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
Staff Volunteer Application - Oceanside, CA
Some libraries allow their staff to volunteer at the library, and some don't. Oceanside does allow it under certain circumstances, and this is… more
Adult Volunteer Applications 2013
Volunteer Exit Interview Example
Without a library example of a volunteer Exit Interview, we found this one which can be used as an initial template.
Staff Guides for Working with VolunteersVolunteer Handbooks Volunteer Recognition 2013
Interviewing Resources
A great assortment of resources to assist with your volunteer interviewing and screening practices.
Interviewing Volunteers interview, screening 2013
Youth Volunteer Application - Huntington Beach, CA
This Youth Vlunteer Application from Huntington Beach includes information for the adult, and requires an adult signature.
Teen Volunteer Applications teen volunteers, youth volunteers, Application, forms 2013
Advice for Choosing Volunteer Management Software
Maintained by Jayne Cravens of Coyote Communications, this is a very good list of all the volunteer tracking mechanisms out there, with a matrix that… more
Volunteer Management Systems Tracking 2011
Making the Most of Your VolunteerMatch Account
This 30 minute webinar was made especially for California libraries by VolunteerMatch to show you the basics of your VolunteerMatch Account,… more
VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources 2014
Confidentiality of Customer Records Form - Ontario, California
This document from the Ontario City Library states their Confidentiality policy for Customer Records, and provides a space for both employees and… more
Confidentiality PoliciesVolunteer Handbooks Confidentiality Forms 2014
Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement - Santa Clarita, CA
This is the Santa Clarita Library's document that all volunteers sign to assure protection of library patrons' right to privacy.
Confidentiality PoliciesVolunteer Handbooks Confidentiality 2014
Developing Volunteer Orientation Programs
This section of "The Community Toolbox" will help you think through and design your organizational orientation for volunteers.
Volunteer Orientation Volunteer Orientation, volunteer training 2013
Sample Volunteer Survey - Nonprofit Connect
Here's a sample volunteer recognition survey you could consider modifying to meet your needs.
Volunteer Recognition recognition 2010
Teen Tech-xPert Volunteer Application - Torrance, CA
Torrance Public Library's Teen Tech-xPert program's volunteer application.
Teen Volunteer Applications 2014
Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders
This RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the University of Texas, Austin publication offers offer here a strategic framework and… more
Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers Strategic 2009
Volunteer Screening Handbook - Volunteer Canada
Provides a very clear 10 step process for screening volunteers.
Volunteer Screening / Interviewing interview 2008
VolunteerMatch/LinkedIn Recruitment Partnership Instructions
VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn have teamed up to use both of their vast networks to help us recruit high skilled volunteers! Here’s how it works:
• If… more
Volunteer RecruitmentVolunteerMatch Recruitment, online recruitment 2014
Goal Setting Worksheet
Need a format for setting goals and developing action plans for your program? Here's a template from VolunteerMatch.
Strategic Planning 2012
Organization Strategic Plan featuring Volunteerism Goals
Check out the American Diabetes Association's Strategic Plan, which calls our actual goals for the volunteer program on pages 22 - 24.
Strategic Planning 2015
Challenging the Status Quo: Rethinking the Value of Volunteers
What if the way nonprofits and companies are currently engaging volunteers is all wrong? How can we make sure we’re strategically involving the core… more
Strategic PlanningCapacity BuildingEngaging Staff and Unions 2014
Interviewer Traps -- Energize
Some great tips for interviewers of volunteers.
Volunteer Screening / InterviewingInterviewing Volunteers interview, screening 2015
Celebrate Collective Accomplishments, Not Volunteered Time
Despite many obstacles, we tend to plan volunteer recognition events in a bubble of happiness. One day a year the executive director shows up and… more
Volunteer Recognition recognition 2011
Whom Don't We Ask to Volunteer?
We all know the common wisdom (backed up by research, actually) that the number one reason people volunteer or give money is because they were asked… more
Volunteer Recruitment Recruitment 2014