Step Nine:
Recognize and Thank Volunteers and Donors

Campaign coordinators and solicitors, like the donors, need acknowledgment. Showing the company's appreciation for their hard work, time commitment and leadership role helps draw more volunteers for the next year. Consider these different ways to thank campaign coordinators and solicitors:

• Thank you page in the company newsletter listing each name.
• Framed copy of a group photograph taken at the beginning of the campaign.
• Special recognition breakfast the day after the campaign is over.

Donors, without exception, need to be thanked for their participation and support of the campaign. Showing the company's appreciation for employee participation helps build morale and encourages others to give the next year. There are a number of ways to thank donors:

• Verbal thank you from solicitor as an employee returns a pledge card.
• Report the success of the campaign in the company newsletter.
• Thank you card, visit or call from the recipient charity acknowledging the gift.
• Incentives and awards for participating employees
• General thank you letter from top management to all employees thanking all those who participated.