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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Virtual Volunteer - 4 minute interview
This 4 minute interview is with a volunteer who couldn't come to the library to volunteer, but still wanted to help with her high level social… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | virtual volunteer | 2015 |
Library Volunteer Program Improvement Model
VolunteerMatch worked with the California State Library to develop this self-assessment tool for library volunteer engagement programs. Once you… more |
Capacity Building, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | Assess, evaluation, program evaluation, planning | 2015 |
A Few Pointers on the Unpleasant Topic of Firing Volunteers
Sarah Jane Rehnborg, Ph.D. discusses some of the "whys" and "hows" on this important topic. |
Staff Training | Fire, dismiss, problem | 2015 |
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 | |
Skilled Volunteer Interview: Public Relations Strategist
Watch this 6 minute interview with Dan, a highly skilled Public Relations volunteer who came aboard to create a statewide PR campaign for California… more |
Graphic Design, Marketing and Publicity, Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2015 | |
Success & Sustainability Factors
Video clip on this topic from a Get Involved Volunteer Engagement Institute in Oakland California in May 2015. (17.5 minutes) |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | Sustainability, retention | 2015 |
Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities
A pamphlet created by the United Spinal Association. |
Staff Training | disabilities, diversity, equity, inclusion | 2015 |
If Your Board Looked Like Your Community
While written by an Arts organization, the 4 “Hurdles” described, along with strategies to consider and actions to take are relevant to all… more |
Staff Training | diversity, inclusion, inclusive | 2016 |
Why Company Sponsored Volunteer Programs are Keeping Millennials Happy at Work
What motivates millennials to stay in a job is having an impact on corporate social responsibility. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Millennials | Millennials, high-impact volunteers, Recruitment | 2016 |
Checklist to Minimize the Most Common Volunteer Risks
A good basic list of issues to consider and how to approach them. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | Risk Management | 2016 |
Small Library VolunteerMatch Success -- Johnson City TX
In this 4 & 1/2 minute video, Johnson City Texas Library Director, Maggie Goodman, shares her successful experience in posting a need for IT… more |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | rural, small, maker space, LinkedIn, VolunteerMatch | 2017 |
Small Library VolunteerMatch Success Story - Brownwood Texas
In this 2 minute video, Brownwood Texas Library Director, Becky Isbell, shares her successful experience in posting a need for a skilled graphic… more |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | rural, Skilled Volunteers, VolunteerMatch | 2017 |
Are You in a Volunteer Management Silo?
A classic piece by Susan Ellis describing why we need to get out of our comfort zone and expand our thinking once in a while. |
Staff Training | Professional Development | 2017 |
Volunteers: More Work? or More Work Force? - Idaho Commission for Libraries
This is a 30 minute archived webinar, presented May 15, 2017 by Sheila Winther, Volunteer Coordinator for the Idaho Commission for Libraries. This is… more |
Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training | volunteer coordinator | 2017 |
Volunteers are the Reputational Assets Your Organization is Overlooking
A great reminder in a brief article by Erin Rebecca Spink. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | 2017 |