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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
Designing Volunteer Training in Niche Academy This webinar was presented on March 27, 2024 by Jessica Link, Library Volunteer Supervisor, Cedar Rapids Public Library (Iowa) and Amy Selmi Amy… more	Staff Training, Volunteer Orientation, Job Specific Volunteer Training	Niche Academy, orientation, Training	2024
Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies This webinar was delivered October 15, 2024 by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch. She discussed why interviews… more	Staff Training, Interviewing Volunteers	Interview Questions, interview	2024
Volunteer Value Beyond Numbers, Hours and Dollars A great summary from Sue Carter Kahl of alternatives we can use beyond just numbers, hours, and dollars to measure the value of volunteer engagement.	Staff Training	ROI	2024
How to Write Volunteer Surveys for Big Impact Guidelines for creating your best surveys from VolunteerPro.	Staff Training	surveys	2024
Creating a Diverse Volunteer Pool This is the recording of the May 23, 2024 – Get Involved Live Zoom Conversation: Creating a Diverse Volunteer Pool. An excellent discussion for… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	diversity, equity, inclusion	2024
Engaging Position Descriptions for Boomers and Future Generations of Volunteers A great list of dynamic words and catchy titles to use when describing your volunteer opportunities! – created by MAVA (Minnesota Alliance for… more	Baby Boomers, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	job descriptions	2024
Volunteer Recognition Ideas Across Generations Ways to think about the types of recognition you provide for different generations of volunteers.	Baby Boomers, Millennials, Staff Training	recognition, generations	2024
The Four Appreciation Languages A nice article from Karen Knight Consulting discussing the various forms of volunteer recognition.	Staff Training	recognition	2023
Sensory Story Time Volunteers - Redwood City CA This one hour webinar was presented for the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative on December 6 2023 by Pam Evans, Youth Services… more	Staff Training	Storytime, story time, sensory, disabilities	2023
Asking Inclusive Questions About Gender Things to consider when listing gender questions on your application or survey	Staff Training	inclusive, equity, diversity, Gender	2023
Shelve-it! This shelving game could be used as a portion of your training for volunteers who do shelving. -- See also: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Shelving, shelver	2023
Library Shelving Quiz This quiz could be used as part of your training for volunteers who do shelving. See also: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/training-materials/… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Shelving, shelver	2023
How to Build a Truly Inclusive Nonprofit Volunteer Program In 2023, the Assessing Diversity and Equity in Volunteer Involvement (ADEVI) project started with a survey of 564 individuals with a Certification in… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion	2023
How to Recruit and Retain Gen Z Volunteers Interesting facts and trends about Gen Z presented by Gen Z members themselves. Slides available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/… more	Capacity Building	Gen Z, Recruitment	2023
Mirror, Mirror on the wall - The role of self-awareness in equity work Take a moment to read this very brief article about how to be more self aware while doing equity work.	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion	2023
5 Myths About Volunteer Engagement Beth Steinhorn, President of VQ Volunteer Strategies prepared a 4 - 5 minute YouTube video on each of her top 5 Volunteer Engagement Myths. They can… more	Staff Training	myths	2023
Book To Action - Solano County CA Solano County Library's 2023 Book to Action project	Staff Training		2023
Volunteer Recognition Ideas Sixty volunteer appreciation ideas from Keela.com	Staff Training	recognition	2023
Gamifying Volunteer Training gDo volunteers cringe when you bring up the subject of training? The author argues that gamifying volunteer training can be an effective way to build… more	Volunteer Orientation, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Staff Training	Gamifying, Gamification	2023
Up Your Game with Skills-Based Volunteering A discussion of skills-based volunteering which can be provided through specialized volunteer-matching organizations.	Staff Training, Capacity Building	Skilled Volunteers	2023