| Want a creative way to boost your
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| | them.6. Advertise your event. A great
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| photography business while helping out
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| | way to do this is to submit a press
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| the community? Organize a charity
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| | release to your local television stations
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| portrait event!What is it?
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| | and newspapers. Hopefully you will
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| A charity portrait event is where you
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| | receive free press coverage by doing
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| schedule portrait sessions and donate a
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| | this. If you don't want to write the
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| portion of the proceeds to the charity of
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| | press release yourself, consider hiring
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| your choice.How to do it
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| | someone to do it for you. There are many
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| 1. Choose your charity.2. Contact the
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| | online companies who offer this service.
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| charity and describe your proposal.3. If
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| | You might also consider doing a postcard
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| the charity accepts your offer, ask them
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| | mailing or placing an ad in local
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| to send you a letter stating that your
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| | publications.7. When your event
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| portrait event is official.4. Set the
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| | officially ends, send a check to the
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| dates for the portrait event (as little
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| | charity. Make sure to get a receipt for
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| as one day to a month or more - you
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| | accounting and tax purposes (and also to
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| decide!)5. Decide on pricing and what
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| | prove you sent the funds to the charity
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| will be included. An example would be a
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| | as promised).
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| half hour session and one 8x10 for $100.
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| | 8. Send another press release after the
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| You can decide on what will work best for
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| | event stating how much you raised for
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| you. You also need to decide on how much
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| | your charity. Mention any upcoming
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| the charity will receive (25%, 50% or
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| | charity portrait events, too.Cindy
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| more). You could even donate the entire
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| | Bracken is the founder of an online
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| $100, since most of your money will be
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| | community for photographers of all
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| made with print reorders. Keep good
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| | levels. Stop by to create a free blog,
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| records on how many sessions you did for
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| | enter the photo contest, join in the
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| the charity so that you will know how
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| | discussion forums and more!
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| much of the proceeds you need to send
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