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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.

Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
Disability Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit Whether your organization already understands the benefits of welcoming volunteers of differing abilities, or has less experience with including… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	disabilities, inclusive, inclusion, diversity, equity	2024
Neither//Nor: Stories of Life Beyond Binary Gender More and more people are negotiating gender beyond the binaries of Male/Female/Man/Woman/Boy/Girl. This 60-minute webinar from the Human Rights… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion, non-binary, Gender	2024
Inclusive Volunteering Training Video This 8 minute video is an accompaniment to the Disability Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit developed by Volunteer Fairfax. You can find it here:… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	disabilities, inclusive, inclusion, equity, diversity	2024
Bibliography on Volunteer Engagement Bibliography and Web Resources on Volunteer Engagement developed by Carla Lehn	Capacity Building, Staff Training	bibliography, Lehn	2024
Neither//Nor: Stories of Life Beyond Binary Gender More and more people are negotiating gender beyond the binaries of Male/Female/Man/Woman/Boy/Girl. This 60 minute webinar from the Human Rights… more	Staff Training	equity, diversity, inclusion, Gender	2024
Inspiring Action: How Volunteer Stories Can Drive Recruitment & Engagement Including the story and impact of volunteers in recruitment messages can help recruit more volunteers and can help build stronger connections and… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	Recruitment, public relations, social media	2024
Designing Volunteer Training in Niche Academy This webinar was presented on March 27, 2024 by Jessica Link, Library Volunteer Supervisor, Cedar Rapids Public Library (Iowa) and Amy Selmi Amy… more	Staff Training, Volunteer Orientation, Job Specific Volunteer Training	Niche Academy, orientation, Training	2024
Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies This webinar was delivered October 15, 2024 by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch. She discussed why interviews… more	Staff Training, Interviewing Volunteers	Interview Questions, interview	2024
Volunteer Value Beyond Numbers, Hours and Dollars A great summary from Sue Carter Kahl of alternatives we can use beyond just numbers, hours, and dollars to measure the value of volunteer engagement.	Staff Training	ROI	2024
How to Write Volunteer Surveys for Big Impact Guidelines for creating your best surveys from VolunteerPro.	Staff Training	surveys	2024
Creating a Diverse Volunteer Pool This is the recording of the May 23, 2024 – Get Involved Live Zoom Conversation: Creating a Diverse Volunteer Pool. An excellent discussion for… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	diversity, equity, inclusion	2024
Engaging Position Descriptions for Boomers and Future Generations of Volunteers A great list of dynamic words and catchy titles to use when describing your volunteer opportunities! – created by MAVA (Minnesota Alliance for… more	Baby Boomers, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	job descriptions	2024
Volunteer Recognition Ideas Across Generations Ways to think about the types of recognition you provide for different generations of volunteers.	Baby Boomers, Millennials, Staff Training	recognition, generations	2024
Managing Volunteer Risks -- Where Are You Now? In this blog, Volunteers Insurance Service Association, Inc. (VIS) suggests that to know where you need to be in managing your organization’s risk of… more	Staff Training	Risk Management	2024
How to Recruit and Retain Gen Z Volunteers Interesting facts and trends about Gen Z presented by Gen Z members themselves. Slides available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/… more	Capacity Building	Gen Z, Recruitment	2023
Volunteer Recognition Ideas Sixty volunteer appreciation ideas from Keela.com	Staff Training	recognition	2023
Mirror, Mirror on the wall - The role of self-awareness in equity work Take a moment to read this very brief article about how to be more self aware while doing equity work.	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion	2023
5 Myths About Volunteer Engagement Beth Steinhorn, President of VQ Volunteer Strategies prepared a 4 - 5 minute YouTube video on each of her top 5 Volunteer Engagement Myths. They can… more	Staff Training	myths	2023
Book To Action - Solano County CA Solano County Library's 2023 Book to Action project	Staff Training		2023
Gamifying Volunteer Training gDo volunteers cringe when you bring up the subject of training? The author argues that gamifying volunteer training can be an effective way to build… more	Volunteer Orientation, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Staff Training	Gamifying, Gamification	2023