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As soon as you decide to host a benefit event, make a list of charities and organizations in the area that might help. For example, if you're hosting a benefit to raise money for the family of a firefighter that died of cancer, you might ask for help from cancer societies and local fire companies. Write a simple letter explaining the reason behind the benefit and where the proceeds will go. Send letters to organizations in your city and state, with details on when you need donations and the type of donations you need.
Local Businesses
Solicit donations from local businesses for your benefit. Make a list of everything you need and divide volunteers into small groups, sending the groups to different businesses. Include smaller and less expensive items, such as napkins and food donations, as well as larger items. Some businesses and stores might want to help, but can't afford to donate any of the larger items you need. You can also ask the businesses to hang posters or flyers for the benefit, gaining advertising for the event.
Community Members
Ask for help from people in the community, especially those connected to the event. Volunteers can donate their time, working during the benefit to seat people, serving as security guards, making food or taking care of children. You also need people to donate smaller items, especially if you can't get enough donations through other means. Community members might donate ingredients for a benefit dinner or bottled water for a benefit concert that takes place on a hot day.
Celebrity Donations
Never underestimate the power of local celebrities, including radio DJs, newscasters, reporters and athletes. Ask celebrities to donate their time to appear at the benefit, signing autographs for fans or giving a short speech before the benefit begins. You can also ask famous people to donate signed memorabilia and offer those items for sale during a live or silent auction to raise additional money.
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How to Get Free TV AdvertisingIn Feburary 2016 03,

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Sponsor a televised fund-raiser, charity or sporting event that will receive local or perhaps national coverage. If the sponsorship is for a sporting event, ask your sponsored athlete to wear a tag, shirt or sign promoting you or your business, or he can mention you or your business when interviewed by the media.
Donate your service(s) or product(s) in a Public Broadcasting televised auction or other event. Public Broadcasting always thanks individuals and businesses that donate to their fund-raisers, either on the air or in the end credits of the televised program.
Offer to be a guest speaker on a TV talk or other show. 'Expert' speakers not only receive free advertising while they are speaking (showing their skills to potentially millions of viewers) but also are typically provided a quick spot of advertising in the show's end credits. This type of free advertising also provides you with business even after the show has wrapped for the day since audience members often approach guest speakers for more information about their services.
Ask if your story is newsworthy. It may seem silly, but asking if your story is newsworthy could provide you with a small amount of free advertising through your local station. Local stations will sometimes, as they scramble for interesting stories to fill their allotted time slots, produce free local-interest stories (personal or business-related) as quick time-filler sidebars. If you ask if your story is newsworthy, they will know that you exist and take a moment to consider your story for TV.
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