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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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Getting Staff on Board- Story Time Conductors Former Roseville library director Rachel Delgadillo talks about how she worked with her Children's Librarians to overcome their resistance to… more	Capacity Building, Engaging Staff and Unions, Staff Training	Video, Staff Resistance, Storytime, children's services	2010
Build a Better Volunteer Engagement Program Brush off the cobwebs, clean out the closets, and check for cracks. Have you ever wondered if your volunteer engagement program is using all of the… more	Volunteer Handbooks, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	Recruitment, management	2010
Staff Training Syllabus - San Jose, CA Learning objectives used to train staff at San Jose Public Library on working with high impact volunteers in four 2-hour sessions. See also, a… more	Staff Training	staff training	2010
Reimagining Service in California- Karen Baker Karen Brown, Secretary of Service and Volunteering in California, discusses trends in skilled volunteering at the Get Involved: Powered By Your… more	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	Video, trends	2010
Adult Literacy Students Giving Back In this 5- minute video, be inspired by adult literacy students in San Jose who are giving back to their community.	Engaging High Impact Volunteers	adult literacy, Video	2011
Getting Management Buy In for Volunteers Volunteerism consultant Susan Ellis gives tips for staff on steps to take to get management on board with and supportive of the volunteer program.	Engaging Staff and Unions		2011
What Leaders of Volunteers Can Do to Gain Executive Attention A list of steps to take when trying to engage senior management in understanding the importance of the volunteer program by Susan J. Ellis of… more	Engaging Staff and Unions	staff buy-in, Staff Resistance	2011
Demonstrating ROI in Volunteer Engagement You know your volunteers do valuable work -- but how do you know which of their results will be most compelling to the decision makers in your… more	Publicity and Promotion, Capacity Building, Staff Training	ROI, evaluation, budget justification, Webinar	2011
Dewey? Sure we Do - San Bernardino County Library Introduction to Dewey Decimal system for volunteer training.	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Dewey, Shelving, Training	2011
Dewey Decimal Quiz - San Bernardino County Library Quiz used in training for shelving volunteers. See also, "Dewey Quiz Answers," and "Do We Dewey? Sure We Do"	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Dewey, Shelving, Training	2011
Dewey Quiz Answers - San Bernardino County Answers to quiz used in training for shelving volunteers. See also, "Dewey Decimal Quiz," and "Do We Dewey? Sure We Do"	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Dewey, Shelving, Training	2011
"E-mail Basics" Powerpoint Training - Huntington Beach This powerpoint presentation was created for a high skilled volunteer to deliver training to library patrons on "E-Mail Basics."	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Job Specific Volunteer Training	tech coach, Training	2012
Book to Action Project- Santa Barbara Public Library Book-to-Action Programs 2012: Bringing programs about the environment to Santa Barbara Public Library libraries (Green @ Your Library), in… more	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	Book to action, community service, teen volunteers, environment	2012
Until Tuesday - Book to Action Project- Lodi, CA As part of an LSTA grant, Lodi Public Library designed a Book to Action project around the book "Until Tuesday" based on the true story of… more	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	Book to action, Video, book discussion, community service	2012
Volunteer Sustainability vs. Retention -- Carla Lehn I often get asked – how do we retain volunteers – meaning how to we keep them longer. Here’s the news about baby boomers and the generations that… more	Baby Boomers, Staff Training	Confidentiality Forms, Recruitment	2012
Volunteer Orientation - Circulation - Huntington Beach, CA Orientation slides used by Huntington Beach Public Library with volunteers in Circulation.	Materials Handling, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Volunteer Orientation	book shelving, Circulation	2012
Volunteer Orientation - Media Center - Huntington Beach, CA Powerpoint slides used in orientation of Huntington Beach Public Library's Media Center volunteers.	Materials Handling, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Volunteer Orientation	Shelving	2012
Rural Volunteer Toolkit This toolkit was researched and written VISTA volunteers serving in Appalachian Coal Country, and in rural Colorado. They have included some of… more	Capacity Building	rural, Volunteer Recruitment, partnerships	2012
Successful Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for Baby Boomers & Generations that Follow This is a one hour archived webinar presented by Carla Lehn in February, 2012. Presenter slides and handouts are available at the link below. Do you… more	Volunteer Recruitment, Baby Boomers, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, On-line Volunteer Recruitment	Volunteer Recruitment, Skilled Volunteers, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millenials	2012
VolunteerMatch Learning Center This is the link to VolunteerMatch's online learning center. Check here for free webinars and other learning resources.	VolunteerMatch, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	Recruitment, online recruitment	2012