Making Money With An After Dinner Speaker

Donations and support are the two things that all fundraising and charitable events are organised for. 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.

Using an after dinner speaker can help the organisers to achieve all of these things. 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. 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. 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.   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
To help you raise more money for your cause or charity that the event is supporting, some after dinner speakers will bring with them something personal to auction off. Signed photos, CDs and DVDs are always popular as are items of clothing and sporting equipment if the speaker is a sports star. Concert/gig tickets and even dates with the speakers are some of the more special auction prizes that have been bid on at previous charity events.

Getting as many people as possible to your event and then having them donate their time and money is the sole reason why most charities put on events. Most events charge a set price for tickets or per plate if it is an event with dinner unless it is being held as a thank you to the organisation’s members. So if you are having a dinner and dance evening, you could charge £££s for a ticket or plate and most people will be willing to pay, seeing it as a donation towards the cause. You can ask for a large amount for the ticket of the after dinner speaker you hire is classed as an A-list celebrity.