Posts Tagged ‘volunteer appreciation’

Volunteer Management and Holiday Volunteer Recognition

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Volunteer management, volunteer recognition and volunteer recruitment ideas for you…




VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY USING EASTER

How can you adapt this idea from Easter to other holidays throughout the year? Read on…with Easter upon us I just wanted to throw in this quick volunteer recognition idea for you.

I mention this idea each year about this time for you to consider so here we go again…



EASTER RECOGNITION IDEA

Many people recognize their volunteers at Christmas time but few people consider the potential recognition opportunity at Easter.

Here’s what one coordinator did previously for their volunteers using my idea…

“Several bags containing the really small Easter eggs were purchased. Sheets of thin white cardboard were then cut into 4 cards and an egg attached with tape to each card. Quick ‘themed’ thank you notes were then written for each volunteer and placed overnight at their workstations with the type of words you suggested…

Thanks for being so ‘eggs-cellent’ at what you do.

You are ‘eggs-tremely’ important to us!



SIMPLE, POWERFUL, INEXPENSIVE AND IT WORKS FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

Now you get the idea! Sometimes the simplest ideas can be really powerful! Can this idea work for you?

There are 100s more ideas waiting for you in the book. Count on Me! 501 Ideas on Retaining, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteers.



ONE CHOCOLATE RELATED QUOTE FOR YOU

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt! – Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it!



Cheers

JUDY

Dr Judy Esmond
A Leading Expert on Volunteering



P.S. Just to let people know we are sold out of thank-you cards. But YES we do have the popular volunteer recognition quote magnets for you below…

http://morevolunteers.com/productquotemagnets.htm





Volunteer Appreciation and Volunteer Recognition Must Dos

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Volunteer appreciation, volunteer recognition and volunteer management ideas for you…

Over the last few weeks we looked at the ‘must dos’ for really Successful Volunteer Recognition and Volunteer Appreciation. So let’s put it all together for you…



ALL THE MUST DOS TOGETHER FOR YOU

Whatever type of volunteer recognition and reward program you have in place, there are 5 key components to making it an outstanding success. Recognition needs to be:

1. sincere and honest,
2. consistent and based on equality,
3. timely and specific,
4. continuous and frequent, and
5. most of all customized and personalized.

But next week I’m going to add one further idea that isn’t often done but is so very simple but really powerful.

These ideas are adapted from the book full of 501 great ideas. Count on Me! 501 Ideas on Retaining, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteers.



ONE INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR YOU

Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end – Scott Adams

Also from the book Count on Me! 501 Ideas on Retaining, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteers.



Cheers

JUDY

Dr Judy Esmond
A Leading Expert on Volunteering


P.S. Just to let people know we are sold out of thankyou cards. But YES we do have the popular volunteer recognition quote magnets for you.





Volunteer Appreciation and Must Do in Volunteer Recognition

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Volunteer management, volunteer appreciation and volunteer recognition ideas…



Here we go with the final ‘must do’ for…

SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

The final ‘must do’ component to make your recognition and appreciation program truly successful is the most important of all…



FINAL MUST DO – CUSTOMIZE AND PERSONALIZE

Finally, search for as many ways as possible to customize and personalize your recognition and rewards – it is definitely a matter of different strokes for different folks. The more personal you can make the recognition for each volunteer the more powerful it is. So take every opportunity to personalize your volunteer recognition. That is why the simple handwritten card with a special quote magnet included have been so popular with volunteers.

http://www.morevolunteers.com/productquotemagnets.htm



This idea is adapted from the book full of 501 great ideas. Count on Me! 501 Ideas on Retaining, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteers.

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ONE INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR YOU

Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience – Victoria Holt

Also from the book Count on Me! 501 Ideas on Retaining, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteers.

http://www.morevolunteers.com/products.htm


Cheers

JUDY

Dr Judy Esmond
A Leading Expert on Volunteering


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