5/25/2013

Destination Excellence


Destination Excellence

       As a result of significant industry support for our 2009 capital campaign, Destination Excellence: Investing in the Future of Destination Marketing, we have reaped real rewards in our quest to define the value and impact of the destination marketing and travel industries.

Through the campaign, the Destination & Travel Foundation raised more than four million dollars from pledges spanning a four year period. With this collective investment, the Foundation has been a silent but significant funding source supporting a broad range of projects and initiatives.

 
Three core initiatives - relevancy, technology and social responsibility - were the basis of the investments of the Destination Excellence campaign.


Relevancy
Technology
Social Responsibility


A Partner You Can Trust:
The Destination & Travel Foundation has a strong and solid track record in being an organization worthy of the trust of our friends and supporters. It has also been an excellent steward of the monies entrusted to the Foundation from the 2001 Destination Ahead Campaign, which raised more than US$3,000,000 in gifts and pledges on its goal of US$2,500,000 almost eight years ago and, again, during a difficult economy.  The Foundation kept the promises it made and has exceeded expectations in many other areas that have had a lasting impact on the industry.

Since 2001, the Foundation has underwritten more than US$2,000,000 in grants and has established and maintained an endowment of more than US$2,000,000. In addition, the Foundation, through its annual fundraising efforts, has been able to support its ongoing operating costs while ensuring the completion or undertaking of all the campaign’s major initiatives. The DMAI Foundation truly fulfilled its mission to enhance and complement the association and the destination management profession through research, education, visioning, and developing resources and partnerships for those efforts.

A selection of the projects funded by the 2001 Destination Ahead Campaign include:
  • Conducted landmark, industry-wide Futures Study 2000 and 2008;
  • Origination of Research Department to produce regular products such as the bi-annual DMO Compensation & Benefits Survey and Organizational & Financial Profile Report;
  • Seed/ongoing funding for Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP);
  • Scholarships and education grants for DMAI’s professional programs such as the Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME), Destination Marketing & Management Institute (DMMI) and Annual Convention; and
  • Special initiatives, such as relief for the immediate restoration of the hospitality sector devastated by the effects felt from Hurricane Katrina.
 

Thank you to our Destination Excellence Donors!
(as of 3 November)

Signature Shareholders (US$100,000 & above):




Platinum Investors (US$75,000 & above):
New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau
Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Denver

Gold Investors (US$50,000 & above):
Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau
Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association
Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tampa Bay & Company
Team San Jose
Visit Charlotte

Silver Investors (US$25,000 & above):
Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Experience Arlington (TX)
Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau
Helms Briscoe
Meet Minneapolis
MPI Foundation
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau
Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau
Plano Convention & Visitors Bureau
Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
Schneider Publishing Company, Inc.
simpleview, inc.
Visit Loudoun
Visit Newport Beach
VisitPittsburgh
Visit Saint Paul
Visit Spokane

Bronze Investors (US$10,000 & above):
Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau
Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau
CSL International
Destination Bloomington
Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Exhibition Industry Foundation (IAEE)
Go Rockford
Go Wichita
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Incorporated
Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
PassKey International
Prince George's County Maryland Conference & Visitors Bureau
Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
San Diego Tourism Authority
SearchWide
Visit Fairfax
Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau

Friends of the Foundation (under US$10,000):
Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau
Columbus GA Convention & Visitors Bureau
Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau
eBrains, Inc.
Galveston Island CVB
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mickey Schaefer & Associates LLC
Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau
Town of Addison Visitor Services Department
Visit Indy
Visit Sarasota County
Visit Topeka Incorporated

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