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Before our donors and volunteers depart on trips with our organization, it is important to adequately prepare them. Doing so mitigates potential risks and increases…
Continue reading → 6 Things to Include in Your Pre-departure Guidebook
I’ve spent years sending donors, volunteers, students, and staff on overseas assignments and I’m keenly interested in what makes people successful in foreign environments. Many…
Continue reading → Preparing our Visitors When Knowledge is Not Enough
Following up with participants after a fundraising trip is one of the most important things your organization will do…and one of the easiest to mess…
The theme for today’s article is challenges. Why challenges and not solutions? Based on my experience, every organization’s solutions are unique, but the problems are…
Continue reading → Challenges Faced by Staff in Donor Travel Programs
Something I’ve learned doing this work is that most organizations face similar donor travel challenges and yet every organization needs tailored solutions. The challenge usually…