Management Tools
Find applications, agreement forms, handbooks, training and orientation manuals and other tools here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Volunteer Point Person Handbook
At the Charlotte Mecklenburg Llibrary their branch volunteer coordinators are called VPPs - Volunteer Point Persons. Here's their 2026 Handbook for… more |
Volunteer Handbooks | Volunteer Point Person, branch coordinator | 2026 |
Volunteer Point Person Handbook - Charlotte-Mecklenberg Library
This 2026 handbook was created for the staff members at each branch responsible for volunteer engagement (Volunteer Point Persons or VPPs) who are at… more |
Volunteer Handbooks, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | branch coordinator, branch | 2026 |
4 Ways to Motivate Volunteers
Four key thinkgs to help motivate vounteers. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Volunteer Screening / Interviewing | Motivation | 2026 |
New Volunteer Checkin Email - OR
This message is used by the City of Sherwood Public Library to follow up with new volunteers. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | communications, email templates | 2026 |
3 Ways to Engage Prospective Volunteers Through Your Website
Brief article on how to help your website help you with recruitment. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Publicity and Promotion | website | 2026 |
16 Top Volunteer Management Software Solutions + Buyer's Guide (2026)
A 2026 comparison of 16 volunteer management systems prepared by one of the systems. |
Volunteer Management Systems | Tracking, Record Keeping | 2026 |
Mapping the Volunteer Journey: A Strategic Tool for Better Engagement
How do we understand and design the complete experience volunteers have with us, from first contact to long-term engagement? This is where volunteer… more |
Volunteer Recruitment, Strategic Planning | onboarding | 2025 |
Position Profiles for Volunteer Management Professionals
From our friends in Canada, a terrific grid to help you in creating the volunteer engagement leader's job description and determining an appropriate… more |
Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions | titles, volunteer manager | 2025 |
What Goes Into a Board Manual
Great outline of what's needed in a Board Manual from BoardSource. |
Volunteer Handbooks | Board, policy and procedure | 2025 |
5 Data-Driven Volunteer Management Strategies
How to keep the data in your volunteer management system "clean" and complete. |
Volunteer Management Systems | Data Management, Record Keeping | 2025 |
Volunteer Services Annual Report 2024/25 - Deschutes OR
Volunteer Services Annual Report 2024/25 - Deschutes OR Public Library |
Publicity and Promotion | annual report | 2025 |
Parent/Guardian Form for Teen Volunteers - Multnomah County OR
This form is used with parents/guardians of teen volunteers at the Multnomah County Library (Oregon) |
Volunteer Agreements, Teen Volunteer Applications, Volunteer Handbooks | permission form, teen agreements | 2025 |
Where Should the Volunteer Services Department Live on Your Org Chart?
Tobi Johnson outlines Pros and Cons of various places that volunteer engagement staff can be placed within an organization. |
Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions, Volunteer Coordinator Interview Questions | org chart, structure | 2025 |
One California Library shares its survey questions of adult volunteers and a sampling of their responses
Here are some sample questions from a recent survey of adult volunteers in one California library, including some of the responses received. |
Volunteer Recognition | surveys | 2025 |
Where to Find Volunteers
This grid from the United Way of Central Indiana provides some ideas and challenges for finding differing "types" of volunteers: diverse, retirees… more |
Volunteer Recruitment | diversity, young volunteers, retirees, corporate | 2025 |
26 Volunteer Appreciation Ideas
A list of volunteer recognition ideas |
Volunteer Recognition | appreciation | 2025 |
Volunteer Engagement Guidelines - Indianapolis Public Library
Great overview of the volunteer engagement policies and procedures from the Indianapolis Public Library. |
Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers, Volunteer Handbooks | policies | 2025 |
Library Delivery Services Volunteer Agreement
Agreement/waiver used by the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (IL) with their volunteer drivers who deliver materials in their homebound delivery… more |
Volunteer Handbooks, Volunteer Agreements | driver, Homebound, policy and procedure | 2025 |
Tips for Onboarding Volunteers
This document from the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City suggests on-boarding steps for new volunteers. |
Volunteer Handbooks, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | policies, procedures, onboarding | 2025 |
Circulation Skills Assessment - Tigard OR
This assessment is used by the Tigard Public Library to determine whether or not a potential volunteer has the skills required to work in circulation… more |
Volunteer Screening / Interviewing | Circulation, assessment, skills test | 2025 |