5 Father's Day Gift Ideas: Give Him the Opportunity to Change the World

This Father's Day, give your father the opportunity to change the world. Donate a tree in his name. Give resources to his favorite charity or volunteer organization. Allow him to choose which third-world entrepreneur he wants to give a micro-loan to. Show your Dad what a hero you think he is! Instead of giving him a material object, you are giving him the knowledge and experience of spreading goodness and well-being to other parts of the world.What better gift can a father ask for from his own loving son or daugther? Here are some ideas listed below to get you started. 1. Help Him Finance a Third-World Entrepreneur. At Kiva.org, you can buy a gift certificate (ranging from $25 to $5000) to your father, who then can redeem his gift certificate amount to give as a loan to any struggling entrepenur he chooses, the majority of them living in impoverished areas of Southeast Asia, South America and other developing countries. After the loan amount is paid back, your father can choose to get the money back or put the money as a micro-loan to other business owners to help them support their families, bring wealth to their communities, and live with more self-dignity and financial independence. Talk about a neat idea! (Check out Team Intent's Kiva page here) 2. Give a Poor Family a Cow on His Behalf. On your father's behalf, you can choose to donate a number of living and non-living gifts through Heifer International that will help support the well-being of a poor family in another country. For $120, you can buy a family a single sheep which will aid in their wool business and help keep their land grazed. Or for $60, you can buy trees for a family home, which will provide shade, natural beauty and, of course, more green resources for our entire planet. The possibilities are endless, and the organization also allows you to send an e-card to your father detailing how your purchase on his behalf will help aid the people in need. 3. Plant a Tree in His Honor. Imagine giving a Father's Day gift that helps replenish the planet instead of using up resources in packaging and mailing. The easiest and most expressive way to do this? Let him know that you are planting a tree in his honor with a special Arbor Day Foundation greeting card. 4. Help Him Be a Father for Another Child Who Needs a Caring Father. Give your father the opportunity to sponsor a child on a monthly basis to give another child the opportunity for education, health, food and shelter as he did for you and your family. Children International is a great organization to start--for only $20 a month. 5. Find a Volunteer Activity to do with Your Father. Plenty of volunteer events exist--not just on Father's Day, but on other weekends for the rest of the year! VolunteerMatch, Idealist and even the volunteer section on Craigslist are good places to start searching. What better way to give to your father than to give together to a greater cause that helps families all around the world? Related Content: - Father's Day Gift Ideas: 5 Enthralling Non-Fiction Audiobooks for Dad - Team Intent Needs Your Support Now! Our Intent is to Clean Up Our Local Beaches