As one of their volunteers, I just received an email from Treehouse, a Seattle-area nonprofit that sponsors programs for kids in foster care. Here is one of the volunteer opportunities listed:
Champions Thank-You Note Mailing
Tuesday, March 31, 3:30 p.m. SHARP until 6 p.m.
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers with good handwriting to fill out, hand address, stuff, stamp, and seal donor thank you cards.
After an inspirational fundraiser, we rush back to the office to prepare thank you cards to over 1000 donors to mail by 6 p.m. so that they receive their tax receipt and thank you note the very next day! There will be snacks and a very fun and celebratory atmosphere.
This volunteer listing warms my heart. It shows the care with which Treehouse treats its donors–and its volunteers. And it shares tips for all of us who want to build good work relationships:
- Treehouse sets aside time immediately after an event to thank donors.
- The thank-you notes will be individual, handwritten, hand addressed, and very prompt.
- The notes will include the item donors need for tax purposes: a receipt.
- Volunteers will have fun celebrating while they prepare the thank-yous.
- Volunteers know the time, place (it's listed elsewhere), and the purpose of the activity. It feels well coordinated and inviting.
Can your organization or company learn something from how Treehouse operates?
I will be at the Champions for Foster Kids Luncheon on March 31. It feels terrific to support an organization that does good in our community and does it well.
Lynn
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