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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Best Practices for Recruiting and Engaging Volunteers from Zoomers to Boomers
This April 2023 webinar led by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch also featured staff leaders from AARP and… more |
Baby Boomers, Millennials | boomers, Millenials | 2023 |
Volunteer Matching: Finding the Right Role for Every Volunteer
Fitting each volunteer with the right role is critical to success. |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training | job descriptions, placement, onboarding, interview | 2023 |
Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World
Driven by the power of volunteer energy and grounded in comprehensive research, the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement launched to… more |
Capacity Building | Strategic, fund development | 2023 |
An Introduction to Ethics for the Volunteer Engagement Profession
Katie Campbell, former Executive Director of the CCVA (Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration) and Ethics Editor Erin Spink introduce… more |
Staff Training | Ethics | 2023 |
New Volunteer Manager's ToolKit
This one hour webinar recording was presented for the Get Involved initiative by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at… more |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | toolkit | 2023 |
Tools for Volunteer Engagement Success
This one hour archived video was presented by Carla Lehn of the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative for the incoming AmeriCorps members… more |
On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources, Staff Training | VolunteerMatch, online recruitment | 2023 |
Get Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use
This 2023 report is organized into five parts: 1. Gen Z library use and non-use. 2. How Gen Z and millennials use media and discover books. 3. Gen Z… more |
Capacity Building | Gen Z, Millennials | 2023 |
The Four Appreciation Languages -
A nice article from Karen Knight Consulting discussing the various forms of volunteer recognition. |
Staff Training | recognition | 2023 |
Sensory Story Time Volunteers - Redwood City CA
This one hour webinar was presented for the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative on December 6 2023 by Pam Evans, Youth Services… more |
Staff Training | Storytime, story time, sensory, disabilities | 2023 |
Shelve-it!
This shelving game could be used as a portion of your training for volunteers who do shelving. -- See also: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | Shelving, shelver | 2023 |
Volunteer Recognition Ideas
Sixty volunteer appreciation ideas from Keela.com |
Staff Training | recognition | 2023 |
Library Shelving Quiz
This quiz could be used as part of your training for volunteers who do shelving. See also: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/training-materials/… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | Shelving, shelver | 2023 |
How to Build a Truly Inclusive Nonprofit Volunteer Program
In 2023, the Assessing Diversity and Equity in Volunteer Involvement (ADEVI) project started with a survey of 564 individuals with a Certification in… more |
Staff Training | diversity, equity, inclusion | 2023 |
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 |
Introduction to the Purpose-Driven Vounteer Impact Model
Volunteers contribute to a library’s mission, labor, donations, awareness, and reputation. Yet, reports about volunteers often omit these… more |
Staff Training | impact, outcome measurement, Data Management | 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 |
Bibliography on Volunteer Engagement
Bibliography and Web Resources on Volunteer Engagement developed by Carla Lehn |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | bibliography, Lehn | 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 |
Supporting Volunteerism by People with Disabilities
A thorough guidebook to help with attracting and engaging volunteers with disabilities. (The document does not contain a date that it was published.… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | disabilities, inclusive | 2024 |
| Capacity Building, Staff Training | disabilities, inclusive | 2024 |