Volunteer Motivation and Recognition
See these sites for many good ideas on how to recognize the work volunteers do and provide experiences that will keep them coming back.
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Recognition of volunteers is crucial because they do not receive any financial remuneration for their work. To be effective it should be matched to their motivation for volunteering. See this short but helpful article by Nan Hawthorne.Charity Village -
More volunteer recognition ideas from Susan Ellis and her Energize Inc organization.Energize, Inc. -
More on recognition emphasizing original and inexpensive ideas.Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador -
Jayne Cravens writes a useful article about how to keep volunteers motivated by keeping in touch with them by using Instant Messenger. These days the same ideas apply to using Facebook,Twitter, etc.United Nations Volunteers