Recognizing Volunteers

Volunteers need to know that their service has made an impact and that they are appreciated by the community, fellow volunteers, and program staff.

Tip Sheets

• Recognizing Volunteers: Tips from the Points of Light Foundation
  
• Recognizing Volunteers: Tips from Hands On Network
  
• Rules for Recognition
• Ideas for Recognition
  
• Informal vs. Formal Recognition
• Goals for Recognition Events
• Celebration and Recognition of Youth Volunteers
• Volunteer Motivation: Maintain Good Communication
  

Effective Practices

• Recognizing student volunteers with leadership awards

• Honoring ordinary heroes with a community service project

• Going beyond annual banquets to recognize volunteers

• Creating imaginative recognition events for senior volunteers

• Planning for National Volunteer Week: 20 tips

Online Resources

• Retention and Recognition
  
• Volunteer Management Program for Program Directors
  
• Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers
• Honor Your Volunteers with a President's Volunteer Service Award
  

Books

• Best Practices for Volunteer Programs

• Recognizing Volunteers and Paid Staff: The Art, the Science and a Gazillion Ideas!

• 77 Ways to Recognize Volunteers

• Beyond Banquets, Plaques and Pins: Creative Ways to Recognize Volunteers and Staff!

• 101 Ways to Reward Team Members for $20 (or Less!)