Photography & Fundraising

A big piece of fundraising events is “managing the budget” to reduce your expenses and increase your income. So I am often asked about the use of a professional photographer at a fundraising event.

Before the explosion of Twitter, Facebook, and blogs I used to advise clients that volunteer photographers would get you fun photos for documentation sake and that hiring a professional event photographer wasn’t a cost you should incur.

But now that social media is so accessible as a tool for pre-event marketing, post-event wrap up, sponsor thank yous, and post-event solicitations, don’t miss out on a great opportunity to increase you support. The work of a professional event photographer can help you to really capture the important moments, the feel of the event, and can give you a tool to recognize all of the folks involved in the event.

Two of my favorite event photographers in the Portland area are:
Andie Petkus Photography -and- Mon Amour Photography

The two of them each have a real sense of what it takes to plan a fundraising event and work hard to capture all of the elements involved. For example, photos of the food and beverages can be used to thank your vendors and donors. Photos of your auction items can highlight key auction donors. Photos of your volunteers and planning committee can be a great way to honor all of their hard work. Think about all of the ways to capture your event and how valuable the tool of a simple photo can be.

Thank you to our wine donor!

Thank you to our Committee Chairs!

Thank you to our great emcees!

Thank you to our donors!