How to Apply for a Speakers Bureau Presentation

Who can apply? See the restrictions below.
Humanities Iowa (HI) Speakers Bureau presenters are available to talk with:
 •service clubs
 •library groups
 •Farm Bureaus
 •senior centers
 •professional associations
 •arts councils
 •churches
 •PTAs
 •local historical societies or arts councils
 •labor unions
 •employee associations or any other non-profit adult community group

*Colleges, community colleges, Universities, and public schools can apply if programs are geared toward and open to the general public.

How much does it cost?
A fee of $50 must accompany the request for a HI speaker. HI will fully fund the speaker's $200 honorarium and reimburse the speaker for car travel costs at a rate of $0.40 per mile up to 385 miles roundtrip. If the speaker must stay overnight, the sponsoring organization must negotiate that expense with the speaker.

What do we have to do?
The local program coordinator will be asked to complete a one-page evaluation of the presentation, coordinate all arrangements with the speaker, and publicize the event locally. That is it!

Questions?
The staff at HI will be happy to answer your questions. For questions, please contact our Program Officer.

Restrictions

•For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply for a presentation funded through our Speakers Bureau.

•Colleges, community colleges, universities and public schools can apply for the purpose of hosting a speaker for a public program that is geared toward the general public. The Speakers Bureau is not intended to supplement the teaching mission of educational institutions.

•Programs may not be held for fundraising purposes.

•They must be free and open to the public. (Programs held in conjunction with a dinner or luncheon may ask attendees to pay the cost for the meal only, and must advertise the presentation as free and open to the public).

•Each organization may host up to three (3) presentations per year.

•A minimum of twenty (20) participants per program is required.