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Which marketing drives helped encourage guests to take part of your giving back programs? Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa has a web page for our team, and we are able to post on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter from our site to help us ask for support of our mission. The American Heart Association also allows us to send out emails to our friends and families. The neatest widget I have seen is the email signature tag that shows a pledge thermometer of how close I am to my personal goal. It is real-time, and the dollars are reflected and the temperature rises on the thermometer as people donate to my page. It is a wonderful tool, and an easy way to garner donations. We also had events wherein we donated a portion of the proceeds to the American Heart Association. Eufora International Social Cause: Child Abuse Awareness Nonprofit Organization: Childhelp Learn More: childhelp.org Which social cause does your How do you inspire your team to company passionately support? volunteer in your giving back For more than a decade now, Eufora International has supported Childhelp in several of our philanthropic campaigns. As cofounders, both Don and I believe that while there are many worthwhile charities and causes, this one BETH BEWLEY • CEO and Co-Founder • Eufora International • Vista, California especially deserves more attention and support. We took on the mission to build awareness and support for a subject that many companies do not want to talk about. It’s a hard and ugly subject and often gets overlooked by corporate philanthropy since it’s not a warm and fuzzy topic. Creating awareness of the issue of child abuse is just as important as the fundraising efforts. initiatives? Since we’ve been working with Childhelp for many years, our staff knows our mission very well. We don’t force our team to contribute their time or money but most do so because of their understanding of this huge problem in our society. We allow your staff to contribute ideas and take part in the planning and execution. This gives them the feeling of contribution and personal reward. Which marketing drives helped encourage guests to take part of your giving back programs? Eufora provides event-planning kits with the tools and information a salon or spa needs to host an event. The month of April, being Child Abuse Awareness Month, is our national events month, when Eufora and several salons across North America conduct various types of community events, including cut-a-thons. September is our “One Tip, One Child” campaign. Salons participate in a one-day event where stylists contribute their largest tip of the day to Childhelp. Clients are informed and the organization is promoted through the various salons’ involvement. We also produce a “special edition” of our best-selling finishing spray, where all proceeds go to Childhelp. Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat Social Cause: Environmental Protection and Animal Rescue Nonprofit Organization: Wildcare Australia Learn More: wildcare.org.au Which social cause does your spa passionately support? Because we have the largest land space of any spa in Australasia, it seemed ideal 36 PULSE ■ October 2016 to address a local environmental issue, in particular providing a safe environment for rehabilitated and rescued animals like koalas, which are in danger in our area due to urban expansion. As an iconic native species, it was vital to provide help as we know that our property and the trees on-site