Generating income is one of the lower goals from a dinner.
Fancy dinners/ Galas are very costly (event hall rental, catering, tables,
chairs, tablecoths, plates and silverware, flowers, etc all cost, not to
mention the invitation and program book printing, possibly making a short
film to other presentation to show, and more. Just the time involve din
planning, managing invites, RSVPs, seating arrangements, printing the
program book - it normally requires hiring an outside event planner which
also takes money. Even if you do something not as fancy (which could mean a
breakfast instead of dinner), then it will still take many more hours of
planning, logistics, and more than you can imagine.
The reason to do a dinner or similar event is more about cultivating new
donors who meet you for the first time at the event and stewarding/honoring
your current donors who will hopefully attend and be recognized in some
way.
As a pure income generator, it is simply the least efficient way to raise
funds.
Rachel Canar
NGO Catalyst
On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Yehudit Dolgin <ydolginster@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Please can I have your input/comment on the pros and cons of Dinners. WE
are considering doing one for our organization, and want to assess whether
it will be a money maker or not.
Is there another advantage to a Dinner besides generating income? (e.g.
Getting your community of donors together, etc)
Thanks in advance
