What do you do about requests for fee-free talks?

**N* S* <N*@PlantSoup.Com>**

I would appreciate your collective advice and wisdom.

I have given dozens of talks this last year and am being asked to do  
many more in the coming months.  As delighted as I am to be in such  
demand, I am struggling with what to do when I am asked to speak for  
no fee.

The majority of the time, I am offered a speaker's fee but on  
occasion, I receive a request from an organization or group that has  
no budget.  As much as I would like to accommodate everyone, I simply  
can't afford to speak for free.

But how to say it politely?

Any suggestions?

Nan

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