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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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Online Book Sale Operation - Mesa AZ The link below to a 10 minute video will introduce you to the Mesa Public Library's amazing online booksale operation (about $100,000/year) which is… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training	online booksales, Friends, Friends of the Library, Booksales	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
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
Privilege, Bias and Microaggressions On Aug 25, 2022 Points of Light and the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration led a conversation exploring identity, privilege, bias and… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	privilege, bias, microaggression, diversity, equity, inclusion	2022
First Day Volunteer Orientation Checklist - Kitchener Public Library This checklist is used by the Kitchener Public Library for a volunteer's first day of orientation/training.	Volunteer Orientation	checklist, orientation, Training	2022
QuickStart Guide for New Volunteers Not a library, but a lovely example to get ideas from.	Volunteer Orientation	orientation, handbook	2022
Virtual Volunteers: Keys to Success and Sustainability More and more organizations rely on a hybrid workforce – with staff and volunteers working on-site and on-line. More recently, engaging volunteers… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	virtual volunteer	2022
Live Online Discussion of Diversity Equity & Inclusion California Library Volunteer Leaders: Live Open Online Discussion on Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Volunteer Engagement – This recorded… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion, White Saviorism	2022
How to Align Your Mission with Millennials and Civic Engagement America’s millennials are poised to reshape society to a greater degree than any generation since the Greatest Generation. As 2 million baby boomers… more	Millennials	Millennials	2022
Recruiting Local Volunteers to Increase Diversity Among the Ranks This blog post by Jayne Cravens provides some ideas for expanding diversity among your volunteers. Includes a number of links to related topics as… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion, Recruitment	2022
Getting it Right! Nine Areas Managers of Volunteers Sometimes Get Wrong A terrific brief article by Martin Cowling to help us find our way.	Capacity Building		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
Closed Captioning Volunteer Job List - Cedar Rapids IA During the global pandemic the Library shifted to sharing more programs online and wanted to ensure the programs were accessible to those who utilize… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	virtual, virtual volunteer, remote, closed captioning, 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
Strategies for Attracting Today's Volunteers - DOVIA Sacramento Webinar This archived webinar was presented by Carla Lehn for DOVIA Sacramento in February 2021. 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
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
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
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
Recruit Volunteers Online: Find Your Next 20 COVID Superheroes with Smarter Strategy The author describes three essential strategies needed to build a presence online that can recruit the ideal volunteers you need, those that are… more	On-line Volunteer Recruitment	Recruitment, online recruitment	2021
Outdoor Programming and Outreach Best Practices - Oklahoma City OK Developed by the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City during the COVID-19 pandemic as a guide for staff.	Capacity Building	outdoor, outreach, programming, COVID-19	2021