Hi all you Super Donation go-getters. I've been lurking for a few months on the thread and have gleaned some great tips on acquisitions and follow-ups -- thanks!

I'm looking for regional specific donors. Anybody have a list for Western Massachusetts or New England ?

Time and time again, with grants, etc., I run into a wall unless I'm just soliciting small local businesses. Most of the corporations in MA only want to donate to the Metro Boston area. We're closer to CT.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

westernmass

I just became my schools president next year and I have no clue on what I'm doing I need help please if anyone can explain to me how to do the donations I truly would appreciate it my email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. my name is Melissa we have a fall festival in Novemeber. Thanks again

Kevin -

I'm also in KY. Depending on where you are in KY you might try Lexmark. They gave us a free printer that just had to be picked up 2 weeks before the event. Otherwise, at this point, I would go in person. If you want to make it quicker, you can contact businesses through their website. I've done that a lot & had great success.

Good luck!

I sent email to Yucatan Holidays requesting specific details on their BiddingforGood donation package-

Reply from Yucatan Holidays Danielle Roussel (Legal Department)

Our vacation certificates have a value of $1,048.00 usd. The Vacation includes accommodations for five days and four nights at either of our resorts, The Laguna Suites Golf and Spa or the Ocean Spa Hotel for a
family of four (two adults and two children under the age of 12). The resorts may be previewed at www.lagunasuites.com.mx or www.oceanspahotel.com. There are no blackout dates and the Recipients of the Vacation are free to travel anytime during the 18 months following receipt. The actual resort where the Recipients will stay on their vacation is selected by them, but is based upon availability on the dates they wish to
travel. The certificates include the “Stay at One, Play at Four” benefit. What this means is that although the Recipients will be staying at either the Ocean Spa Hotel or the Laguna Suites Golf and Spa, they will be able to enjoy the amenities at all four of our resorts in Cancun: Royal Sunset, Sunset Lagoon, Laguna Suites Golf and Spa and the Ocean Spa Hotel. We have a free shuttle that runs all day, every day between all four resorts.

Upon reservation, there will be a $69 reservation fee that will need to be paid as well as $110 in hotel taxes. The Vacation is for accommodations only, but the Recipients are entitled to a 40% discount on the all inclusive upgrade should they choose to do so upon reservation. The all inclusive upgrade would entitle the Recipients to unlimited food, beverages, and alcohol. It prepays all of the tips and taxes at the resort and it gives them unlimited activities at the resort as well as a 40% discount on any excursions they may be interested in such as visiting the Mayan ruins or one of our ecological parks. Further details will be provided to the Recipients when calling to reserve their travel dates.

We would be happy to send you as many vacation certificates as you think you would need.

We would only need your physical address so that I may send the vacation certificates to you via Federal Express with the supporting documentation.

Thank you.
Danielle Roussel.
(Legal Department)
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Office: (52) 998 193.11.88 México
1 800 873.14.40 USA

Please mail correspondence to: 444 Brickell Avenue Suite 51-334 Miami, Florida 33131-2492

Boulevard Kukulkan Km 7.0 Plaza La Hacienda, Local 47
Cancun, Quintana Roo. 77500

Background information on Yucatan Holidays from Bing:

About Yucatan Holidays -Founded 2008

Founded by travel expert Erika Garcia in conjunction with the Sunset Group, Yucatan Holidays is a successful leader of inbound tourism operations with a vision and commitment to providing socially and ecologically sustainable travel experiences in the Riviera Maya and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Yucatan Holidays collaborates with local charities, environmental organizations, and regional communities to provide unique, eco friendly vacation experiences for travelers. It offers authentic, cultural vacation options throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, while supporting the region through ecotourism. Yucatan Holidays is also proud to support many charities and sustainable development agencies that assist the company in further benefiting the communities in which it operates.

“Cancun, Mexico (September 20, 2010) – Yucatan Holidays, a Cancun-based travel organization, was awarded the 2010 International Star Award for Quality (ISAQ) by Business Initiative Directions (BID) for its commitment to quality and excellence.

For a second time, Yucatan Holidays received this esteemed award honoring its quality, excellence, prestige, business and technology practices, innovation, and outreach. The first award was granted to the organization’s subsidiary, Premier Cancun Vacations, in 2008. “Yucatan Holidays Receives a Second Prestigious International Star Award for Quality (ISAQ) from Business Initiative Directions

I sent email (April 2012) to Elite Island Resorts requesting specific details on their donation package

1. - Could you please tell me the details of your donation package?
2. - What are your guidelines on charitable contribution for donation?
3. - Are there additional expensive to the winning bidder of the donation package?

- Here is the reply from Heather Gray Director of Charitable Contributions

What we have to donate are 7-night Caribbean resort certificates. They cover accommodations only for 7-nights for 2 rooms. They do not cover any airfare or the all-inclusive meal plans, and expire one year from your event. There are no blackout dates on them, but there is surcharge if they travel for Christmas or President’s weeks. The value ranges from $3100-$5540, depending on the resort. The resorts I have them for are St. James’s Club Antigua, Verandah Resort & Spa Antigua and Morgan Bay Beach Resort St. Lucia. It is a free donation to you, the charity, to use in your fundraising.

Heather Gray

Director of Charitable Contributions

Elite Island Resorts

1065 SW 30th Avenue, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Tel: 954-481-8787 Ext.120 | Fax: 954-481-8769

E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | www.eliteislandresorts.com/donations.html

To request a donation: eliteislandresorts.requestitem.com /

@ Kevin: there are tons of great ideas contained throughout this thread. If you scroll through, you will get many ideas for companies that you otherwise might not have thought of (at least I know I wouldn't have Good luck and have a great day!