How do you justify working with a charity who needs your valuable podcasting skills…  but can’t pay you the rate that you deserve?

I firmly believe that we working podcasters should be compensated for our efforts. We’ve invested in ourselves to develop skillsets, and we should not devalue that or ourselves by giving away our services for free. Nor should we undercharge.

But there are worthy organizations out there that could use your professional podcasting help. It’s just unlikely that those worthy organizations can afford to pay you the same rate as you’re able to charge commercial entities. Let’s examine a few ways around that challenge, shall we?

You could “tithe” your time. 10% of a 40-hour week is four hours. Can you carve out a morning or an afternoon once a week?

My preference is to invoice the charitable organization at the same rate I invoice my other clients. But I add a discount line item (much, much more than 10%) to bring the final invoice amount down to a number that fits within the charity’s modest operating budget. This shows the true value of what they’re getting, and makes the conversation easier when one of the founders or funders askes for a podcasting proposal for their business.

Bonus: There might be positive tax ramifications when working with charities. So definitely check with your tax pro and/or your bookkeeper about the possible tax implications of providing your valuable professional services either at a significant discount or for free.

Maybe you need some help to do this? If this idea of doing some podcasting for good appeals to you, you might need to build out a small (or large) team of other working podcasters who complement your skillset. It’s important to find people you like working with as much as it is important to find organizations you can all get behind. Imagine what good you could do if you could talk 10 other skilled podcasters to tithe 10% of their time for a worthy cause you can all work on.

You could also buy me a virtual coffee at BuyMeACoffee.com/EvoTerra. It’s an inexpensive way to donate to the cause of making podcasting better. No, your donation isn’t tax-deductible. 

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