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Famous Greek philosopher Aristotle once wrote, \u201cWhat is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.\u201d The inherent assumption of that quote is that volunteering is in its own right, rewarding. And for the most part that\u2019s true, but it\u2019s never a bad idea to\u00a0<\/span>express a little appreciation<\/span><\/a> for the people who work so hard to help you and your organization achieve its goals.<\/span><\/p>\n Not only do your volunteers deserve an outward expression of gratitude, but making your volunteers feel valued is an excellent way to help maintain engagement and increase productivity on every level.<\/span><\/p>\n Looking for some great ways to express your appreciation to all of your volunteers? Here are some suggestions from your friends at PaperDirect!<\/span><\/p>\n Whether they strap it on right then or affix it to a bag,\u00a0<\/span>getting your volunteers a pin<\/span><\/a> that expresses your thanks for their talent and dedication is a small, kitschy way to show you care.<\/span><\/p>\n A few lines of gratitude on\u00a0<\/span>some festive border paper<\/span><\/a> is a keepsake that any volunteer will appreciate. The sentiment will beautifully say thank you while including that extra touch of personalization. <\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a ready-made volunteer appreciation solution, why not\u00a0<\/span>grab some note cards<\/span><\/a> with a cheerful or motivational theme already inscribed. Combined with a handwritten thought or two, these can be extremely powerful tools to keep your volunteers actively enjoying their duties. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Want to honor a volunteer\u2019s achievements? Even a general award like recognizing hard work or a cheerful attitude can be memorialized in a\u00a0<\/span>specialty certificate<\/span><\/a> that will boost morale. An appreciated volunteer or employee will feel motivated continue doing great work. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Holding friendly competitions among your volunteers can be a great way to spur initiative and improve performance. When the time comes to reward a winner, nothing says \u201cthank you\u201d like a\u00a0<\/span>personalized trophy or plaque<\/span><\/a>. Immortalize their performance and give your volunteer a few bragging rights with this easy, yet memorable, gesture.<\/span><\/p>\n When you want to say a pronounced \u201cthank you\u201d to several people at once, why not hand out Post-It Notes with specialized, pre-printed messages. Every time your volunteer uses one of their Post-It Notes \u2014 both on the job and not \u2014 they\u2019ll get a small sense of enjoyment knowing that you appreciate their hard work.<\/span><\/p>\n A gift is a gift, but a personalized gift will stick with someone for a lifetime. If you\u2019re not expressing your thanks to your volunteers with the occasional reward or token of gratitude – you should be. And when you do, check out <\/span>PaperDirect\u2019s full line of personalized merchandise<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Famous Greek philosopher Aristotle once wrote, \u201cWhat is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.\u201d The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recognition-motivation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16983"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16986,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16983\/revisions\/16986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Consider a Pin<\/b><\/h2>\n
Consider a Personalized Letter<\/b><\/h2>\n
Motivate With a Note<\/b><\/h2>\n
A Certificate Is Always Welcome<\/b><\/h2>\n
Celebrating Something Big? Try a Trophy<\/b><\/h2>\n
How About a Post-It?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Make it Personal<\/b><\/h2>\n