Training Materials
Learn more about best practices in volunteer recruitment and engagement, and how to get the results you need.
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 |
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Closed Captioning Volunteer Job List - Cedar Rapids IA
During the global pandemic the Library shifted to sharing more programs online and wanted to ensure the programs were accessible to those who utilize… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | virtual, virtual volunteer, remote, closed captioning, COVID-19 | 2021 |
Where Do I Go From Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways
Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch presented this webinar for the Get Involved Initiative on February… more |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | Webinar | 2021 |
Strategies for Attracting Today's Volunteers - DOVIA Sacramento Webinar
This archived webinar was presented by Carla Lehn for DOVIA Sacramento in February 2011. Learning Objectives for the session: Participants in this… more |
Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | Recruitment, online recruitment, Volunteer Job Description, Webinar | 2021 |
Volunteer COVID-19 Protocol Training - Huntington Beach CA
Protocol training for volunteers returning to the library during/after COVID-19 pandemic |
Volunteer Orientation | COVID-19 | 2021 |
Addressing Issues of Equity in Volunteerism
A brief article on this important subject with some ideas about where to look and what to do. |
Capacity Building | diversity, equity, inclusion | 2021 |
Eight Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program
This 1 hour webinar was offered as part of the Get Involved: Powered By Your Library initiative of the California State Library. It was recorded on… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | inclusive, diversity, equity | 2021 |
Eight Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program - Infographic
This infographic displays the 8 Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program that resulted from research done by the Minnesota… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | diversity, equity, inclusion | 2021 |
Eight Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program - Action Plan
This Action Plan was a handout for a webinar by that title on April 1, 2021. The webinar archive and Infographic handout are also available here… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | inclusion, equity, diversity | 2021 |
Questionnaire Design Tip Sheet - Harvard University
A tip sheet on question wording from the Harvard University Program on Survey Research. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | surveys | 2021 |
Getting it Right! Nine Areas Managers of Volunteers Sometimes Get Wrong
A terrific brief article by Martin Cowling to help us find our way. |
Capacity Building | 2021 | |
Talking Racial Equity? Make Sure You Understand These 17 Words
A good list of terms to be familiar with from Technical.ly |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | racism, inclusive, diversity | 2020 |
Fighting Racism Through Diverse and Inclusive Volunteer Engagement Programming (Part 1 of 2)
Thoughts on how to audit your own diversity, equity and inclusion strategy (DEI) in how you engage volunteers from Jerome Tennille, CVA, social good… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | racism, diversity, Recruitment, inclusive | 2020 |
Volunteer Safety Training - Orange CA
Powerpoint developed by the Orange Public Library during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic to assist with training volunteers on safety procedures. |
Volunteer Orientation | COVID-19 | 2020 |
Adopt-A-Shelf Job List - Cedar Rapids Public Library IA
This is the Job List for volunteers who "Adopt-A-Shelf" at the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library. A related document is the Adopt-A-Shelf volunteer… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | Shelving | 2020 |
Volunteer COVID-19 Safety Guidelines - Cedar Rapids IA
General guidelines for volunteers returning to the library during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. |
Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training | COVID-19 | 2020 |
Building Better COVID-Related Volunteer Roles
VolunteerPro's approach to re-tooling our volunteer engagement during COVID-19. Includes a template for a Quick-n-Dirty Needs Assessment. |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | job descriptions, COVID-19, needs assessment | 2020 |
ESL Conversation Groups Go Online
This is a recording of “ESL Conversation Groups Go Online” a presentation and interactive Zoom call that the California State Library held on May 22… more |
Staff Training, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | ESL, ESL conversation circle, COVID-19 | 2020 |
"Holds Hunter" Volunteer COVID-19 Procedure Changes - Cedar Rapids IA
Procedural changes developed for volunteer "Hold Hunters" by the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library during 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. |
Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training | COVID-19 | 2020 |
VolunteerMatch "Tour" - Using VolunteerMatch to Recruit Skilled & Virtual Volunteers
This is a recording of an online meeting "Tour" provided for library participants in October 2020. You can both hear Carla talking and see what she's… more |
VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources, Staff Training | VolunteerMatch, Skilled Volunteers, skilled, virtual, virtual volunteer | 2020 |
ESL Conversation Groups Go Online - BreakOut Discussion Group Notes
“ESL Conversation Groups Go Online” was a presentation and interactive Zoom call that the California State Library held on May 22, 2020. It's goal… more |
Staff Training, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | ESL, ESL conversation circle, COVID-19 | 2020 |