Getting inspired
Here are some ideas to help you plan your Volunteers' Week celebrations.
Celebrate
To celebrate your volunteers, you could organise:
- a certificate presentation or awards evening – download our certificate template
- a party, celebration or festival
- thank you cards and small gifts – use our thank you card template
- visual displays in shop windows
- badges or posters
- social media thank you messages – see our guide to using social media.
Raise awareness
To raise awareness, you could:
- consider your physical presence on market stalls, in public squares, libraries, supermarkets, high streets, county shows or hospitals
- pitch a story to your local newspaper or radio station.
Develop
To develop your volunteer base, you could run:
- a volunteering fair or open day
- a recruitment event
- a conference
- a training event
- an induction event.
Share
To share the remarkable work of your volunteers, you could organise a:
- breakfast or lunch
- coffee morning, afternoon tea, picnic or barbeque
- curry and quiz night
- Pimms and pizza party.
Get active
To thank your volunteers, you could arrange a:
- wellbeing walk
- boat trip
- treasure hunt
- pottery café event
- floristry session
- day at the farm.
Collaborate
To broaden your reach, you could:
- work with other organisations
- partner with local volunteer centres
- contact local councils.
Be unique
Be adventurous! Past Volunteers’ Week events have included a:
- ‘learn the lingo’ workshop for international volunteers
- scarecrow festival
- ‘BioBlitz’
- ukulele concert.
