Virtual fundraising event (donor benefit?)

[ILLMAS]

A non-profit held a virtual fundraising event last year and we are trying to figure if there was a benefit to the people who paid the suggested fee, the organization had a live singer, poet and a speaker, no food or drinks were provided, do you think there was a benefit?

Thanks

[Gail in Virginia]

You said suggested fee.  Did you have to pay the fee to be able to access the "entertainment?"  Then I would say there was a benefit but I am not sure how to value it.  If you could access the entertainment without paying the fee, then I don't see the benefit.  Just my opinion - no research done.

[Lee B]

I make a donation to OPB every year and I usually choose to receive a CD which is usually an expanded version of a program previously broadcast on PBS.

I have noticed that the CD usually has a value of $19.95 placed on it.

What if instead of mailing me a CD, they emailed me a link to what was previously sent out on a CD. Does that still have a value of $ 19.95?

[Gail in Virginia]

Does the link include a password?  Or can anyone who finds the link watch the program for free?  Are people willing to pay to get the password to watch the programming?  I do believe that intellectual property such as poetry, music, programming, etc has a value. Are comparable items available for sale and at what price?

Does it have a FMV?  What would a willing buyer pay a willing seller, neither of them being under any constraint to buy or sell?  

[DANRVAN]

On 1/22/2022 at 1:24 PM, Gail in Virginia said:

Does it have a FMV?  What would a willing buyer pay a willing seller, neither of them being under any constraint to buy or sell?  

Agree with Gail, can you put a value on it?

[DANRVAN]

On 1/22/2022 at 10:48 AM, cbslee said:

make a donation to OPB every year

Oregon Public Broadcasting; I like their news coverage, stories and documentaries, but so much the classic music.  I should also make a donation.