SITE recently announced that its capital fundraising campaign known as FutureSITE: Investing in Tomorrow – Today, is…
SITE recently announced that its capital fundraising campaign known as FutureSITE: Investing in Tomorrow – Today, is more than halfway to its goal. The funds generated from this campaign will help SITE enhance its well-regarded educational programs and the industry`s overall professionalism.
Major contributors to FutureSITE include Hilton Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. These pillars of the hospitality industry and FutureSITE Visionary Partners have each contributed $250,000 or more to the capital campaign. Along with our Strategic Partner, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, these organizations are making a conscious effort to contribute to the future of the industry by endowing programs that support the professional advancement of incentive practitioners and provide for quality education, research and networking.
I want to thank our Visionary Partners for their commitments said SITE President Bill Boyd, CMP, CMM, CITE. Mr. Boyd is also President of Sunbelt Motivation & Travel, Inc., Dallas, Texas. Their dedication to the strength of the incentive and travel community is evident by their endorsement of this campaign. They are shining examples to the industry overall.
Funds from the FutureSITE Visionary Partners have been earmarked for a wide variety of projects, all of which assist the SITE Board of Directors in fulfilling the organizations` Strategic Plan.
These commitments are invaluable to SITE as they are building a foundation for future growth, said SITE CEO Brenda Anderson. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of our FutureSITE partners and recognize their leadership role within the industry.
Increasing professionalism through education is the primary goal of FutureSITE. Additional projects that will be funded are CITE Enhancements, E-Learning Modules and an On-Line RFP Process for SITE Chapters. All programs will be designed to promote the growth and strength of the industry and its principle associates.
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