Women In Philanthropy’s 9th Annual Power of the Purse is this Thursday, May 17th!  We have an amazing mix of bags including Tory Burch, Coach (several styles!), Louis Vuitton, Felix Rey, Ellen Allen Annapolis, Eric Javits, Nana by Sally, Ivanka Trump, Miche, Beijo, Onna Ehrlich, Haute Latitude, Amykathryn Handbags, d’andrea handbags, Mia Cotone gift set, original designs from up and coming designers and much, much more!

Power of the Purse is an official Columbia Style Week Pre-event with Wink Magazine as the digital media sponsor!  What does that mean exactly?  Power of the Purse is going to be bigger and better than before, so come out and shop for a cause! Buy your tickets now by registering online at www.womeninphilanthropy.com.

It’s that time of year again!  Women In Philanthropy and HandbagReport.com are gearing up for Power of the Purse, an annual fundraiser in its 9th year that includes a silent and live auction of purses to benefit local women and children charities.

Women In Philanthropy is a diverse group of professional women dedicated to investing in helping disadvantaged women and children in the Midlands.  They have awarded over a half a million dollars in grants since 2002.  Power of the Purse is a fun event with fabulous bags, fantastic women and fundraising for a wonderful cause.  Proceeds from Power of the Purse are invested in Women in Philanthropy’s grants that benefit women and children in the Midlands.

Admission is $40.00.  Click {here} to register.  This event is expected to sell out so purchase your tickets early!  For more information, visit www.womeninphilanthropy.com

Spread the FEED LOVE with this natural burlap tote made in partnership with (RED).  The purchase of the (FEED)RED LOVE 30 Bag will provide approximately 30 days of Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through the Global Fund and 30 nutritious school meals through the United Nations World Food Programme.  ARV treatment not only helps people live with HIV/AIDS but also helps prevent the transmission of the disease from moms to their babies. (RED)-supported Global Fund grants deliver this much-needed treatment to some of the countries hit hardest by the disease.

The tote features the signature PRODUCT(RED) logo, faux suede bottom, large back pocket and handles made of green webbing. Price: $80.00 at FeedProjects.com

I love when designers create a handbag with a purpose.  The Rachel Roy ‘Ghana’ Clutch is the latest design in Rachel Roy’s on-going commitment to helping people in need and raising awareness through her charitable platform “Kindness is Always Fashionable”.  All proceeds generated by Rachel Roy from the sale of this clutch will benefit OrphanAid, which helps children grow up in safe and permanent family settings with appropriate care and protection.  OrphanAid Africa is a non-profit organization supporting orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana through programs in care reform, education, and development.  The clutch is made of cotton/linen and has an interior zip pocket.  Price: $49.00 at Nordstrom.

Day 2 of 12 Days 12 Ways to FEED features the FEED 25 Clarins Bag and FEED 15 Clarins Pouch.  FEED is proud to partner with Clarins in improving the lives of others.  Each Clarins FEED 25 Bag provides 25 nutritious school meals through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).  The totes are made of 100% organic cotton, and includes 4 signature Clarins products: One Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser, Smoothing Body Scrub, Beauty Flash Balm and Moisture-Rich Body Lotion. Price: $90.00

Each FEED 15 Clarins Pouch provides 15 school meals to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).  Over the course of two years, the FEED and Clarins partnership hopes to provide 1 million meals to children through the WFP.  The 100% organic pouck is accented with the signature Clarins Red in both the FEED logo and the interior of the pouch.  It includes 3 of Clarins best-selling products: Moisture-Rich Body Lotion, Hand and Nail Treatment Cream, and Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector.  Price: $30.00

Day 1 features FEED stocking stuffers – the FEED Joy Stocking, FEED 3 Bear, FEED 5 Bracelet, FEED Kenya Bracelet, FEED 10 Pouch, FEED T-shirt, and FEED Scarf – and we love them all!  Click each item for the full description and price.

During the holidays, FEED wants you to gift responsibly, thus presenting 12 Days 12 Ways to FEED.  We will feature different stocking stuffers and gifts that keep on giving.  FEED Projects’ mission is to create good products that help FEED the world.  This is accomplished through the sale of FEED bags, bears, t-shirts, and other accessories by building a set donation into the cost of each product.

FEED uses environmentally-friendly and artisan-made materials, along with fair-labor production, in creating all FEED products. Everyone has the right to basic human necessities, like healthy and nutritious food. FEED is proud to help FEED the world, one bag at a time.

Help Coach support breast cancer awareness month in October by shopping Coach’s new collection of luxuriously pink products.  Coach will donate 20% of all proceeds to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  Their mission is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health.  Currently, over 90 cents of every dollar donated goes to breast cancer research and awareness programs.  Click {here} to shop Coach for a Cure.

To support the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ecoist will donate 10 percent of sales of the Pink Hope Collection for the month of October to the Breast Cancer Fund, an organization committed to the elimination of environmental and other preventable causes of breast cancer.  Check out my top two eco-friendly favorites.

The Chica Rosa (pictured on left) is hand crocheted with 200 recycled aluminum pop-top and has nylon fabric liner and zip closure. Price: $42.00.  The Every/Any – Pink M&M’s is made of handfolded, recycled M&M’s wrappers with detachable plastic wristlet. Price: $29.50.  Click {here} to view the entire Pink Hope Collection.

2011 marks the 45th anniversary of “It’s a Small World” at Disneyland and FEED has joined the celebration!  It’s a Small World represents a powerful, unifying idea: regardless of individual nationality or ethnicity, we are all more similar than we are different. This idea champions what we all know in our hearts—though a world apart, we are all connected to each other.

The ‘Feed Our Small World’ Tote convertible messenger-tote is the perfect everyday bag that also helps children in need across the world.  Each bag purchased will generate funding to help UNICEF supply 500 children with a year’s worth of essential Vitamin A supplements – a nutrient proven to be particularly crucial to the health of a growing child.

The FEED Our Small World tote is made of natural burlap, and has cream-colored organic cotton interior lining.  Both handles are made of sturdy cream-colored organic cotton.  The center of each bag, along with the messenger strap, both feature the adorable Small World characters, representing children from many different cultures around the world.

For each FEED Our Small World Tote purchased through Nordstrom stores in the U.S. and www.nordstrom.com (price: $48.00), FEED Projects will donate $10.00 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to help support UNICEF’s nutrition programs.