The holidays are upon us, which brings to mind three things: Presents, charitable giving and anxiety about family time. Although we can’t help with the latter — try a little rum-spiked eggnog, maybe — we’ve got the first two covered.

Friday marks the beginning of the Amazing Give-back Giveaway, a partnership between CultureMap Dallas and MackBoost, a company that applies the group-buying approach to fundraising. Bear with us. We will explain.

The Amazing Give-back Giveaway is a 31-day luxe sweepstakes that culminates in a grand-prize drawing Christmas Day. Readers enter once a day, every day, for a chance to win one of 31 luxurious gifts and experiences from some of the most exclusive retailers in Dallas: Ritz-Carlton, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Stanley Korshak, Q Clothiers, AT&T Performing Arts Center and Timothy Oulton, just to name a few.

But this giveaway doesn’t only benefit the entrants. Six local nonprofits reap the rewards as well — among them Captain Hope’s Kids, North Texas Food Bank, Operation Kindness, Rainbow Days, Resource Center Dallas and The Family Place.

Here’s how it works: Visit amazinggive-backgiveaway.com to enter for a chance to win the day’s gift. If you want to increase your chance of winning — and of course you do — share the link on Facebook. Entering daily also increases the chances of winning the grand prize on Christmas Day.

The day after each giveaway, all entrants will receive a special offer from the previous day’s participating retailer or a complimentary local retailer. When the offer is redeemed, the buyer chooses one of the six deserving nonprofits, which benefit from the purchase of the deal. The daily deals are offered throughout the duration of the giveaway.

So help us spread happiness and goodwill — to you and to these terrific Dallas nonprofits.