Bonkers:
Don't feel stupid; you'll know better next time.
I don't consider myself to be a very good business woman/clown, and it was really hard in the beginning to figure out what my clown services were worth monetarily. I realized that I had to decide for what causes I was willing to volunteer and then limit my volunteer clowning to those. Any other organization that wanted me would have to pay a fee. In the end, I decided I would clown on a volunteer basis for hospitals, nursing homes, my kids' schools, cancer patient benefits, and my church. Through the years, I've pretty much stuck with that decision.
Once you decide if and when you are going to volunteer, it's much easier to ask other groups for a fee.
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