Sometimes at this time of year the mind wanders for a (brief) moment and you think how you help other people. Thankfully there's a way to be charitable, and also to make money through affiliate sales. TradeDoubler has two high profile charities as merchants, who both offer good commissions.

Oxfam Unwrapped is a catalogue of alternative Xmas gifts, starting from about £6. Commission of upto 15% is available.

ActionAid is one of the UK’s largest international development charities, helping poor children, families and communities in over 35 of the world’s poorest countries. Child sponsorship is key to their work and they pay affiliates £30 per sponsor.

Oxfam Unwrapped and ActionAid are both available through the TradeDoubler network.