GiftCard Partners Blog

Nonprofit organizations often operate on lean budgets and need to find ways to say thank you to their dedicated volunteers, especially around the holiday season.

Giving gift cards is the perfect way to say thank you to hard-working volunteers. Volunteers are a vital part of many businesses, especially start-ups or smaller companies who do not yet have the funding to cover salaries for all of the help that they need. The same can be said for interns, who put in long hours for class credit or a bit of experience. Whether you run a nonprofit or a small start-up, it's likely that volunteers and interns are a very important part of your business plan. That's why it's important to show your appreciation in any way you can, especially if you can't afford to fund a salary. Some ways that you can use gift cards to thank your hardworking volunteers, who take time out of their busy lives to help your company, include:

Saying thank you to volunteers is important. Volunteers are a crucial part of any nonprofit organization and it’s important not to forget about all that they do. Many take the time out of their own busy lives to give back to their communities, asking nothing in return. Here are a few simple, yet thoughtful volunteer appreciation gift ideas to thank those volunteers this season:

Volunteers are a crucial part of the holiday season and it’s important not to forget about all that they do. Many take the time out of their own busy lives to give back to their communities, asking nothing in return. Here are a few simple, yet thoughtful volunteer appreciation gift ideas to thank those volunteers this season:

Many nonprofits utilize gift cards as recognition and incentives for donors, staff, volunteers, and the strategic partners that keep them afloat. Some nonprofits are charities or service organizations; all with tight budgets. However, regardless of budget, incentives play an important role in motivating constituencies to maintain the critical behaviors that keep the nonprofit working and alive. Corporations regularly utilize incentives as good business practice and the nonprofits that follow suite find great rewards. They remain top of mind for the people they need most. One 501c3 organization that responded to GCP’s Gift Card Usage Survey, advocates for physically and mentally challenged adults, and they offer gift cards to employees as workplace incentives and as holiday gifts. They stated, “Our employees are very passionate about the work that they do providing support for individuals with
disabilities, so it is nice to be able to provide a little incentive for them.” The Points of Light Institute states that National Volunteer Week is about “inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities”. How will you continue to inspire and reward your volunteers, donors, and constituencies? Is your nonprofit looking to incent, engage, and reward with volunteer incentives? 
Download our Incentives in the Workplace eBook to learn strategies and real organizations’ stories of how they use gift cards to incent, motivate, recognize and reward volunteers and donors.