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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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Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
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
Creating Innovative Volunteer Recognition Strategies This webinar was presented for the Get Involved initiative by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch on April 19,… more	Staff Training	recognition	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
When and Where to Use Volunteer Replacement Rates (Or Not) for Volunteer Value In this 2023 blog post, Dr. Sue Carter Kahl thoughtfully discusses the pros and cons of using volunteer dollar values. The most common forms of wage… more	Staff Training	ROI, Return on Investment	2023
Up Your Game with Skills-Based Volunteering A discussion of skills-based volunteering which can be provided through specialized volunteer-matching organizations.	Staff Training, Capacity Building	Skilled Volunteers	2023
It's Spring: Let's Renew/Reinvigorate/Revamp Volunteer Engagement This one-hour live online meeting was held on April 20, 2023 and features library volunteer engagement leaders sharing their thoughts on how to… more	Staff Training	Recruitment, job descriptions, recognition	2023
Makerspace Volunteer Training Examples Many thanks for these Makerspace Volunteer Training Examples – from San Mateo County Libraries – Check out their online training for maker volunteers… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	maker space, Niche Academy, online training	2023
VolunteerMatch "Tour" This is a recording of an online meeting "Tour" provided for incoming AmeriCorps members attached to California Library Literacy Services in December… more	VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources, Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment	VolunteerMatch, Skilled Volunteers, skilled, virtual, virtual volunteer	2022
Creating a Community-Centered Volunteer Orientation This video clip was prepared for the Get Involved Initiative by Breauna Dorelus of Connecting the Cause - https://www.connectingthecause.com. After… more	Staff Training, Volunteer Orientation	diversity, equity, inclusion, White Saviorism, white supremacy, orientation, Training	2022
QuickStart Guide for New Volunteers Not a library, but a lovely example to get ideas from.	Volunteer Orientation	orientation, handbook	2022