Honoring Colleagues

1. Honoring Colleagues

2. Who are your colleagues? • Others in your organization • Leaders and/or staffs of other organizations in your field or community • Co-members of a coalition or community group • Fellow volunteers, or fellow members of a community board of directors • Co-collaborators on a project • People with whom you work on an initiative or campaign

3. Why honor colleagues? • They deserve it • Honoring colleagues motivates them and others • Honoring colleagues creates role models • To celebrate and publicize the work of the organization, initiative, or field

4. Who should honor colleagues? • An organization • Staff members of an organization. In this situation, there may not be an "official " event, but simply something people want to do for a colleague • A coalition or initiative

5. Who should honor colleagues? (cont.) • Co-members of a board of directors, or the board itself • A professional association • Practitioners or organizations in a particular field • Community groups or institutions

6. When should you honor colleagues? • Special occasions • The conclusion of something successful, or the achievement of an organizational or community goal • Regularly scheduled occasions • To say thank-you for a job well done or for support and mentoring

7. How do you honor colleagues? General guidelines for honoring colleagues • Make it personal • Give the honoree something • Record the occasion • Think about the guest list • Consider inviting the media

8. How do you honor colleagues? (cont.) Some more specific ideas for honoring colleagues • Make a personal gesture to show your colleague you appreciate him • Present an award • Give a gift • Throw them a party • Hold a formal ceremony • Honor colleagues every day