Moving Sale: New Site Coming Soon and We're Having a Big Sale

We're having a Moving Sale NOW till April 25. All Clearance Sale products are now lowered by an additional 10%. Use coupon code MOVE10 at checkout to get your discount. For all regularly priced products we are giving you  a 15% discount. Use coupon code MOVE15 at checkout to get your discount. As part of our 2014 fair trade online store campaign we're recreating our site on the Shopify platform, anticipating that this move will make your shopping experience with Shopping For A Change more enjoyable. Have fun shopping with these great discounts, and let all your friends know on your Facebook or Twitter or other social media outlets.
When the new site comes up we'll be adding some new products as well. In the meantime, with this Moving Sale, there are many fantastic Accessories and Jewelry items for you to choose from. Also our home decor selections have some truly incredible items. And remember it is our customers who helped us select our fair trade products.

World Fair Trade Day Announced for May 2014

Fair Trade Resource Network has announced World Fair Trade Day in North America, with events taking place May 3-18, 2014. Advocates are encouraging people to raise their voices and vote with their dollars until all trade is fair. With over 1 million producers around the world already benefiting from Fair Trade, it’s a great time to be heard. You are invited to promote Fair Trade and campaign for trade justice together with farmers and artisans around the world. Consider hosting a WFTD event during May 3-18.  These events may include Fair Trade festivals, fashion shows, speeches, food and drink tastings, film showings, sports games, neighborhood crawls, spa nights and concerts and much more.

Fair Trade Clearance Sale! Shop 30% - 50% OFF

Shopping for a Change announces a wide selection of beautiful, handmade fair trade items for sale—and at great prices!  From purses to earrings, scarves to cases, cotton pillows to men’s cotton polo shirts, Shopping for a Change offers something for every taste and lifestyle.  Consider purchasing a unique gift for yourself or someone special while supporting fair trade artisans worldwide. Shop now.

Fair Trade Valentine's Day—Shop Soon

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!  Find the perfect gift for your valentine at Shopping for a Change.  Shop our one-of-a-kind handmade items like jewelry, apparel, accessories, kitchenware, home decor, and more.  All of our products are eco-friendly and made from the finest materials, and your special someone can feel good wearing a gift that gives back—50% of the net proceeds are used to fund Community Improvement Projects and grants abroad. The remaining 50% is granted to one of our nonprofit partners or to the charitable organization of your choice at checkout.

Choose from our most popular items and see our 30%-50% Off Clearance Sale to find great Valentine's gifts at every price point.

Clearance Sale Great Deals Now

Shopping for a Change's Fair Trade Clearance Sale offers 30% - 50% off exquisite jewelry, accessories, apparel, kitchenware and decorative living products. We offer dozens of items to choose from!  All products are meticulously handcrafted from the highest quality natural, sustainable and recyclable materials.  From jewelry to kitchenware--Shopping for a Change offers something to suit everyone's taste.

Proceeds from our Fair Trade Clearance Sale will assist over a hundred struggling artisans. Every time you choose to purchase a fair trade item you support a just and sustainable global economic system. Feel good about your purchase--it's a step toward the eradication of global poverty.

 

Stacey Horowitz, founder of SFAC, receives the Jefferson Award Medal for Public Service

The Jefferson Award for Public Service Ceremony was held January 15, 2014 at the San Francisco Jazz Center.  The event was hosted by KPIX Channel 5 and KCBS and emceed by reporters Kate Kelly and Sharon Chin.  KPIX president Bruno Coen, and CBS Radio Sr. VP Doug Harvill presented welcoming remarks. The guest speaker was former 49er Ronnie Lott, founder of All Stars Helping Kids. Jazz music was enjoyed by all and a reception followed the award ceremony.

It was an honor to be surrounded by fellow awardees of all ages, from teens to those nearly 100 years young.  Learning about their lives and what motivated them to begin their life-changing work was incredibly inspiring.

About the Jefferson Awards

Founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard, the Jefferson Awards are presented on both a national and local level.  Locally, Jefferson Awards recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward.  By honoring the recipients, it is the goal of the Jefferson Awards to motivate others to become involved in community and public service.

My Dream

I had a dream....it was to provide impoverished families abroad with the ability to raise themselves from poverty, to improve their lives and communities, and to also help charitable organizations right here in the U.S. to achieve their missions by sharing our net proceeds with them, based upon how you, our shoppers, direct them.

What are your dreams for the world?

Please visit Shopping for a Change for our clearance sale and Valentine’s Day items.

Domenico Winery Ladies Night Fair Trade Event Huge Success

On December 3rd we participated in the Domenico Winery's Ladies Night Shopping event. Stacey, founder of Shopping for a Change, was there along with her husband and son, Ken and Avi, and volunteer helpers Sandy Shepler and Martha Chen. We were swamped for the three hours of the event, and sold over $2300. Showed mostly jewelry, with a smidgen of home decor and babies items.  The hand knitted organic cotton animal sweaters sold very well during these past two live sales events, and the Pebble toys/rattles are gaining popularity.

Shopping for a Change offers unique holiday gifts for a good cause.  Our fair trade jewelry makes a one-of-a-kind stocking stuffer along with our gorgeous apparel, accessories, kitchenware and decorative living items for under the tree.  During the holiday season, Shopping for a Change offers gift certificates from $25-$250--a perfect way to shop fair trade style!  Shop today and purchase $100 or more to receive a free bar of our luxurious, organic Ayiti Native Soup--a customer favorite. 

Happy Holidays to you and yours from Shopping for a Change!

Shopping for a Change Wins Prestigious CBS Jefferson Award

Shopping for a Change Founder, Stacey Horowitz, is the proud recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Award. See her interview by award winning reporter Kate Kelly, on KPIX channel 5: December 4 on the Eyewitness News 6 pm,  Dec. 5 Eyewitness News at noon, and December 7 CBS Early Edition News at 7:30 am. Hear it on KCBS radio 740 AM and 106.9 FM on December 4 at 6:50 pm, 9:40 pm, and 11:50 pm, December 8 at 11:50 am, 3:50 pm.  It can also be viewed online beginning December 4.