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VolunTourism Opportunities In Tucson Arizona - 14 April 2009
Synopsis
The Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau has a number of voluntary service projects identified for travelers. Here are some questions that were covered:
1) How is the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau working with local nonprofit organizations to introduce voluntary service opportunities to visitors?
2) What are some examples of nonprofit organizations with which you are currently working?
3) How do you envision expanding this program to other nonprofit organizations and sharing what you have learned thus far?
Guests addressed these topics and discussed others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Robert Newtson, Executive Director of Friends of Saguaro National Park; and Kimberly Schmitz, Director of Communications & Public Relations for the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The State Of Idaho & VolunTourism - 7 April 2009
Synopsis
The State of Idaho has embraced voluntourism on a level unlike any other U.S. state. The following questions represent key elements in understanding the merger between State of Idaho's Tourism Office and Serve Idaho:
1) What was the impetus behind Tourism Idaho's adoption of voluntourism?
2) How did Tourism Idaho select the partners with which it is collaborating on this initiative?
3) How will Tourism Idaho and its partners promote and evaluate this initiative via internal and external communications?
Guests addressed these topics and discussed others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Karen Ballard, Administrator for the State of Idaho's Tourism Office; and Kelly Staskey, Executive Director of Serve Idaho.
The State of Colorado & VolunTourism - 31 March 2009
Synopsis
The State of Colorado has some long standing nonprofit organizations who have been hosting voluntourists for a number of years:
1) What are some examples of programs that are being offered as a part of the State of Colorado's VolunTourism Initiative?
2) To what reasons do you attribute the increasing interest in voluntourism in Colorado?
3) What wisdom & insights have you gained through your engagements with voluntourists that could serve other entities who may be considering these types of programs?
Guests addressed these topics and discussed others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Bill Manning, Managing Director of the Colorado Trail Foundation; Teresa Ana Martinez, Director of Trail Managment Operations for the Continental Divide Trail Alliance; Caitlin Sullivan, of MMG Mardiks; and Lew Turner, of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado.
The Philadelphia CVB & VolunTourism - 2 September 2008
Synopsis
The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau has recently rolled out their 2009 Planning Guide and have dedicated a portion of it to VolunTourism. Kathleen Titus of PCVB and others will address the following questions:
1) What was the motivation behind PCVB's effort to incorporate VolunTourism into its 2009 Planning Guide?
2) What models, if any, have been used to pattern the relationships that you have created and continue to create with nonprofit organizations to make VolunTourism possible?
3) How do the nonprofit organizations and other PCVB members respond to this connection with PCVB?
Guests addressed these topics and discussed others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Frankie Lancos, of Greater Philadelphia Cares; Cathryn Ott Lovell, of the Mural Arts Program; and Kathleen Titus, of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Small Destinations & VolunTourism - 22 January 2008
Synopsis
How are small destinations using the power of VolunTourism to draw individuals to their destinations? How can VolunTourism support the "off-season"? How are com-munities getting involved in making VolunTourism possible? And what can Volun-Tourists expect when they visit these smaller destinations? Guests address these topics and discuss others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Robert D. Billington, Ed.D, President, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council; Todd Russell, Youth Director, Church of Christ at Milan; Kristen Sandstrom, Marketing & Events Manager, Bayfield Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau; Greg Tehven, Co-Founder, Students Today Leaders Forever.
Professional & Trade Associations and VolunTourism - 13 November 2007
Synopsis
Guests discuss the connection between VolunTourism and trade and professional associations. What are associations doing to facilitate education and value-added propositions for their members as it relates to VolunTourism? Guests address these topics and discuss others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Sarah Corradino, Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA); Ted Nelson, Heritage Clubs International; and Featured Guest, Jim Santini, National Tour Association.
Relief VolunTourism - 11 September 2007
Synopsis
Discussion focuses on discovering the connections between relief, following natural or man-made disasters, and VolunTourism. For example, when should VolunTourists come to a destination following a disaster? What should destinations do to be better prepared for future disasters and the outpouring of sympathy and desire to contribute from people around the world? Guests address these topics and discuss others during this episode of The VolunTourist.
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Guests
Benjamin Brigham, DestinationRecovery.com, Featured Guest, Steve Richer, Former Executive Director of the Gulfcoast Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Mary Beth Romig, Director of Communications & Public Relations for the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau. |