• Do you ever wonder what motivates volunteers?
• Are you wondering where to find talented volunteers?
• What projects or programs do you have that will attract them?
Baby boomers and the generations that follow are seeking new ways to use their skills and experience to make a difference in their communities. Your library is uniquely positioned to benefit from these volunteers. This webinar will provide tools, techniques, and models for volunteer engagement.
• Understand the potential for engaging high impact, skilled volunteers to assist public libraries.
• Know how to engage this talent to extend the library’s capacity in the community and to benefit from these new library advocates and supporters.
• Understand the motivations behind why people volunteer.
• Be able to create diverse and meaningful skilled volunteer positions that will attract a broad range of community volunteers, especially boomers.
• Plan to implement a variety of successful volunteer recruitment strategies that go far beyond the “Volunteer Here” sign on the Circulation Desk.