The Traveling Professor runs small group tours for adults to Paris, Italy, Norway, Ireland, and Peru. Most of the time, travelers come together from different parts of North America for a week or so to enjoy a culturally enriching and fun adventure. However, I have run tours for charitable or non-profit organizations where one of the objectives is to raise money for the group or a particular cause. In this blog post I will describe the benefits of running a tour for as a fundraiser.
I have been running Traveling Professor tours since the publication of The Traveling Professor's Guide to Paris in 2009. Most of those tours are for individuals or pairs of travelers who want to join a small group tour to Italy or Paris. However, private groups have approached me recently about running a tour for their organization as a fundraiser. For instance, there is a church group who does missionary work in South America who I am scheduled to run a tour for. Another civic organization from the Midwest has me taking a private group. I am also putting together a proposal from a cultural organization for a tour to Paris where we will feature classical music performances in addition to other sights. Read more about using a tour to Paris, Italy or South America as a fund raiser.