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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.

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Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
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
Volunteer COVID-19 Safety Guidelines - Cedar Rapids IA General guidelines for volunteers returning to the library during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.	Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training	COVID-19	2020
What Should I Do? (COVID Exposure Flow Chart) This great flow chart from the Gail Borden Public Library District (Elgin IL) describes steps to take if you, an employee or volunteers has been… more	Staff Training	COVID-19	2020
"Holds Hunter" Volunteer COVID-19 Procedure Changes - Cedar Rapids IA Procedural changes developed for volunteer "Hold Hunters" by the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library during 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.	Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training	COVID-19	2020
COVID-19 Action Levels for Volunteers - Indianapolis IN When the Indianapolis Public Library started bringing volunteers back during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, they were prepared with this document for… more	Staff Training	COVID-19	2020
Volunteer Safety Precautions in a Pandemic World - Indianapolis IN Safety precautions for volunteers returning to the Indianapolis Public Library during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	COVID-19	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
Creating One-Time, Short-Term Group Volunteering Activities Great ideas for two-hour-, half-day or one-day, one-time group volunteering activities that could be used to engage workplace volunteer groups,… more	Staff Training	groups, corporate	2020
Volunteer Ethics & Risk Management: Should You Bring Volunteers In? This blogpost on ethics and volunteer liability and risk management was prepared by Toby Johnson during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020. It serves as… more	Staff Training	Risk Management, liability, Liability Waiver	2020
Fighting Racism Through Diverse and Inclusive Volunteer Engagement Programming (Part 2 of 2) Part 2 of thoughts on how to audit your own diversity, equity and inclusion strategy (DEI) in how you engage volunteers from Jerome Tennille, CVA,… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	racism, inclusive, diversity, Recruitment	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
Social Media & Blog Content Guidelines for Staff & Volunteers - CMBCL, OR This document is used by Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries to provide guidelines for staff and volunteers who are assisting with community… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Staff Training	social media, blog	2020