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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.

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Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
Bringing Volunteers Back: “Re-Booting” as We Come Out of the Pandemic This one-hour live online meeting was held on July 13, 2022 and features California library volunteer engagement leaders sharing their experiences… more	Capacity Building	COVID-19	2022
Tips for Communications and outreach that honor diversity, equity and inclusion Nine tips for communication that can be used as a checklist.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	communications, diversity, equity, inclusion	2022
Library Express - Frequently Asked Questions - Indianapolis IN Prepared by the Indianapolis Public Library for their home delivery program, Library Express.	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Homebound, Home delivery, delivery	2022
Consequences of Good v. Bad Volunteer Experiences A brief article detailing a couple of ways to make your volunteers have a good experience, or to respond to situations where someone's had a bad… more	Staff Training		2022
5 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers Five recruitment tips for volunteer management consultant, Rob Jackson.	Capacity Building	Recruitment	2022
Sticky Situations: Applying Ethics to Your Work with Volunteers We all encounter ethical dilemmas in our daily work. But rarely do organizations focus on ethics related to volunteer engagement. This… more	Staff Training	Ethics	2022
The Virtual Volunteer Life Cycle: A Complete Guide A good overall guide for recruiting, screening and managing remote volunteers.	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training	virtual	2022
Volunteer Orientation and Training: The Ultimate Guide A 2022 article from Wild Apricot on what to consider when planning volunteer orientation and Training.	Capacity Building	volunteer training, orientation	2022
Preparing Co-Workers to Lead Volunteers Online and On Land Ideas for training staff to engage with volunteers.	Staff Training, Capacity Building	Staff Resistance, staff buy-in, staff training	2022
Rethinking Retention: Understanding Strategic Volunteer Relationships This one hour webinar was presented as part of the Get Involved: Powered by Your Library initiative on September 29, 2022 by Jennifer Bennett,… more	Capacity Building, Interviewing Volunteers	retention, attrition, Recruitment	2022
Research and Case Studies Regarding Virtual Volunteering Research on virtual volunteering compiled and updated in March 2022 by Jayne Cravens of Coyote Communications.	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	virtual, virtual volunteer	2022
Fun Volunteer Teambuilding Activities That Will Keep Your Remote Team Engaged This article from Tobi Johnson about Volunteer Team Building activities includes instructions for both in-person and virtual activities.	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	team building	2022
Bibliography on Volunteer Engagement Bibliography and Web Resources on Volunteer Engagement developed by Carla Lehn	Capacity Building, Staff Training	bibliography, Lehn	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
Creating Innovative Volunteer Recognition Strategies This webinar was presented for the Get Involved initiative by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch on April 19,… more	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
When and Where to Use Volunteer Replacement Rates (Or Not) for Volunteer Value In this 2023 blog post, Dr. Sue Carter Kahl thoughtfully discusses the pros and cons of using volunteer dollar values. The most common forms of wage… more	Staff Training	ROI, Return on Investment	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
It's Spring: Let's Renew/Reinvigorate/Revamp Volunteer Engagement This one-hour live online meeting was held on April 20, 2023 and features library volunteer engagement leaders sharing their thoughts on how to… more	Staff Training	Recruitment, job descriptions, recognition	2023
Makerspace Volunteer Training Examples Many thanks for these Makerspace Volunteer Training Examples – from San Mateo County Libraries – Check out their online training for maker volunteers… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	maker space, Niche Academy, online training	2023