In other words, Airbnb is promoting charities' experiences to a relevant audience, handling the payments, and passing them to the charity. Payment is made 24 hours after the experience has concluded. So far more than 900 charity and nonprofit organisations around the world have created social impact experiences, and raised funds as a result. Not surprisingly, the connections made at these events can have other positive results for the charity. Some report that experiences have resulted in "long-term donors, volunteers, and ambassadors for an organisation", according to Airbnb. Jon, host of "Paddle with Penguins" in Cape Town, South Africa, told Airbnb: "This is the type of clientele we have always wanted to reach – young, energetic, informed people with a passion…that matches even our own."