--- title: "Volunteer Appreciation Video – Free Maker | thankyou.video" description: "Show volunteer appreciation with a short video: photos of your helpers, the hours they gave and a message from the team, saved as MP4 or GIF. Free, no upload." url: https://thankyou.video/volunteer-appreciation-video --- Free · made on your device · no watermark # Volunteer appreciation, in a short video they will share Put the helpers, the hours and the difference on screen, then play it at the thank-you evening or post it for everyone to see. Free, no account needed Volunteer appreciation means showing people who gave their time exactly what it achieved, and a short video does that better than a certificate. Pick a template from the donors, volunteers and coaches group, add photos of your volunteers at work, put the total hours or results on screen and export a video for your celebration evening, newsletter or social channels. It suits a food bank, a youth club, a parkrun, a hospital trolley service or a charity shop. The maker runs in your browser, so photos of volunteers and the people they help are never uploaded, and the video is free with no watermark. Thanking people who gave money as well? The [donor thank you video](https://thankyou.video/donor-thank-you-video) page covers that, and coaches have their own [thank you coach](https://thankyou.video/thank-you-coach) page. ## How to make a volunteer appreciation video 1. ### Choose a template Under **Templates**, open the donors, volunteers and coaches designs. Square 1:1 in **Format** works on most social feeds; Landscape 16:9 suits a projector. 2. ### Add the volunteers Press **Add photos or clips** and bring in photos and clips from sessions, events and behind the scenes, with the volunteers’ agreement. 3. ### Put the totals on screen In **Text**, add the numbers that matter (hours given, meals packed, miles driven) and a thank-you line signed by the organisation. 4. ### Export and share Add music with **Add music** if you like, press **Export video** and choose **MP4** or **GIF**, then **Download video**. ## Volunteer appreciation video templates Open one to start; every word, photo and the shape can be changed. [All donors, volunteers and coaches templates](https://thankyou.video/templates#community) * ### [Sunshine crew](https://thankyou.video/templates/volunteer-sunshine) A sunny yellow square with a spinning sun and big friendly type that thanks volunteers for their time Video · Square 1:1 · [Use](https://thankyou.video/editor?template=volunteer-sunshine&category=community&format=1x1) * ### [Because of you](https://thankyou.video/templates/impact-ledger) Forest green and cream with one huge impact number for donors, made for Giving Tuesday Video · Landscape 16:9 · [Use](https://thankyou.video/editor?template=impact-ledger&category=community&format=16x9) * ### [Final whistle](https://thankyou.video/templates/coach-final-whistle) Stadium navy, diagonal stripes and tall poster type to thank a coach at the end of the season Video · Vertical 9:16 · [Use](https://thankyou.video/editor?template=coach-final-whistle&category=community&format=9x16) * ### [We did it](https://thankyou.video/templates/fundraiser-ribbon) Coral and cream with a progress bar that fills to the top, for everyone who backed a fundraiser Video · Vertical 9:16 · [Use](https://thankyou.video/editor?template=fundraiser-ribbon&category=community&format=9x16) * ### [Morning light](https://thankyou.video/templates/morning-light) A calm dawn-blue wash, soft light and a classic serif for thanking a pastor, minister or church family Video · Landscape 16:9 · [Use](https://thankyou.video/editor?template=morning-light&category=community&format=16x9) * ### [Quiet honour](https://thankyou.video/templates/quiet-honour) Slate, sand and a laurel wreath: a respectful thank you for your service, with no flags or insignia Video · Landscape 16:9 · [Use](https://thankyou.video/editor?template=quiet-honour&category=community&format=16x9) ## Volunteer appreciation weeks In the UK, Volunteers’ Week runs from 1 to 7 June each year; in the US, National Volunteer Week falls in April. Both are good hooks for a public thank-you post, and a short video stands out in a feed full of certificates and stock graphics. Many groups also hold a thank-you evening at the end of the year. A three-minute version with photos of everyone is a good centrepiece; a 20-second cut of the same video works for the newsletter. ## Volunteer thank you message ideas * “2,400 hours this year. Every one of them mattered.” * “You turned up in the rain, the cold and the school holidays. Thank you.” * “Behind every food parcel was one of you.” * “Thank you for giving the one thing nobody can buy back: your time.” More wording for supporters and teams is in the [thank you message ideas](https://thankyou.video/thank-you-message-ideas). ## Making everyone feel included ### Long-serving and new faces Mix the volunteer who has done twenty years with someone who joined last month. It shows that every contribution counts, whatever its size. ### The quiet roles Treasurers, drivers and people who wash up rarely appear in photos. Give them a line of text on screen if you have no picture. ## Volunteer appreciation questions ### When is Volunteers’ Week? In the UK it runs from 1 to 7 June every year. In the US, National Volunteer Week is in April. Any time is good for a thank-you, though. ### How long should a volunteer thank you video be? Under a minute for social posts; up to three minutes for an awards or thank-you evening where everyone is watching together. ### Can we name volunteers in the video? Yes, if they are happy to be named. Add names as text in **Text**, or thank the team as a whole if some prefer not to appear. ### Can I make a short thank you volunteers GIF? Yes. Choose **GIF** after pressing **Export video** for a silent loop that works in emails and group chats. ### Does it cost anything for a small charity? No. It is free, with no account and no watermark, and photos stay on your device. ## More ways to say thank you * [ Donor thank you video for charities Thank you for your donation, with impact, photos and gratitude, free with no watermark. ](https://thankyou.video/donor-thank-you-video) * [ Thank you coach video Match photos, players’ messages and the team song for the end of the season. ](https://thankyou.video/thank-you-coach) * [ Nurse appreciation video Thanks for nurses, doctors and carers, for Nurses Week or after a hospital stay. ](https://thankyou.video/nurse-appreciation-video) * [ Thank you for your support video For backers, members and patrons: what their support built, in a short video or GIF. ](https://thankyou.video/thank-you-for-your-support) * [ Collect video messages for a group thank you video A message to send, filming tips, a deadline plan and how to join the clips. ](https://thankyou.video/how-to-make-a-group-thank-you-video) * [ Pastor appreciation video Photos and messages from the congregation for a pastor, minister or vicar, ready for the church screen. ](https://thankyou.video/pastor-appreciation-video) * [ Veterans Day thank you video A calm video or GIF with a photo and a sincere message for a veteran, made on your device. ](https://thankyou.video/veterans-day-thank-you) * [ Thank you video templates Every template by occasion, from teachers and teams to weddings and customers. ](https://thankyou.video/templates) * [ Thank you video maker Pick a template, add photos, words and music, and save an MP4 on your device. ](https://thankyou.video/)