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Learn how to develop a signature trip for your non-profit organization and integrate your values seamlessly into every aspect of your journey with Elevate Destinations’ custom travel solutions.

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Donor Travel

The 6 essential steps in designing an advance trip

An advance trip is a great investment for organizations when designing logistically complicated journeys for VIP donors.

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Destinations, Donor Travel

La Ciudad Perdida as your next charity challenge

My experience trekking to La Ciudad Perdida – learning to be present, slow down, and deeply connect I spent four…

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Donor Travel, Travel Tips

8 essential questions you should ask your travel provider during COVID

  Traveling with a trusted and experienced provider is more important than ever in ensuring the quality and safety of…

Donor Travel, Travel Tips

4 Ways to Support Positive Group Dynamics on Donor Trips

By Julia Breul, Associate Director of Social Impact Journeys In our experience working on the nuts and bolts of donor…

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Donor Travel

A Donor’s Perspective on Site Visits and Nonprofit Travel

Interview with Lori Barra, Executive Director, Philanthropist, and Donor By Julia Breul and Dana Droller At Elevate Destinations, we are…

Donor Travel

Donor Trip Checklist: 7 Steps to Assess Whether or Not Your Site Visit is Feasible

We know your time is precious. All travel planners and fundraising staff are juggling a million initiatives and details. However,…

Donor Travel

How to Navigate Your Next Donor Trip with COVID-19 in the Picture

Travel is one of the many industries that has taken a direct hit from COVID-19. It is hard to judge…

Donor Travel, Travel Tips

We Should Not Go Back to “Business as Usual”

by Meredith Hauser   When the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, we’ll all breathe a sigh of relief. We’ll begin to…

Donor Travel

5 Ways to Measure ROI on Donor Trips

By Megan Begley, Senior Manager of Social Impact Journeys Planning an international adventure for your donors is not an easy…

Donor Travel

What Makes Us Fall In Love With Our Vendors

We’re not like other travel companies. At Elevate Destinations, we believe that the act of travel is sacred. It has…

Donor Travel

Connecting Threads for Enriching Donor Trips

By Dana Droller, Manager of Social Impact Journeys Prior to planning social impact journeys at Elevate Destinations, I lived in…

Donor Travel

6 Essential Tips to Filling a Donor Trip

By Katherine Redington, Vice President of Social Impact Journeys and Business Development At Elevate Destinations, we plan signature donor trips…

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