7 Low-Cost Ways to Say "Thank You" To Your Team

We've pulled together some low cost ideas for thanking those that are important to your organization. Whether it is donors, staff, Board members, partners organizations and/or volunteers, even if you don't do one of these things, thank, thank, thank them somehow!

• Create a blog post that talk about the importance of all of these constituencies and call out by name those few who have given "above and beyond" or link to a longer list from your blog.
• Send personalized e-cards and schedule them to arrive the day major events or holidays.
• Create a video and post it on your Facebook Fan Page, YouTube, and everywhere else that makes sense. Make it fun..create a poem or a sing a silly song. Step out of character a bit.
• Give a small packet of seeds or bulbs or some small potted plants.  Giving things that grow and live puts everyone in a good mood.
• Set aside several moments at Board meetings to publicly recognize the big givers (time, talent, treasure). Praising GenY staff in front of the board is particularly effective.
• Buy some low-cost holiday decorations and leave them at each staff person's desk with a sticky note of thanks. Or, distribute to your key volunteers and board members.
• Give creative gifts like play-doh, a Slinky, or interesting post-it notes.

What special things do you do to say "Thank You"? Log in and comment to add them to the list!