Most people love doing something good for a good cause, and most people love a good dinner. I’m one of those people.
A popular fund raising tactic is to hold a banquet, and charge your guests a fee, let’s say $50 per ticket and that includes a fun night of dinner and dancing and hearing stories of lives changed. These are fun to attend if the food and entertainment is great (not to mention having a fantastic date). But if the food is less than great, if the entertainment is the same every year, if your gorgeous date can’t remember your name – worst of all – if you’re the fund raiser and after expenses you’ve raised a net $300 from 300 people who purchased $15,000 in tickets…
I get at least one invite each month. My point is that I don’t go to these anymore. Just donate to the cause directly. – Asif Zamir
