5 SMS Marketing Ideas For Volunteers Week [Infographic]
Posted on
06/06/2018
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Volunteers’ Week is all about saying a huge thank all those who have given their time and effort to volunteer over the past year – and they certainly deserve it, after all they have contributed to the following:
- In 2015, volunteering more than £22.bn to the UK economy. This is about 1.2% of GDP.
- In 2016/17, 19.8 million (37%) people in the UK volunteered formally at least once a year and 11.9 million (22%) of people did so at least once a month.
- There are 165,801 voluntary organisations in the UK, many of whom rely on volunteers.
- Lots of volunteering also takes place within the public and private sector.
(via https://volunteersweek.org/)
With volunteering playing such a vital role in the success of charities and other social organisations throughout the UK and carrying such a high value, the cost of an SMS Marketing message for each volunteer is a tiny price to pay for their amazing contribution and the simple act of saying thank you will help to show them that they matter and ensure their continued support. This infographic shows some ways in which SMS Marketing can be used to get the message across.