Local Speakers' Bureau Presentations

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Thank you for your interest in having the “Faces of Homelessness” Speakers’ Bureau attend your upcoming event.  This public education program is an essential part of our mission at the National Coalition for the Homeless, and we appreciate you giving us the opportunity to work with you on this.

The “Faces of Homelessness” Panel in 2009 spoke to approximately 390 groups (small and large) to a combined audience of over 20,000 nationwide with the majority of the engagements being in the Washington, DC metro area. We promote advocacy, education, and service.  As people who have or are experiencing homelessness, the speakers on our bureau are the real experts on homeless issues and we believe that their voices are essential in the fight to end homelessness.

We look forward to working with you and learning more about your event.  Please review our information and guidelines for event hosts and complete the event form and return it in as timely a manner as possible.

Local Event Guidelines and Information

Presentation Format
Moderator:  Statistics and Stereotypes (10 minutes)
Speaker Testimonies (10-20 minutes each)
Question and Answer (15 minutes)

We can work together to tailor our standard format to your needs. 

Honorarium
NCH’s recommended payment for honorarium is $40 per speaker for engagements in the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area.  We ask groups to have a check made out to the “National Coalition for the Homeless” for the event fees (honoraria and program fee) on the day of the event.  In the case that an NCH staff person is not present at the event, please mail the check to NCH (2201 P St. NW, Washington DC 20037) and confirm with the speakers that the check has been sent.
 
Travel
If the event location is located in the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area, NCH uses public transportation to get to your event.  If your event is not located near public transportation, we may ask to help pay or provide transportation for our group.

Program fee
NCH asks groups to include in their pricing, a program fee payable to the “National Coalition for the Homeless” equaling 20% of total honorarium costs.

Donation
If your organization would like to become a supporting member of the National Coalition for the Homeless please ask for a membership form.

For questions please contact
Speakers' Bureau Coordinator
202-462-4822
speakeresbureau@nationalhomeless.org