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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A Few Pointers on the Unpleasant Topic of Firing Volunteers
Sarah Jane Rehnborg, Ph.D. discusses some of the "whys" and "hows" on this important topic. |
Staff Training | Fire, dismiss, problem | 2015 |
Skilled Volunteer Interview: Social Media Specialist
This is a 4 minute interview with a volunteer who served as a Social Media Specialist for the California State Library. Her volunteer Position… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Millennials | Skilled Volunteers, Millennials, social media, virtual | 2015 |
Today's Volunteer: The Shift from Management to Engagement
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (9.5 minutes) |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Working with Volunteers who have Full Time Jobs
This 5 minute video explores working with volunteers who have full time jobs with Cathy from the Sacramento Public Library, and one of her working… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Importance of Meaningful Written Volunteer Job Descriptions
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (14 minutes) |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Help for the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
This is a 3 minute interview with volunteer Kellie, who came on board as our volunteer Assistant Volunteer Coordinator at the California State… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Volunteer Recruitment
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (20.5 minutes) |
Volunteer Recruitment, Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | 2015 | |
Skilled Volunteer Interview: Public Relations Strategist
Watch this 6 minute interview with Dan, a highly skilled Public Relations volunteer who came aboard to create a statewide PR campaign for California… more |
Graphic Design, Marketing and Publicity, Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Success & Sustainability Factors
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (17.5 minutes) |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | Sustainability, retention | 2015 |
Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities
A pamphlet created by the United Spinal Association. |
Staff Training | disabilities, diversity, equity, inclusion | 2015 |
Brave New World of Engaging Skilled Volunteers
Have you thought about how volunteers with specific skills could help ? This 50 minute webinar by VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn For Good to learn why… more |
Volunteer Recruitment, Capacity Building, Millennials, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | VolunteerMatch, Volunteer Recruitment, LinkedIn | 2015 |
Inclusive Volunteering: Recommendations for Volunteer Coordinators on how to Develop a More Inclusive Volunteer Programme
This booklet consists of two parts. Part I covers general aspects of inclusive volunteering and Part II includes recommendations for volunteer… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | disabilities | 2015 |
If Your Board Looked Like Your Community
While written by an Arts organization, the 4 “Hurdles” described, along with strategies to consider and actions to take are relevant to all… more |
Staff Training | diversity, inclusion, inclusive | 2016 |
Why Company Sponsored Volunteer Programs are Keeping Millennials Happy at Work
What motivates millennials to stay in a job is having an impact on corporate social responsibility. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Millennials | Millennials, high-impact volunteers, Recruitment | 2016 |
Checklist to Minimize the Most Common Volunteer Risks
A good basic list of issues to consider and how to approach them. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | Risk Management | 2016 |
Are You in a Volunteer Management Silo?
A classic piece by Susan Ellis describing why we need to get out of our comfort zone and expand our thinking once in a while. |
Staff Training | Professional Development | 2017 |
Volunteers: More Work? or More Work Force? - Idaho Commission for Libraries
This is a 30 minute archived webinar, presented May 15, 2017 by Sheila Winther, Volunteer Coordinator for the Idaho Commission for Libraries. This is… more |
Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training | volunteer coordinator | 2017 |
Volunteers are the Reputational Assets Your Organization is Overlooking
A great reminder in a brief article by Erin Rebecca Spink. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2017 | |
A Different Kind of Volunteer Work: More companies are encouraging employees to donate their professional expertise
This brief September, 2017 Wall Street Journal article speaks to societal factors leading to the increase in corporate pro bono programs. |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | 2017 | |
How to Turn Away Volunteers and Still Have an OK Day
In this August, 2017 article, Elisa Kosarin shares her basics for making this difficult experience manageable. |
Volunteer Screening / Interviewing, Interviewing Volunteers, Staff Training | 2017 |