Improv & Stand-Up Comedy
Fundraising Events
Laugh together. Give together.
A turnkey fundraiser where every guest buys a ticket and every guest gets in on the act. Pick the format, whether that's improv, stand-up, networking, or a full party. I'll handle the rest, from promo copy to the final bow.
Ten Ways to Turn it into Revenue
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Sponsor-Underwritten
A local business pays my fee in exchange for logo placement, a welcome moment, and two seats. You keep every ticket dollar.
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Earn Your Seat
No tickets. Each participant raises a minimum from friends and family, then performs for those donors in a 20-minute closing showcase.
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Buy the Room
Sell the whole workshop to a local company as its team-building day. You invoice the company; I invoice you.
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Matching Challenge
A board member or donor matches every ticket dollar. Launch it for BDOG or GivingTuesday.
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Themed Experience
Pair the workshop with a donated experience, a chef’s tasting, a wine sponsor, a networking hour, to support a premium ticket.
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Guarantee + Split
No flat fee. I take the greater of $1,500 or 40% of ticket revenue, so your risk is capped and your upside grows with your ticket price.
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Workshop + Ticketed Showcase
Two and a half hours of training, then a 30-minute show for a paying audience. Add a bar or raffle.
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Live-Auction Experience
Auction a private improv night for 20, led by a paid, professional NYC stand-up comedian. My fee is the reserve.
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Donor Cultivation Night
A board member underwrites my fee, and 20 prospective major donors attend free as your guests. The return comes from your follow-up.
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Season Pass
Three workshops across the year at a discounted rate. Sell passes as a member or parent benefit.
All comedy event-types and workshops may be turned into fundraisers
A comedian who has sat on your side of the table
Six and a half years in the C‑suite of a $450M social enterprise — plus time spent on nonprofit foundation boards — means knowing exactly what a fundraiser has to return. Combine that with nine years as a paid, professional stand‑up comedian and improviser in New York, and you get a perspective that’s equal parts boardroom and backstage.
Your supporters get a genuinely funny night. You get a partner who understands the math behind it.
What every party includes
What I bring
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A 3-hour workshop run by a professional comedian
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Showcase run-of-show, if your model has one
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Promo copy and photos for your campaign
What you bring
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The room — any space that seats 20-25 in a circle
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Ticketing and donations, collected directly by you
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Your guest list and a sponsor, if your model uses one
The terms
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Flat fee (or a split for model 02)
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50% deposit holds your date
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12-participant minimum