Question

Q4) Write an email to your friend appreciating his efforts to volunteer for an old age
home.

Answer 1

Explanation:

This is How to Write the Perfect Volunteer Thank You Letter

Volunteer coordinators are always looking for the perfect way to say thank you to their volunteers. We’re on a constant search to adequately express our gratitude, so we turn to thanking volunteers through special gifts, plaques, or recognition dinners. But what if I told you that the absolute best way to show appreciation is through a heartfelt volunteer thank you letter?

You know the volunteers at your organization serve because they want to have a hand in changing the world. They believe your mission will bring about that change, and they want to experience it in whatever big or small way they can. Sometimes, in our search for adequate appreciation, we neglect to remember our volunteer’s motives in the first place.

The Volunteer Appreciation Disconnect

So why do we acknowledge world-changing effort with a fancy dinner? There’s nothing wrong with a nice dinner and presentation of awards, but there’s a bit of a disconnect between what motivates volunteers (passion, values, purpose) and what we traditionally offer as recognition for that effort (t-shirts, trophies).

There’s one quick and easy way you can bridge that volunteer appreciation disconnect – the meaningful volunteer thank you letter. You don’t need to ditch the formal recognition (it’s fun in its own way too, right?). But the proven way to connect your gratitude with what motivates your volunteers is to give them an experience that shows them their impact.

Here’s Why This is More Important than How Busy You Are:

Your busy schedule and “ginormous” to-do list may make this seem like wishful thinking, but here are some reasons why carving out time to write a volunteer thank you letter is important:

Most volunteers understand how busy you are, and knowing that you take time to personally thank them will make them feel valuable.

Getting an actual card in the mail from an actual person is rare.

Volunteers will appreciate your efficient use of resources. Many volunteers don’t want nonprofits to spend limited resources on plaques, pins, or snail mail campaigns.

Day made! For some, this card will put a smile on their face their entire day.

This effort on your part will lead to increased volunteer retention.

So this year, take the time you would have used scouring trophy catalogs and, instead, craft a truly special volunteer thank you letter.