Charity events and fundraising evenings have one major goal; to raise money and support. This support can be in the form of more volunteers, more financial contributors or networking contracts who can help with the charitable organisation in the long term.

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. 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. You will also receive more attendees who have a genuine interest in your cause but who only came to know about the event through the publicity of the speaker.

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. 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. Special items that can be bid on include tickets to a performance of the speakers or even a date!

Receiving money and donations, recruiting more volunteers and gaining invaluable networking contacts is why fundraising events are organised. 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

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