Thank You Ideas

After completing your workplace giving campaign, special event, or volunteer opportunity, it’s important to acknowledge the efforts of your team. Keep employee engagement and morale high while meeting your campaign goals with these fun thank you ideas. 

Announce your “thank you” opportunity at the beginning of your campaign to help incentivize your team and increase engagement. 

Activities and Gifts  

• Fun thank you video from leadership to employees 

• Caricatures — Hire a caricature artist to create artwork for each participant 

• Company outing — Go to a sports game, retreat, picnic, bowling, etc. 

• Gift cards 

• Leadership dunk tank 

• Singing telegram — Hire a telegram company or have leadership do it in costume 

• T-shirt or other branded company gear — office supplies, water bottles, pens, etc. 

Company Benefits 

• Company contribution to employees’ selected nonprofits (company match) 

• Birthday off 

• Parking pass for the CEO’s reserved parking space 

• Partial or full day off 

• Compensation for employees’ public transportation (or gas gift card) to the office for a day (multiple days, week, etc.) 

• Professional development opportunity — conference, certificate course, etc. 

• Unscheduled work from home day 

• Weekly casual dress/jeans days 

Food and Drink 

• Treats with funny notes 

• Employee appreciation barbeque 

• Indoor food trucks: Walk around with a cart of treats — granola bars, fruit, etc. 

• Happy hour, healthy snacks, salad bar, or thank you breakfast/lunch 

Personal Recognition  

• Email or letter from the Campaign Coordinator to the CEO about employee’s contributions with the specific employee cc’d 

• Banner on employee’s office door 

• Certificate of appreciation 

• Large gold star (or similar award) with the employee’s name on it for their office 

• Handwritten thank you note from the CEO or Campaign Coordinator appreciating donation, leadership participation, volunteering, etc. 

• Office named in honor of a different employee every month (ex. one month it’s called the Smith Room, next month it’s called the Hernandez Room, etc.) 

• Public recognition of employees at campaign celebration, staff meetings, on intranet, company newsletter, or email 

• Recognition of employees on social media/online — Post a picture of them with a trophy and their accomplishment 

• Wall of Fame — Hang a plaque or poster in the lobby thanking all employees who participated