Review the website listings to select the speaker(s) you wish to invite. The talks are listed under categories, and the speakers are listed alphabetically in the index. It is your responsibility to contact the speaker and make arrangements at your mutual convenience. If your organization is campus-based, you should avoid choosing speakers employed by that same institution. The application should be submitted no later than four weeks before the scheduled program.
Speakers Bureau programs should be free and open to the public. MHC will pay honorarium of $300.00. Overnight lodging and meals, if necessary, are the responsibility of the sponsoring organization. All MHC funds must be matched in cash or in kind. Organizations that engage speakers often provide extensive volunteer services to make their programs a success. They therefore share in the cost of the program in a variety of ways: in time spent on the program, local travel expenses, promotion, printing, postage, telephone, supplies or materials, rental costs, and hospitality. Your organization’s required cost-share can be met by documenting your contributions to the program, including the value of donated services and out-of-pocket cash expenses.