“My work with Caliopy and Philanthropy Without Borders has been instrumental in ensuring the successful launch of our newly structured Educational Travel Program. Caliopy’s guidance, tools, thought partnership and strategic support have significantly advanced our member trip offerings, improving our ability to create transformational relationships with our donors. In addition, Caliopy has helped us establish a formal private custom journeys program and invitation-only major donor trip model, which have helped us better leverage our midlevel, planned giving, and major gifts donor strategies. She really spent time understanding our organizational needs and challenges so she could help us truly optimize our processes for impact and efficiency. Caliopy’s background in fundraising coupled with her extensive knowledge of affinity travel positions her perfectly to help any organization that is trying to build out or enhance their place-based (and virtual) donor engagement tools. Our entire team has benefited from her work and I can’t recommend her enough!” 

“I begun working with Philanthropy Without Borders after a conversation with Caliopy sparked some thinking about my team’s programming. I She was raising issues that weren’t even on our radar, and had such a unique perspective from the travel and fundraising realm. Meetings with Caliopy were so refreshing! She had a keen instinct for our timeline and I always left meetings feeling joyful and with fresh knowledge and clear next steps.

The project we collaborated on is going to revolutionize not only parts of my actual job, but boost the skill and confidence my colleagues will have as they venture out into the field. This has been my favorite collaboration in 14 years at my job!“

“I discovered Philanthropy without Borders at a time when I was trying new strategies for our travel program. I turned to Caliopy for coaching sessions to test my thinking, evaluate my program’s recruitment strategies, optimize our processes, and solve challenges around trip customization. From the start, Caliopy conducted a thorough assessment of our program and offered thoughtful, informed guidance. 

I particularly liked how Caliopy structured our agenda to address whatever was top of mind and pressing for me in the moment. She served as my thought partner, helping me grow professionally and strengthening my program. Everyone on my team has felt the ripple effect of my coaching with Caliopy, and we all feel jazzed by the incredible guidance and resources she’s offered.”