While all of us at The Society enjoy our work including interaction with clients, travel agents, vacation home owners and property management firms, we have also embraced the opportunity to “give back”. Thus, VacationHomesForCharity.org was developed and is assisted by multiple staff that all enjoy lending their skills to assist those in need.

If you are affiliated or know of a charity or non-profit in search of additional fundraising opportunities, we invite you to visit the website of VacationHomesforCharity.org.

If you own a vacation home and wish to assist a charity or non-profit in need, please feel free to contact us.  We can explain in detail how our program operates, the various benefits to homeowners and of course the opportunity to “give back.

BTW: To date, VacatinHomesforCharity.org has been responsible for generating fundraising in excess of $150,000. Charities and non-profits from coast to coast have benefited.

Our Vacation Homes for Charity philanthropy has to date raised in excess of $100,000 for charities and non-profits. The program is a win-win for all involved. While revenue generation for charitable causes is always a noble gesture, homeowners and PM’s have commented on the increased awareness and up tick concerning inquiries when their property is featured at a charity event.

In the article “Second Chances: How to Squeeze More Money Out of Vacation Homes”, The Society and Vacation Homes for Charity are prominently mentioned. Anecdotally we have noticed an increased in web traffic over the weekend and into the week after the article was distributed. Be sure to review the article by clicking through on the link above or access via the blog post .

Over the weekend, The Society’s charity program, VacationHomesForCharity.org was featured in the Wall Street Journal in print and online. The article discuses ways for vacation home owners to “squeeze money out of their vacation homes”. One such way, of course, is through donating time at their homes to charity.

Not only does the donation do good for charities, but our program is able to cover cleaning costs and often times deliver incremental income back to the homeowner.

Excerpt:

Some companies offer online services that link vacation-home donors with charities that want to auction vacation time. VacationHomesForCharity.org is one such Web site. Run by The Society of Leisure Enthusiasts, a Denver company that provides marketing support to vacation homeowners and rental companies, the service lists donated vacation-home time free of charge and negotiates with charities to contribute a small portion of rental proceeds toward the owner’s cleaning costs. Property owners can mandate their own rules, such as bans on pets or smoking.

Read the entire article here: “Second Chances: How to Squeeze More Money Out of Vacation Homes”

Do you desire additional exposure to qualified buyers?

In today’s competitive marketplace, many vacation homes are on the market. Whether your home is listed by a Realtor or is a FSBO, you desire to increase exposure to potential buyers.

Have you considered associating your home with VacationHomesForCharity.org?

• In addition to your home providing an opportunity for the charity or non-profit of your choice to benefit, you, as owner will benefit as well.
• As the homeowner, you will be provided cash to cover cleaning and other fees associated with the donation.
• Your home will be prominently featured as the “signature auction item” of the event. The exposure is invaluable.
• Having your vacation home associated with a “charity fund-raiser” provides respectability; knowing the owner has donated his/her home to assist in generating funds during this period of economic malaise.
• Participants at the charity event may be potential purchasers. Bidders can literally “try before they buy”, an opportunity usually not provided to prospective buyers.
• Your home will be prominently featured on multiple blogs.
• Opportunity to increase exposure via local and regional press/marketing opportunities.
• You set the expiration date, blackout dates, and other restrictions.

FYI: The Society offers multiple options to assist vacation homeowners to partner with charities to provide use of their home (on a space available basis) to benefit a charitable organization. Usually the use of the home is “auctioned off” to a bidder desiring a vacation opportunity while assisting their charitable cause. Owners of the home can pick a charity or we can assist them in partnering with various charities. Past charities include those associated with the fine arts, food allergies, cancer research, museums and assistance for the elderly.

For additional information, please review www.vacationhomesforcharity.org/give, which is the philanthropy of The Society.

Do good with your vacation home.  Check out some of the benefits of our charity projects.  And please spread the word.

This morning I was interviewed by Nancy & Lisa, the BigBlendMagazine.com Editors, on their Vacation Station Blog Radio segment. You should be able to listen to the interview on Blog Radio or below.