The Season for Thank You
The Thanksgiving holiday will be here in just a few days and with that comes a common theme – thankfulness. We should of course be grateful every day, but his time of year provides an especially good opportunity to show gratitude to those around us.
If you work with charity fundraising, specifically with race planning, there are likely many people in your professional life that you are incredibly thankful for. It might be those who donate the most funds, those who help promote your race or plan and implement it, or the companies who donate the money and items which allow you to hold such an event in the first place.
An unexpected note of thanks or a gesture showing your appreciation can be a pleasant surprise for those on the receiving end. Take some time around this special holiday to show your gratitude. Not only will this allow you to express your gratefulness, but it can also serve as a reminder for an upcoming event and you can invite them to participate again in the process.
Here are a few ideas:
Send letters to the businesses that sponsored your last event and remind them how valuable their contribution was to the success of the event.
Send a note to the captain of your top fundraising teams. Of course, it would be ideal to send it to all teams, but if you are pressed or time, let your top fundraisers know the difference their efforts made.
Verbally express your thanks to those you regularly work with in person. Catch them at your next meeting or stop them when you pass in the hall let them know you appreciated their help in planning the event.
Bring in an unexpected snack or meal for your team. It doesn’t have to be big or ruin anyone’s efforts to eat healthy. Grab a box of bagels on your way in to work or make a pot of chili to share at lunch.
Donate to an effort related to your charity in the name of those you appreciate. Sometimes this can be a more beneficial gesture than investing a lot of money in a party or in food as a thank you. Buy tickets for them for an upcoming raffle or to attend a fundraising event.
Call or send a note to those volunteers that kept you on your toes during the planning of the event and race day. Maybe it was someone who took on a task no one else wanted to, caught a detail you had previously missed, or came up with a great idea that stood out. Let them know how much they helped you out.
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