Christie Garton of USA Today compiles neat roundup of "gifts that give back" this holiday season:

More and more companies are launching holiday shopping initiatives that not only increase their charitable giving but engage consumers in these efforts, according to communications firm Cone Inc.'s 2010 Holiday Trend Tracker survey.

"Companies are beginning to view the season as a core opportunity to combine these two traditions - giving and getting," says Alison DaSilva, executive vice president at the firm.

Interested in extending the impact of your dollars this holiday season? Here's a roundup of ways to give gifts that also happen to give back: