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NOTE: These are examples from public libraries and should be reviewed and modified to ensure fit with local policies and culture.

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Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
Co-Creating Racial Equity in Volunteer Engagement - MAVA The Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement has been conducting research and education on race equity in volunteerism for 5 years. This is the… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion	2021
Where Do I Go From Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch presented this webinar for the Get Involved Initiative on February… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	Webinar	2021
22 Simple Tips for Managing Virtual Volunteers Help with planning for, implementing and managing volunteers who work remotely.	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	virtual, virtual volunteer, remote	2021
Strategies for Attracting Today's Volunteers - DOVIA Sacramento Webinar This archived webinar was presented by Carla Lehn for DOVIA Sacramento in February 2011. Learning Objectives for the session: Participants in this… more	Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	Recruitment, online recruitment, Volunteer Job Description, Webinar	2021
Safety While Volunteering - COVID 19 Policies/Procedures - San Jose CA Powerpoint presentation used by San Jose Public Library to share COVID-19 policies and procedures with volunteers.	Volunteer Orientation	COVID-19	2021
Volunteer COVID-19 Protocol Training - Huntington Beach CA Protocol training for volunteers returning to the library during/after COVID-19 pandemic	Volunteer Orientation	COVID-19	2021
Insights & Impact 2020: Measuring the Social Impact of Volunteerism This report describes new ways to calculate the value of volunteer time. These approaches rely on data from Independent Sector and from the U.S.… more	Capacity Building	ROI, Reporting, annual report	2021
3 Tips for Finding New Board Members Great advice for how to think about and plan for board member recruitment.	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	boards, Trustees, Recruitment	2021
Addressing Issues of Equity in Volunteerism A brief article on this important subject with some ideas about where to look and what to do.	Capacity Building	diversity, equity, inclusion	2021
Engaging Volunteers: A Comprehensive Literature Review Literature Review completed for AmeriCorps by ICF International in 2021.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	literature	2021
Questionnaire Design Tip Sheet - Harvard University A tip sheet on question wording from the Harvard University Program on Survey Research.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	surveys	2021
Engagement as a Path to Inclusion and Justice This brief article from Beth Steinhorn at VQ Strategies outlines 4 questions we can all ask ourselves for developing and implementing a plan that… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	inclusive, racism, diversity	2020
Moving Forward: Taking Action on Race and Equity On Nov 19, 2020 the Points of Light Foundation hosted the first conversation in their Listen. Learn. Act to End Racism initiative, in partnership… more	Staff Training	equity, inclusion	2020
Adopt-A-Shelf Job List - Cedar Rapids Public Library IA This is the Job List for volunteers who "Adopt-A-Shelf" at the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library. A related document is the Adopt-A-Shelf… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Shelving	2020
Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits This article from the National Council of Nonprofits not only describes the issue, but suggests ways to start making changes, and provides a number… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	racism, diversity, inclusion	2020
Power, Privilege, and Volunteerism Volunteerism can reinforce patterns of power and privilege (whites and people of means as volunteers, and communities of color or those without means… more	Staff Training	equity, inclusive, inclusion	2020
Intellectual Freedom Training for Volunteers - Multnomah County OR Slide deck used by the Multnomah County Library to train volunteers about Intellectual Freedom.	Capacity Building	intellectual freedom, volunteer training	2020
Introduction to Virtual Volunteering This 35 minute recording is a presentation made by Jayne Cravens of Coyote Communications for the 2020 Points of Light Conference.	Staff Training	virtual, remote	2020
Book Drop Helper and Sorter Training - Boulder CO This powerpoint training was created for Book Drop Helper and Sorter Volunteers returning to service during COVID-19. In addition to this powerpoint… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	COVID-19, Book Drop	2020
NextGen Nexus: Moving Beyond Awareness This article answers the question: How do we build awareness about our issue among young Americans?	Millennials	Gen Z	2020