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Issue 14

Thanking You! (continued)

14 Tips on Volunteer Recognition

The Written Word

There is something very special about receiving a written thankyou. It is a permanent reminder of appreciation and can be shown to significant others. It also makes your volunteers feel special that you have actually taken the time to write to them.

The Christmas Card

The Christmas card or thankyou card needs to be carefully constructed to have the greatest impact as part of your volunteer management and volunteer recognition. Avoid any form cards addressed to ‘dear volunteer’ with your printed signature at the bottom. This is worse than sending no written thankyou at all. You do not need to write a novel or some creative prose. But your Christmas or thankyou card has a greater impact if handwritten and, at the very least, is personally signed.

My Personal Touch

So how do you add that personal touch to your Christmas or thankyou cards without running out of ideas? QUOTE IT!  Add a powerful and inspirational quote to every card as part of your volunteer recognition. The power of quotes to personalize any card is enormous. It truly changes the significance of even the plainest card to the receiver. We discussed how to personalize quotes at our recent 'High Five' Workshop: Conquering the Biggest Challenges for Managers of Volunteers Today. Now let's add a few more ideas about quotes.

Quote Me!

On each and every Christmas card or thankyou card you can add a quote. You can add a different quote for each card or use a group of quotes to alternate when writing to your volunteers. Your card will have a greater appreciation impact with the words: "thanks for the volunteering work you do and this quote reminded me of the inspirational work yoy do". You can handwrite the quote on to the card itself. Or print it off and cut it out and place it in the card.

Or even change the font style, print it off and have it laminated to include with the card.

Now you can find quotes on the internet through any search engine but finding and selecting theright ones for those who volunteer and serve may take awhile. So we have an even better idea for you...

Get the eBook...BEYOND JUST WORDS! 502 Inspirational Quotes for Those Who Serve

We know that there are so many busy people wanting quotes they can specifically use to thank those who serve, that we've decided to do something more about it. We've compiled an eBook packed with not a few, but 100s of quotes ready for you to use. This is a great resource to add to your volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer recognition.

This eBook is full of 100s of the very best motivational and inspirational quotes specifically for those who serve. There are actually 502 inspirational quotes to use to thank your volunteers, members, parishioners or others.

These quotes are an invaluable aid to inspire others and to customize and personalize any written recognition, whether is it Christmas, thankyou, birthday or any other types of cards.

But that's just the beginning! There are so many more ways you can use these quotes. You check out a few more ways when you click on the book below. We are really so proud of our latest book it is absolutely packed with 502 great inspirational quotes for those who serve.

What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible.     Theodore Roethke

Beyond Just Words

502 Inspirational Quotes for Those Who Serve

eBook of 97 A4 pages containing 502 quotes

Judy, I have opened it and am enjoying reading all the quotes. Just what I have been looking for to inspire those around me at both my paid and volunteer work. Thanks for this wonderful resource.

Queensland SES

Thanks Judy, I have just had a very quick look and read three quotes. They are all beautiful. Can't wait to...soak in lots more.

One Final Thought!

Are there just too many cards to write?  Well step it out as part of your volunteer management and volunteer recognition. Take the number of volunteers and divide by the number of days you have to write the cards and do so many per day. Still too many and not enough time? Then have a 'card writing party'. Get a group together around a large table - hand out the cards, divide up the quotes from the book and have each person handwrite a certain number including a message that "this quote is a reminder of what you mean to our organization".  The power of the card is now more than just the person writing it - it is in the inspiration of the quote itself.

Adapted from the books Beyond Just Words! 502 Inspirational Quotes for Those Who Serve and Count On Me! 501 Ideas on Retaining, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteers.

Enjoy!

Judy

Dr Judy Esmond is the leading expert on how to gain, sustain and retain volunteers and members. Join up and receive FREE membership to her 'Ultimate Ideas' Mastermind Group and get the FREE E-Book and newsletter filled with 100s of ideas on volunteer management, volunteer recruitment, retention and volunteer recognition at www.morevolunteers.com

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