Adam Capes is President and Chief Idea Officer of Getaway2Give, the largest provider of private residences and vacation experiences to the nonprofit industry in the U.S. Getaway2Give has raised over $10 Million by providing nonprofits with unique private residences and vacation packages for their live auctions at their events.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- How Adam came up with the innovative idea of merging the travel industry with philanthropic giving
- How Getaway2Give finds properties that nonprofits can utilize to raise funds for their charities, and how his model works through leasing homes
- What sort of complexity Adam faces in his business model, and what solutions he has created to manage those issues
- How Getaway2Give leverages today’s technology to operate remotely from all over the United States
- How Getaway2Give uses concierge service and other offerings to create a meaningful vacation experience
- Why Adam felt the need to find work that offered greater purpose–one that gave back to the community
- How Getaway2Give works to maximize their donations rather than focusing on maximizing the sell price of a trip
- Adam shares the inspiring story of an auction to raise money to send a wounded soldier and his family on a trip
- What important early lessons about money, generosity, and giving Adam learned from his childhood
- How Adam copes with stress, and how he re-aligns himself mentally through exercise and meditation
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