Training Materials
Learn more about best practices in volunteer recruitment and engagement, and how to get the results you need.
NOTE: These are examples from public libraries and should be reviewed and modified to ensure fit with local policies and culture.
Title | Keyword | Tags | Year |
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Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World
Driven by the power of volunteer energy and grounded in comprehensive research, the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement launched to answer… more |
Capacity Building | Strategic, fund development | 2023 |
Build Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement
Often one of the biggest challenges to volunteer engagement is the resistance of paid staff. Often attitudes and fears of our co-workers prevent us… more |
Staff Training, Capacity Building, Engaging Staff and Unions | Staff Resistance, staff buy-in | 2023 |
Volunteer Recognition Ideas
Sixty volunteer appreciation ideas from Keela.com |
Staff Training | recognition | 2023 |
Introduction to the Purpose-Driven Vounteer Impact Model
Volunteers contribute to a library’s mission, labor, donations, awareness, and reputation. Yet, reports about volunteers often omit these… more |
Staff Training | impact, outcome measurement, Data Management | 2023 |
Internship Guidebook
This Internship Guidebook was highly recommended by the volunteer coordinator at Indianapolis Public Library. |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | intern, internship | 2023 |
Creating Innovative Volunteer Recognition Strategies
This webinar was presented for the Get Involved initiative by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch on April 19,… more |
Staff Training | recognition | 2023 |
When and Where to Use Volunteer Replacement Rates (Or Not) for Volunteer Value
In this 2023 blog post, Dr. Sue Carter Kahl thoughtfully discusses the pros and cons of using volunteer dollar values. The most common forms of wage… more |
Staff Training | ROI, Return on Investment | 2023 |
It's Spring: Let's Renew/Reinvigorate/Revamp Volunteer Engagement
This one-hour live online meeting was held on April 20, 2023 and features library volunteer engagement leaders sharing their thoughts on how to… more |
Staff Training | Recruitment, job descriptions, recognition | 2023 |
The Value – and Potential – of Virtual Volunteers
This April 2023 webinar led by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch also featured staff leaders from Junior… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building | virtual, remote | 2023 |
Best Practices for Recruiting and Engaging Volunteers from Zoomers to Boomers
This April 2023 webinar led by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch also featured staff leaders from AARP and… more |
Baby Boomers, Millennials | boomers, Millenials | 2023 |
Staff Training: Volunteer Vaccination Verification - San Jose CA
Training developed by San Jose Public Library for volunteer engagement staff at branches to learn how to do volunteer vaccine verifications in order… more |
Staff Training | COVID-19 | 2022 |
Volunteer Engagement 101
This one hour archived video was presented by Carla Lehn of the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative for the incoming AmeriCorps members… more |
Staff Training | job descriptions, Recruitment, Staff Resistance, staff buy-in, Motivation | 2022 |
Preparing Co-Workers to Lead Volunteers Online and On Land
Ideas for training staff to engage with volunteers. |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | Staff Resistance, staff buy-in, staff training | 2022 |
Service Enterprise & Libraries: Is it for you?
This webinar was presented on July 27, 2022, and was presented by and based on the Points of Light Service Enterprise certification experiences of… more |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | Service Enterprise, strategic planning | 2022 |
Tools for Volunteer Engagement Success
This one hour archived video was presented by Carla Lehn of the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative for the incoming AmeriCorps members… more |
On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources, Staff Training | VolunteerMatch, online recruitment | 2022 |
VolunteerMatch "Tour"
This is a recording of an online meeting "Tour" provided for incoming AmeriCorps members attached to California Library Literacy Services in December… more |
VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources, Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment | VolunteerMatch, Skilled Volunteers, skilled, virtual, virtual volunteer | 2022 |
Building Back Better: Assessing Needs & Identifying New Opportunities
This is the recording of a 1 hour webinar presented by Beth Steinhorn of VQ Volunteer Strategies for the Get Involved initiative on March 17, 2022.… more |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | COVID-19, trends, strategic planning, planning | 2022 |
Bringing Volunteers Back: “Re-Booting” as We Come Out of the Pandemic
This one-hour live online meeting was held on July 13, 2022 and features California library volunteer engagement leaders sharing their experiences… more |
Capacity Building | COVID-19 | 2022 |
Tips for Communications and outreach that honor diversity, equity and inclusion
Nine tips for communication that can be used as a checklist. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | communications, diversity, equity, inclusion | 2022 |
Research and Case Studies Regarding Virtual Volunteering
Research on virtual volunteering compiled and updated in March 2022 by Jayne Cravens of Coyote Communications. |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | virtual, virtual volunteer | 2022 |