FreeSpeakers.org Joins Forces with Rotary District 5280: Delivers Expert Speakers to Rotary Clubs in Greater Los Angeles County

Free Speakers, a pro bono speaker’s bureau in the Los Angeles and Orange County has formed a partnership with Rotary District 5280 which includes 61 rotary clubs in the Greater Los Angeles County area.

FreeSpeakers.org is a community service project that provides speakers to area groups. The speaker’s bureau is 100 percent free to groups that need speakers. There is no charge to any group. Ever. Not from the speaker and not from the bureau. FreeSpeakers.org maintains speaker’s bureaus in six U.S. cities and has been matching speakers with groups for more than 25 years.

“We’re very excited to partner with FreeSpeakers.org,” said Alex Parajon, Rotary 5280 District Governor. “Our Rotary clubs are always looking for great speakers and partnering with this speaker’s bureau will be a great resource for our members.”

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and act to create lasting change – across the globe and as part of local communities. Most Rotary clubs have a need for weekly speakers which can become a challenge for program chairpersons.

“Rotary is one of the organizations that most often request speakers from our speaker’s bureau,” said Andy Richardson, director of FreeSpeakers.org. “We’ve received amazing feedback from grateful Rotaries and happy speakers. We partnered with Rotary District 7620 in Washington D.C., and it has been very successful.”

What’s in it for the speakers who belong to FreeSpeakers.org? They are motivated by the opportunity to network, teach, hone speaking skills, make contacts, convey a message, give back to the community, and frequently, all the above.

“I have found that many people are interested in becoming speakers in the bureau are very high-level people, all with experience and willingness to give a talk, unconcerned about the size of the audience or the donated time,” Richardson said.

Since 1996 FreeSpeakers.org has been providing speakers to area groups in Chicago. The project has been expanded to include bureaus in Phoenix, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Orange County most recently Dallas-Fort Worth.

To request a speaker, visit https://los-angeles-orange-county.freespeakers.org/.

To learn more about Rotary District 5280, visit https://rotary5280.org/.