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Learn from your public library colleagues who are creating effective volunteer engagement strategies, tools and practices that will keep you from re-inventing the wheel! Search the database of Get Involved resources and enhance your success in volunteer engagement. Resources include:

Management Tools, Policies, and Handbooks
High Impact Volunteer Position Descriptions
Training Materials, Videos, and Tutorials about best practices
Professional Photos related to position descriptions

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Make a Difference: Volunteer!

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Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities

Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities

Disability Awareness and Inclusive Behaviors

Working Together: Developing Neurodivergent and IDD (Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled) Inclusive Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Connections: Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Environment

Inclusive Volunteering: Recommendations for Volunteer Coordinators on how to Develop a More Inclusive Volunteer Programme

Planning for Including People with Intellectual Disabilities in Volunteer Programs

Sensory Story Time Volunteers - Redwood City CA

Engaging People with Disabilities

Disability Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit

Inclusive Volunteering Training Video – (8 minutes) Making Your Volunteer Opportunities Available for All Abilities

Upcoming Events

Jan 8 - 10:30 am Pacific Time - National Library Volunteer Engagement Leaders: FREE Live Open ZOOM Discussion - We meet every Wednesday on Zoom - All are welcome. Join us any time: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85199850785?pwd=WHorb3h2ckgvZjhZT1BOVWxEMzhlZz09

FREE WEBINARS

Jan 9 - Activating Gen Z and Millennial Volunteers - Register here: https://www.civicchamps.com/upcoming-webinars/activating-gen-z-and-millennial-volunteers

Jan 9 - Information Session on Becoming a CVA - Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdeygqTwqHdW0LdRZoBxZ5yZ9wOJZ4pln#/registration

Jan 9 - DOVIA Resource Gift Exchange - Register here: https://www.doviasacramento.org/event-5947402

Jan 9 - Happy 2025: Setting Resolutions, Goals & Other Volunteer Management Trends

Jan 14 - Why Your Annual Report Should be a Marketing Tool and Not a Snooze - Register here: https://firespring.com/webinars/why-your-annual-report-should-be-a-marketing-tool-and-not-a-snooze/

Jan 15 - Grant Writing Basics for small and Rural Libraries and Friends Groups – Register here: https://united.ala.org/grant-writing-basics/

Jan 22 - Storytelling for Impact - Register here: https://firespring.com/webinars/storytelling-for-impact/

Jan 22 - Volunteer Recruitment in a Post-Covid World - Register here: https://handsonsuburbanchicago.org/trainings-workshops/

Jan 28 - Where Do I Go from Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways – Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcode2gqD0tH91CQE6lMyI6031XgLT6EBxL

Jan 30 - Working with Volunteers of Every Generation - https://events.humanitix.com/vf01302025

Feb 25 - Information Session on Becoming a CVA - Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdOugrzooHNI4OgljoiSn-dj89nHRT4DD#/registration

Mar 12 - Is Everybody Welcome? An Introduction to the Equity in Action Toolkit for Library Volunteer Engagement Leaders - Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlf-ypqTkuGdxeQoyVlXD551KQL6W0hiSE

Mar 13 - Social Media and Volunteer Engagement – Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocO2qrzksE9NUpLuL9r95DEIHzXDQpCFZ

Make a Difference: Volunteer!

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