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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Volunteer Orientation - Circulation - Huntington Beach, CA
Orientation slides used by Huntington Beach Public Library with volunteers in Circulation. |
Materials Handling, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Volunteer Orientation | book shelving, Circulation | 2012 |
Volunteer Orientation - Media Center - Huntington Beach, CA
Powerpoint slides used in orientation of Huntington Beach Public Library's Media Center volunteers. |
Materials Handling, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Volunteer Orientation | Shelving | 2012 |
Rural Volunteer Toolkit
This toolkit was researched and written VISTA volunteers serving in Appalachian Coal Country, and in rural Colorado. They have included some of… more |
Capacity Building | rural, Volunteer Recruitment, partnerships | 2012 |
The Importance of Using and Understanding Background Check Screening
This archived webinar was produced by "AL!VE" -- the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement. |
Volunteer Screening / Interviewing, Capacity Building | background checks, screening volunteers | 2013 |
Nonprofit Volunteers: Minimizing the Risk
Minimizing legal exposure is important because volunteers’ acts are generally imputed to the nonprofit organization. Specific, written volunteer… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | Risk Management | 2013 |
How to Design Volunteer Training that Helps (Not Hurts) Learning
A brief article that provides principles of learning theory in usable form to the design of volunteer training. |
Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Staff Training, Volunteer Orientation | Training, orientation | 2013 |
In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity
This New York Times article provides an excellent example of a company providing their skilled volunteers to address the needs of a volunteer… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers | skilled, Skilled Volunteers | 2013 |
Developing Training Programs for Volunteers
The Who, What, How and Why of designing training programs for volunteers from the Community Toolbox. |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Volunteer Orientation | Training volunteer training | 2013 |
ESL Conversation Circles - Training Overview
This Prezi slide presentation was developed to help train volunteer ESL Conversation group facilitators. (I found it easier to view on FIrefox than… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | ESL conversation circle, ESL | 2013 |
VolunteerMatch Recruitment Tool - Volunteer Recommendations
Did you know that VolunteerMatch has a cool new feature that recommends volunteer opportunities to the thousands of potential volunteers with… more |
Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | Recruitment, VolunteerMatch, Volunteer Recommendations | 2014 |
Building Better Library Volunteer Programs - Australia
This paper was written by Dr. Susie Prestney, then Manager, Castlemaine Library, Goldfields Library Corporation, Australia following her 2014 grant-… more |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | Prestney, Lehn, Get Involved, Australia | 2014 |
Homework Tutor Training - Huntington Beach
Powerpoint used by Huntington Beach Public Library to train their volunteer Homework Help Tutors. |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | tutor mentor homework help | 2014 |
Millenials Want to Make a Serious Impact
This blog post from Catchafire.org describes the Millenial generation -- the 80 million born between 1980 and 2000 -- and their interest in… more |
Millennials | Millenials | 2014 |
Millennials Want To Make a Serious Impact and You Can Help
Insights into how to engage the Millennial Generation as volunteers and donors, and how you might be turning them off. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Millennials | Millennials, Recruitment | 2014 |
Skilled Volunteer Interview: Social Media Specialist
This is a 4 minute interview with a volunteer who served as a Social Media Specialist for the California State Library. Her volunteer Position… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Millennials | Skilled Volunteers, Millennials, social media, virtual | 2015 |
Today's Volunteer: The Shift from Management to Engagement
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (9.5 minutes) |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Working with Volunteers who have Full Time Jobs
This 5 minute video explores working with volunteers who have full time jobs with Cathy from the Sacramento Public Library, and one of her working… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2015 | |
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) |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Help for the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
This is a 3 minute interview with volunteer Kellie, who came on board as our volunteer Assistant Volunteer Coordinator at the California State… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Volunteer Recruitment
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (20.5 minutes) |
Volunteer Recruitment, Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | 2015 |