Make More Money With An After Dinner Speaker

Charity events and fundraising evenings have one major goal; to raise money and support. The organisers are looking to recruit volunteers, more donations or contacts that can help them to increase awareness of their cause in the long run.

An after dinner speaker can help the charity or organisation to achieve these goals. A speaker can help your event to gain publicity, more attendees and raise extra money through holding an auction, especially if they have celebrity value.

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. more people will find out about the event if a person of notoriety speaks out about it in the media or on the internet.

Increase Attendance
If the speaker spreads the word about your cause and the event, more people will want to attend the function. The speakers’ fans will attend even if they know nothing about your cause and others may attend in the hope of attending a celebrity bash. People who did not know about your organisation but support your cause will also have the opportunity to attend as well.

Boost Donations
Some of the best after dinner speakers will bring an item to your event that can be auctioned off to raise even more money for your cause. If the speaker is a sports star then signed pieces of their uniform or signed balls are a popular auction prize as are signed photos or CDs/DVDs if they are in the entertainment industry. Special items that can be bid on include tickets to a performance of the speakers or even a date!

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. The attendees at your event will be willing to pay money for their ticket or their plate if they are promised an entertaining evening. If your after dinner is an A-List celebrity, you can charge a lot of money.