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When and Why Did You Begin Your Travelers’ Philanthropy Program?Philanthropic travel was fundamental to our original company philosophy: we were founded inorder to leverage support for urgent global issues. The company‘s founder, DominiqueCallimanopulos, became conscious of the inequities between travelers and native communitiesduring her travels growing up in an international family. This inspired her involvement with manynon-profits and philanthropists. Dominique saw the opportunity to combine singular travel withgiving back to the communities. Elevate Destinations developed from this vision.How Do You Select Projects?We rigorously research non-profit partners to identifyprojects and organizations that exemplify bestpractices and then we partner with them either asbeneficiaries or clients. The non-profit projects,grantees, and clients for whom we have organizedtrips include: Dian Fossey Fund, Global Fund forWomen, Global Fund for Children, Global Giving,Rare Conservation, The Foundation for Tomorrow,Kickstart, Ecologic, Direct Relief International, PlanUSA, School for Field Studies, Survival International,and Water Partners International. Projects andGlobal Fund for Women trip, India.Credit: Lori Barra, Elevate Destinations.organizations can benefit from our company in one of two ways: either by being a directbeneficiary of private Elevate Destinations trips, or as clients by using our donor travel servicesto increase donor investment.How are Your Employees and Your Company Involved in the Philanthropy Program?Elevate Destinations‘ staff assists in planning the trips and making all necessary travelarrangements for our travelers. We also research and vet prospective new partners. Weinteract with each of our non-profit partners to ensure that the ultimate goal of the organizationis met for each and every trip.What Has Been the Staff’s Reaction?Our staff is honored to work with such wonderful non-profit partners and finds it veryrewarding to be able to contribute to so many good causes.Have You Provided Staff Training to Support Your Philanthropic Work?Yes. Philanthropic travel is an emerging space that requires a unique skill set.How are Funds Actually Raised from the Travelers?66
For our donor travel programs, a donation can be either built into the cost of a trip, or the tripcan motivate immediate or future philanthropic investment. Some non-profit partners opt to havetravelers raise funds to go on a trip, while others rely on the connections and relationships builtduring project visits to generate major giving after a trip. Our experience is that the in-personconnections that donors make with people and environments at their destination is invaluableand, without exception, increases their support for the project.How Do You Solicit Donations?As mentioned above, donations are eitherbuilt into the cost of the trip, or worked outafterwards directly with the NGO partner.Are Donations Tax Deductible?Again, it depends on the trip and what theNGO partner wants.Do Travelers Visit the Project Sites?Global Fund for Women trip, India.Credit: Lori Barra, Elevate Destinations.Yes. With each donor trip, the NGO partner decides how many program days toincorporate for visits to project sites.Do You Offer Opportunities for Voluntourism?The NGOs with whom we work decide if they want to have their donors do hands-onservice when they are visiting communities.In addition, Elevate Destinations‘ Urgent ServiceTravel engages people interested in helping afterdisasters in second response disaster relief,providing relief to people that have been affected bydisaster, and also enlisting a lay citizen corps whomight not otherwise have the courage or the accessto such situations. Elevate Destinations‘ expertise intravel organizing and humanitarian issues allows usto engage people in crucial second responserelief that requires a different type of engagement,one that supports reconstruction, rebuilding, andGlobal Fund for Women trip, India.Credit: Lori Barra, Elevate Destinationsrecovery for people working to get their lives back together. We are committed to fillingthis need with the human capital and funding that is necessary for long-term recovery.Elevate Destinations ensures collaborative arrangements that benefit communities andprovide a safe and fulfilling journey for volunteers.What Type of Educational Materials Do You Give to Travelers?67
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