely shining. Their inner lights, as well as their great taste in fashion were making quite the statement… I heard several of the union men saying, “this is the most beautiful group of women” while all of us girls kept gasping, “Oh my god, I love her boots”.

To meet so many women at once who are passionately committed to having wonderful lives, working on amazing projects and looking fabulous while doing it is a rare treat. Here’s just a small shout out to a few of the vendors that really caught our eyes: momlogic.com, CARE.org, WE Invest, ONE Campaign, myinspirationlounge.com, Booksbywomenforwomen.com, Deborah Lindquist, E-Fuel Corporation and The Fruit Guys.

This culmination of so many people’s hard work organized under one roof certainly brings evidence of Margaret Mead’s famous quote. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

To honor women who have been extraordinary in their thoughtful and committed contribution as citizens the Women’s Conference presents 5 women with the Minerva Award (named after the Roman goddess of wisdom and justice). This year’s winners were: Louise Hay, Betty Chinn, Gloria Steinem, Ivelise Markovits and Billie Jean King. These women are truly amazing examples of what is possible when women take action in the face of their greatest fears.


After all of us had indulged in our 3rd cup of fairtrade, organic coffee the afternoon entered its finale stretch. Who better to close the ceremonies then every-women-over-30’s, beloved Bono.

The buzz of his arrival reached all the way to the exhibition floor and the excitement was well deserved. This man has seen his share of movements. Trends have come, they’ve gone, U2 has been both relevant and iconic…and yet Bono’s stand for the biggies: equal rights, the end to world poverty, freedom, and unity remains unwavering.


Like Shriver he also stressed the issue of fear, toward the end of his speech he declares, “these are momentous times in America. Historically its times like these, times of challenge, strain, disruption, when America often discovers it’s true greatness…right when everyone’s filled with fear.” Reiterating the theme of the conference, that it’s the being with this fear that will motivate us to rediscover who we are, what we believe and what’s truly worth taking a stand for in the world.

Bono finished by addressing Americans directly, “we are not asking you to put another man or women on the moon, we are asking you to put humanity back on this earth.

For the girls at booth 1048 this meant wrap up time. We broke down our booth and Eve and Mattie, who had pledged to give a percent of their Forty Schmorty book sales to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, walked over their $300 donation. We were all exhausted but in such a satisfying way. The beautiful hall morphed back into its previous form of empty warehouse and in the vacancy you really could get a feel for how much human energy went into this extraordinary event.


Though many of us have felt defeat when speaking our minds or when taking the unpopular stand for what we believe in. And sure, there have been times when we felt completely alone. At The Women’s Conference 2008 our persistence, integrity and hard work paid off with the priceless sense of acknowledgement and community, the realization that we were finally among kin.

All our small contributions didn’t look so small when you put them all together and our fears didn’t seem so large with this amount of support. This power in numbers, this critical mass, this is what a movement looks like. Here at nonprofitshoppingmall.com we were re-inspired by of the power of WE and know that when our numbers add up our collective everyday shopping--turned everyday giving… will be a force to reckon with!

From stocking stuffers to show stoppers…

Here’s the www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com GREEN GIFT GUIDE!
*all items either recycled, sustainable, socially responsible, made in America or all of the above.

We have highlighted this amazing company before in
our blogs and well… we are at it again. It’s not our fault! It’s
just that they seriously have some of the most unique recycled,
reused and sustainable gifts out there! Your whole family can
be satisfied and greenified in a one stop-shopping binge at
uncommon goods! But if you don’t believe me, see for yourself.

For Mom: Elegant and sophisticated beauty. Melissa Borrell
18KT “pop out” earrings, $58. Recycled red record vinyl cuff
bracelet, $55. Josh Jakus modern wool clutch made from
excess industrial wool from American factories, $95.





























For Dad: Masculine and unique. Modern yet natural ring
handmade from stainless steel and ebony. Designed by
Ryan Wither and Paul Lewin, $45. Pool ball bottle stoppers
made from found pool balls, $30. Handmade Philips Head
screw cuff links Designed by LeeAnn Herreid, $85.






























For The Teens: Accessorize your favorite young person
with the coolest of green fashion! Recycled skateboard
earrings, $32.00. Wool felt wrist cuffs, $39. Guitar picks
second-life jewelry $30 - $60. What goes around,
comes around - record necklaces, $25.













































For The Home: Clean n’ Green! Nagelburste nailbrush
and household cleaning “toothbrushes”. Made out of
the former Home for the Blind in Berlin. This
workshop employs 15 blind individuals using
traditional craft techniques that the Institute
for the Blind developed over the last 120 years.
Nail brush $28, set of “teeth” for $80.




















Us greenies who love technology, practical good-looking
design and who dream of using sci-fi inspired gadgets,
have been dying for this technology to finally be on the
shelves. The Voltaic Generator: solar powered Briefcase
bag that has enough juice to charge your laptop! You can
buy this now on www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com's virtual
"shelves" and for the techno-ecoist in your life this is the
perfect gift. $599.






















When you are ready for the “grown up” apartment
or you are simply upgrading your interior spaces,
make Vivavi your first stop. Welcome to sustainable
modernity at it’s best! For every room in your house
there is a classic eco design, which will add style
and sophistication to your dwelling. Recycled steel
The Hive bench $1,790, Molded Wool Soft Bowls $39,
Bamboo iPod dock $150.






















































Again here’s a company that you have to check out if
innovative design coupled with sustainability is your rap.
On top of your nonprofitshoppingmall.com contribution,
Feel More Human will give 1% of your sale to the planet!
For a fashion forward gift for two take a look at Nixon’s
high-class wrap-watches in Bamboo, $200-$225.















































If you find yourself stumped cause you’re shopping for
someone who already has everything… Here’s the gift
that’ll be sure to grow a smile. Arrange for your gift tree
to be planted in the State or listed Country of your choice.
Each TreeGivers gift tree supplements the natural resources
of our Earth and brings life and beauty to the countryside!
Give the gift of a tree for as little as $39.95.
















Find all of these items at www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com
and have your gifts this year give back!
At www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com a percent of every
sale goes to the nonprofit group of your choice!