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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.

Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
VolunteerMatch "Tour" - Using VolunteerMatch to Recruit Skilled & Virtual Volunteers This is a recording of an online meeting "Tour" provided for library participants in October 2020. You can both hear Carla talking and see what she's… more	VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources, Staff Training	VolunteerMatch, Skilled Volunteers, skilled, virtual, virtual volunteer	2020
ESL Conversation Groups Go Online - BreakOut Discussion Group Notes “ESL Conversation Groups Go Online” was a presentation and interactive Zoom call that the California State Library held on May 22, 2020. It's goal… more	Staff Training, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	ESL, ESL conversation circle, 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
Racial Equity and Inclusion Resources for Volunteer Engagement Leaders This is a terrific list of links to articles, books, research, podcasts, movies and toolkits on this subject put together by MAVA - the Minnesota… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	inclusive, inclusion, equity, racism	2020
ESL Conversation Groups Go Online - Tools & Links Provided “ESL Conversation Groups Go Online” was a presentation and interactive Zoom call that the California State Library held on May 22, 2020. It's goal… more	Staff Training, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	ESL, ESL conversation circle, COVID-19	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
The Future of Volunteering: Millennials This 26 minute webinar was presented by Carla Lehn as the keynote address for the Los Angeles Public Library's annual Friends Symposium on October 23… more	Millennials, Capacity Building, Staff Training	Friends, Friends of the Library, COVID-19, Millennials, Gen Z	2020
ESL Conversation Groups Go Online - Sample Group Meeting Plan “ESL Conversation Groups Go Online” was a presentation and interactive Zoom call that the California State Library held on May 22, 2020. It's goal… more	Staff Training, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	ESL, ESL conversation circle, COVID-19	2020
Engagement as a Path to Inclusion and Justice This brief article from Beth Steinhorn at VQ Strategies outlines 4 questions we can all ask ourselves for developing and implementing a plan that… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	inclusive, racism, diversity	2020
Virtual Volunteering: A Guide for Nonprofits This guidebook on virtual volunteering is provided by VolunteerMatch.org	Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment	virtual, virtual volunteer	2020
COVID-19 Safety Training - Boulder CO This overall COVID-19 safety training serves as a portion of the training required for volunteers returning to their duties at the Boulder library.… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	COVID-19	2020
Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits This article from the National Council of Nonprofits not only describes the issue, but suggests ways to start making changes, and provides a number… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	racism, diversity, inclusion	2020
How to Recruit New Members for Your Association on Social Media Some good guidelines for making social media work for you from Nonprofit Tech for Good.	Capacity Building, On-line Volunteer Recruitment	social media, Recruitment, Friends, Friends of the Library	2020
Online Book Sales & Research Training #1: Bookbinding Styles - Mesa AZ The Mesa Public Library in Arizona utilizes volunteers to support their huge online booksale operation. This Training Outline is one of three shared… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	online booksales	2020
Book Drop Helper and Sorter Training - Boulder CO This powerpoint training was created for Book Drop Helper and Sorter Volunteers returning to service during COVID-19. In addition to this powerpoint… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	COVID-19, Book Drop	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
Book Drop Helper and Sorter Training Video #1 - Boulder CO This video was created as a portion of the training for Book Drop Helper and Sorter Volunteers returning to service during COVID-19. The training… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	COVID-19, Book Drop	2020
COVID-19 Safety Protocols Training Powerpoint - Gail Borden PL, IL This powerpoint was developed by the Gail Borden Public Library in Illinois to as part of its training for volunteers about safety issues and… more	Capacity Building	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
Get Involved VolunteerMatch Widget Helps with Recruitment This 3 minute video shows how the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative VolunteerMatch "widget" works on your website to help recruit… more	VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	Recruitment, online recruitment, widget	2020