Charity events and fundraising evenings have one major goal; to raise money and support. Support can be as volunteers, in the form of monetary donations or through gaining contacts that can help them increase the awareness of their cause in the future.
Using an after dinner speaker can help the organisers to achieve all of these things. They attract more publicity for your event, especially if they have a celebrity factor, they can influence more people to attend your event, and they can help to raise funds through auctions.
Publicity
If the after dinner speaker you choose is famous or enjoys notoriety among the general public then you are sure to have increased publicity for your event. They will be able to talk about your cause and the day/night itself which means more people will know about it.
Increase Attendance
If the speaker spreads the word about your cause and the event, more people will want to attend the function. Fans of the speaker, anyone that thinks they will be entertaining and people with a general interest will want to attend. The increased publicity will also let people know about the event who have an interest in the cause, and who might not have known about it had it not been for the speaker.
Boost Donations
Many after dinner speakers will bring with them an item or items that can be auctioned at the event to raise even more money for the cause. Popular things include signed photos, clothing if they are a sports star and entertainment products like CDs and DVDs if they are in the entertainment industry. If the speaker is really enthusiastic they might offer tickets to a performance or a date with themselves.
Organising a heavily populated event which raises money for your cause as well as support in the form of volunteering is why fundraising events are held. If you are holding the event as a thank you for your member’s hard work, you can normally charge a set price per attendee. For example, if you are organising a dinner and dance evening with an after dinner speaker, most people will be willing to pay £££ for a plate. If your after dinner is an A-List celebrity, you can charge a lot of money.
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