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Get involved
How you can join in
with our campaign
Regardless of your business size or
MEDIUM BUDGETS.
financial clout, there are several
NOMINATE AND SUPPORT A
ways you can support Travel Gives
CHARITY FOR THE YEAR
Supporting a tourism charity for 12 months
Back (travelgivesback.co.uk). is a great way to concentrate your efforts on
Olivia Hemmings shows you how
a project that is significant to your company.
you can make a difference and
As well as helping a worthwhile cause, your
company will also see tax benefits in return.
benefit personally If you can’t decide which cause to support,
ask staff to put their nominations in a hat or
give a quick presentation on why a certain
charity would really benefit.
SMALL BUDGETS.
perspective you will also be able to better Supporting a charity can involve as much
SIGN UP FOR A RESPONSIBLE FAM advise and guide customers looking for or as little effort as you wish to put in. For
Taking up a place on a responsible fam trip alternative holiday ideas. example, most charities will run a calendar
is an excellent way to experience volunteer We recently highlighted the story of of fundraising events such as gala dinners or
tourism first-hand. Not only are you likely Vanessa Parkinson who joined a group of golf days which you can buy tickets for or
to enjoy the personal satisfaction of making agents on a volunteer tourism fam trip to donate an auction prize to. Making staff pay
such a contribution, from a business Kenya with Virgin Holidays. to wear their own clothes for the day, putting
The experience left such an a collection box on the counter or encourag-
impression on her that she has ing payroll giving are other simple ideas.
since vowed to donate £20 a Alternatively, challenge your colleagues to
month to pay for the schooling of get really creative and drum up some team
one of the children she bonded spirit at the same time, by organising some
with during the emotional trip. novel money-raising initiatives of your own.
She says: “It is a niche product Some brave men at Hays Travel recently
and not for everyone but having
done it myself I can judge which
clients would enjoy it when they
ask for something a bit different.
“Since my trip, three other
colleagues now want to go on the
next Virgin project. Being able to
offer this product to clients is good
for business as it sets us apart from
the competition. To use the word
‘selling’ in this instance sounds
crude. It won’t be a sale – it will be
an opportunity for us to offer clients
the chance to give back.
“There are personal benefits I’ve
got out of it too. I’ve become more Nominate a charity,
patient, got more empathy and I’m and you’ll also
TTG flashback: In November, Vanessa recalled how she even more keen to get involved in initiatives receive
bonded with an abandoned child at a Kenyan orphanage to help others. If we don’t, no-one else will.” some tax
benefits
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