Donating a stay

[Pam2247]

Hello all,

I think I've seen this topic before but I don't think the results answered my specific questions.  3 times a year I donate my place for various non-profit fundraisers.  I am paying the cleaning fee and clearly the guests do not pay for the house.  I never know who they are, so I still want to be able to benefit from the insurance AND the reviews.  Is there a way to make it fool proof for that to happen??

Pam

[Elisa]

Hi @Pam2247 😊, 

Thank you for asking this question at the Community Center!

First of all, all my compliments for what you are doing, this is truly impressive and touching. 😍

What kind of non-profit fundraisers do you donate your place to?

I'm sharing these two articles that might be helpful for you:

👉 Sign up to host emergency stays through Airbnb.org 

👉 About Airbnb.org 

I'm also tagging our experienced host @Helen3, who might have some great ideas to help you!

In addition, I recommend reaching out to the organizations to see how they manage this with you.

Don’t hesitate to let me know if you find a solution, this is really interesting!

Warm regards 🌻,

[Pam2247]

I donate to a few different fundraisers.  One is called Katie's Comfort House  here is the website.  it is about a friends sister and a beloved member of our community.

https://katiescomforthouse.com/

Next we donated to RPAC which is a Realtor Pac that does good for equal housing for all, affordable housing and all things consumer related to homeownership and Realtor related things like health insurance.  I am a Realtor so I am passionate about housing.  

https://www.nar.realtor/rpac

Then I donated to Froggy's Closet.  This is an organization dealing directly with foster children and families.  

https://www.frog-kids.org/

Not sure who number 4 will be this year.  

[Helen3]

If the guests are not paying for the holiday I don't see how you could make booking through Airbnb @Pam2247 

you should still be covered by your short term rental insurance. 

[Pam2247]

@Helen3 I remembering reading somewhere that you can offer a "special offer" price?  But I wasn't sure how that would account for the cleaning fees.