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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.

Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
Nonprofit Volunteers: Minimizing the Risk Minimizing legal exposure is important because volunteers’ acts are generally imputed to the nonprofit organization. Specific, written volunteer… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	Risk Management	2013
The Importance of Using and Understanding Background Check Screening This archived webinar was produced by "AL!VE" -- the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement.	Volunteer Screening / Interviewing, Capacity Building	background checks, screening volunteers	2013
How to Design Volunteer Training that Helps (Not Hurts) Learning A brief article that provides principles of learning theory in usable form to the design of volunteer training.	Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Staff Training, Volunteer Orientation	Training, orientation	2013
Volunteer Satisfaction Surveys: 10 Ways to Get it Right Gathering candid opinions from your volunteers will help you gain insights around what you need to improve. Despite our best efforts, however,… more	Staff Training		2012
"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
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
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 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
Compassion to Action Solano County Library's Book to Action project was based upon Karen Armstrong's book, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. It partnered… more	Baby Boomers, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	book discussion, Book to action, Video	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
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
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
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
Putting Corporate Volunteers to Work This one-hour webinar (2012) presents evaluation points to help volunteer managers determine if their program is ready to engage, or expand the use… more	Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	business partnerships, group volunteering, corporate relations	2012
"Applying for a Job Online" Powerpoint Training - Huntington Beach This powerpoint presentation was created for a high skilled volunteer to deliver training to library patrons on "Applying for Job Online."	Job / Employment Coach, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Job Specific Volunteer Training	job coach, Training	2012
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
Addressing Common Staff Concerns About Volunteers This is adapted from Carla Lehn's book, "Volunteer Involvement in California Libraries: Best Practices." The complete book may be found online here:… more	Engaging Staff and Unions	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