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After meeting with project leaders and gaining an understanding of the issues, group membersmade individual contributions to the organizationsthey felt were creating positive and sustainablechange. Contributions went towards materials andtools requested by the leaders of the projects.Several group members made long-termcommitments to engage further in particularprograms.The trip signifies GoPhilanthropic‘s emphasis onhelping individuals become educated, informed, andengaged philanthropists and exemplifies thecompany‘s role as a facilitator in connectingglobally-conscious individuals and grassrootsprojects.Women who are fighting for their rightslistening to Arun Gandhi, Kolhapur, India.Credit GoPhilanthropicFor more information contact:Lydia Dean: Go Philanthropic Website: www.gophilanthropic.com64
Elevate DestinationsBy Dominique CallimanopulosFounder and President andKristie GiannettoProgram Director, Elevate DestinationsElevate Destinations (www.elevatedestinations.com) was founded in 2005 to be a philanthropicand sustainable travel company specializing in providing ―responsible travel‖ opportunities toprivate and institutional clients. We donate 5% of the net costs of all our trips to NGOs in hostcountries, supporting the protection of naturalresources and community development in thedestinations we serve. Every trip we organize has a―beneficiary‖ organization.We organize educational visits to communityprojects as well as short-term service and volunteeropportunities for many of our clients. We are theleading specialists in creating donor travelprograms for non-profit organizations to highlighttheir successful overseas work. Wheneverpossible, we select sustainable accommodationsfor our travelers: green options that do not compromise on aesthetics, amenities, service, orsecurity.Elevate Destinations is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) and serves thefollowing destinations worldwide:oooAfrica: Mali, Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania,Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa,Botswana, ZambiaAsia and the Pacific: China, Bhutan, India,Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia,Australia, New Zealand, TahitiCentral and South America: Argentina,Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Belize,Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, CubaGlobal Fund for Women trip, India.Credit: Lori Barra, Elevate Destinations.Global Fund for Women trip, India.Credit: Lori Barra, Elevate Destinations.Elevate Destinations currently has eight people on staff. We serve mid- to high- range andluxury clients.65
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