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Volunteer Management ideas in the
Ultimate Ideas Newsletter
How to lead, recruit and retain more volunteers and members!
Issue 14
Thanking You! (continued)
14 Tips on Volunteer Recognition
Volunteer Management Newsletter Part 1 and Part 2
Verbal Volunteer Recognition
The Personal Thankyou
Remember, that beyond the annual event - simple thankyous are the best ongoing reinforcement for the work volunteers and members do. They keep volunteers and members going when doing routine tasks or working towards completing a lengthy project. Lift the spirits of your volunteers and thank them often and in as many different ways as possible.
Who's on the Phone?
This Christmas aim to have verbally thanked each and every volunteer or member as part of your volunteer recognition. You can do that in person if they are on site but make it even more powerful and also ring them at home to personally say thank you again. When they finish talking with you on the phone, they are often asked - who was that? They can then share the pleasure of being thanked with others who have supported the time they spend volunteering.
Share the Load
Just too many volunteers or members to phone? Then share the load with others for volunteer recognition Arrange for senior management and other paid staff to become part of the phone volunteer recognition team. Give them each a list of volunteers or members to ring over the days leading up to the end of this year and to thank them for their efforts on behalf of the organization. Imagine how wonderful it would be to receive an unexpected thankyou call and chat from ‘the big boss’.
Thanking Others
Consider including those who support the volunteer or member. While your volunteers are hard at work on-site, call their family or significant others at home and thank them for supporting the volunteering efforts. What a great surprise for your volunteer to hear about when they get home!
More ideas on volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer recognition continued next page...
We also welcome links to this page of the newsletter http://www.morevolunteers.com/newsletter14b.htm and are happy for you to forward the newsletter to others involved in volunteer recogntion, volunteer recruitment and volunteer management.
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