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Volunteer Engagement (Online Course) |
This course was created for the Transforming Life After 50 Fellowship, and is archived and available for you to use free of charge.
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 course provides tools, techniques, and models for volunteer engagement so that you will be able to:
Understand the potential for engaging high impact, skilled volunteers to assist public libraries.
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.
Describe the elements of a successful volunteer engagement program.
Create diverse and meaningful skilled volunteer positions that will attract a broad range of community volunteers, especially baby boomers.
Address staff resistance to engaging volunteers.
Understand current trends and issues in volunteer engagement, such as online recruitment and legal issues.
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Volunteer Recruitment, Baby Boomers, Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Engaging Staff and Unions |
Volunteer Recruitment, Baby Boomers, Unions |
Management Tool |
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12 Tips for Engaging Pro Bono Volunteers |
Terrific blog post by Jennifer Bennett of VolunteerMatch about why and how to engage high skilled volunteers. |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers |
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Management Tool |
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50 Project Ideas for Skilled Volunteers |
A wonderful list of skilled volunteer project ideas from VolunteerPro. |
Leadership/Managerial, Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers |
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Position Descriptions |
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"Intro to the Internet" Training Powerpoint - Huntington Beach |
This powerpoint presentation can be used for volunteers to provide training on the internet and how to use it. |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Job Specific Volunteer Training |
computer coach, tech coach, Training |
Position Descriptions |
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Importance of Meaningful Written Volunteer Job Descriptions |
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (14 minutes)
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Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training |
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Training Materials |
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"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 |
Training Materials |
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Volunteer Position Descriptions- Jill Friedman Fixler |
As part of a day-long training, Jill Friedman Fixler discusses how to design position descriptions that attract and engage volunteers in high-impact roles. Search for additional training videos from the day on this site. |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training |
Video, job descriptions |
Training Materials |
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Until Tuesday- Book to Action Project- Lodi Public Library |
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 a wounded warrior dealing with a traumatic brain injury and PTSD and his road to healing and hope through a relationship with his service dog. |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers |
Book to action, Video, book discussion, community service |
Training Materials |
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Volunteer Engagement: Changing Our Volun teer Culture |
This Urban Libraries Council article by Joan Young of the San Jose Public Library describes the positive impact on their library of implementing a volunteer engagement strategy throughout their system. |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers |
Skilled Volunteers |
Training Materials |
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Volunteer Management Team, Tips and Strategies- Monrovia Public Library (Part 2) |
Don't have a full time volunteer coordinator at your library? In this 3 minute video, learn how Monrovia has engaged high impact volunteers as a "Volunteer Management Team" to ensure that all the important tasks get completed! See also: "Meet the Volunteer Management Team - Part 1" about how Monrovia Public Library uses volunteer leaders to plan, coordinate and support their overall volunteer program. |
Baby Boomers, Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers |
volunteer team, volunteer leaders, high-impact volunteers, volunteer coordinator, leadership, Video |
Training Materials |
