My Tip of the Week: Thank Your Volunteers Year-Round
December 16th, 2009 by Tim SullivanDo you appreciate the help you get from parents? Do they know that you do?
Volunteer appreciation is best when it’s real and obvious and year-round. If the only time your volunteers feel thanked is one time, at the end of the year, then you’re likely to have trouble keeping your current help and attracting new help.
We’ve gathered a bunch of great, simple appreciation ideas that can help you with this challenge right now. Check out our creative list of volunteer appreciation ideas on the website.
We’ve gathered a bunch of great, simple appreciation ideas that can help you with this challenge right now. Check out our message boards thread in our online Community on volunteer appreciation. Would love to hear what’s worked for you.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I’m trying to get concerned teachers and parents to pay attention to what schools are using to disinfect for H1N1. Many don’t realize that cleaning supplies are often more hazardous than the H1N1virus itself. Even bleach, because it has to be diluted properly (and usually isn’t) can be dangerous when incorrectly used. Here are some resources to help parents determine what their schools are using, and what they should be using: H1N1 in Schools and Environmental Working Group Report on Schools