Tis the season for giving, and TurboTax is jumping into the Social Good fray. I have been really impressed with some of the unique and creative ways companies are coming up with to give something back to those in need.

Intuit, the company behind the popular tax software TurboTax, has created something it calls “Gaming for Good”, to benefit Toys for Tots. Yesterday, we wrote about eBay’s Holiday Social Good campaign benefitting the same cause.

Social Good on the web is thriving, and companies aren’t taking advantage of the movement.

TurboTax’s game for Facebook is a game of memory that wants to bring you up to speed on what’s tax deductible or not.

Here’s what the company had to say about Gaming for Good:

What is Gaming for Good with TurboTax and Toys for Tots? It’s an easy to play game on Facebook that TurboTax created to donate holiday toys to Toys for Tots. With three levels, we will test your memory by asking you to pair together images of varying tax-deductible items. And when you successfully complete “Gaming for Good”, TurboTax will donate one toy to a child in-need. Essentially, you play and we give! Easy, right?

The game does require you to like TurboTax’s Facebook page, which isn’t a big deal considering you can easily get one toy into a waiting child’s hand.

It’s simple, and you might learn something about doing your taxes next year. Better yet, children in need will benefit from your donated action.

So far, 25 toys have been donated. We can do better than that, right?

➤ TurboTax’s Gaming for Good

With the Holiday season arriving fast, it’s time to step back and think about others who are less fortunate. With all of the commerce happening online, it’s a perfect time for big companies to start Social Good campaigns to get gifts to those who can’t afford them. Social commerce site eBay has teamed up with Toys for Tots for the “Give-A-Toy Store” campaign.

Toys for Tots has been in operation since 1947, and is one of the most popular organizations to donate to around the Holidays.

With the tap of a button on your mobile device, you can give a gift to someone who deserves it.

Cheief Marketing Officer of eBay North America, Richelle Parham, had this to say about the “Give-A-Toy Store” initiative:

This holiday season, we’re giving people an innovative way to window shop for good that will benefit Toys for Tots. We’re leveraging our mobile technology to power The Give-A-Toy Store, which offers a differentiated, interactive experience for shoppers who wish to give using their smartphone.

You can donate anything from $2 to $25 for popular toys via eBay’s mobile app.

This isn’t just a mobile experience, as there is a physical Give-A-Toy store in New York City at 35th Street and Broadway near Herald Square, in addition to a location at 117 Post Street in San Francisco. You can even scan custom QR codes to automate the donation of your toy of choice. The QR codes cause the toys to animate, bringing you a feel-good experience when making a donation.

Here’s a video from the company, explaining the initiative:

If you’re not in NYC or SF, you can simply go to eBay’s “Give-A-Toy” website and donate there.

On Facebook, eBay is allowing its fans to customize toys, and $1 will be donated to Toys for Tots for every toy customization, up to $50,000.

Download the eBay mobile app today, visit the website, or visit one of the stores physically to make your donation. You could turn a child’s Holiday into an amazing experience, just by doing some Social Good online with eBay.

➤ “Give-A-Toy Store”