Interesting Ideas to Celebrate National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month, which makes a perfect time to honor and celebrate the selfless service of volunteers and make them feel appreciated.

 Even small , thoughtful gestures will indeed go a long way in retaining  volunteers and enhancing your volunteer base. From personalized volunteer appreciation gifts to fun games  and contests, you can think of many interesting  ideas to inspire the volunteers. By showing volunteer appreciation, you  will be inspiring other volunteers to be part of this social cause.

Here are some simple, budget friendly volunteer appreciation ideas that will make your team feel inspired.

Fun contests

Think of organizing fun games like raffles and contests during National Volunteer Month. Offer prizes to win to draw attention of everyone around. A friendly competition and a score sheet is another way to make it more interesting for the volunteers. In addition, it will inspire them to enhance their performance yardstick and urge them to do better.

Create a buzz

Spread the word about the activities of your volunteers  through social media pages. Highlighting the achievements and services of individual volunteers will help you to increase the donor outreach. It will inspire even more people to donate their time for voluntary activities

Custom gifts

Also, choose interesting thank you custom giveaways like totes, T shirts or tumblers to recognize their service and show that you care.  Customize it with inspirational quotes, artwork or tagline to make it one of its type.  These special edition giveaways will motivate them to keep up with the good work. Every time the volunteers use these branded merchandise they will advertise your cause as well. You can also make them feel special by offering dinner coupons or a special luncheon.

Recognizing the service of volunteers will go a long way in boosting their morale.  You can use custom awards and plaque for the best volunteers , which will inspire others to follow the suit.

Activities

You can plan interactive activities like group outing to concerts or game days to make the volunteers feel appreciated. Organizing inspirational talks or workshop is another way to engage  the volunteers.

Charitable organizations and non profits sustain on donor support and hence it is important to make everyone aware of the activities they do and the volunteer base they have . Thus, marketing plays a huge role in making nonprofits  successful and self sustaining. Custom giveaways  are the most effective ways to let more people know about your activities and gain exposure. When more people know about your mission,  the more generosity you can expect.

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