Training Materials | Get Involved! Resource Clearinghouse

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
The Human Side of Recruitment This webinar was presented by Beth Steinhorn of VQ Strategies on July 10, 2024. Recruitment is more than simply posting online ads. Ultimately,… more	Staff Training, Interviewing Volunteers	Recruitment, pitch, interview	2024
Disability Awareness and Inclusive Behaviors This is a section of another publication that provides some great guidance. It starts on Page 9 of "Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Small and… more	Staff Training	inclusive, inclusion, disabilities	2024
Tips for Selecting a Volunteer Management Database Wendy Johnson of the Indianapolis Public Library presented this session for the Get Involved Initiative in July 2024. If it's time to investigate a… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	volunteer management system, vms, database, Tracking, Reporting	2024
Time Management for Volunteer Engagement Coordinators: Putting Volunteers to Work to Help YOU This one hour webinar was recorded March 7, 2024, and was presented by Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Director of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch.… more	Staff Training	time management, Program Assistant	2024
6 Strategies to Involve Young People in Your Nonprofit Great suggestions from Nonprofit Tech for Good.	Millennials	young volunteers	2024
Book to Action - Santa Barbara CA A history of Santa Barbara Public Library's Book to Action programs since 2019.	Staff Training	Book to action	2024
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Inclusion This 90-minute webinar presented by All Children - All Families covers foundational information related to serving LGBTQ+ youth and families. Topics… more	Staff Training	LGBTQ+, equity, diversity, inclusion	2024
Disability Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit Whether your organization already understands the benefits of welcoming volunteers of differing abilities, or has less experience with including… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	disabilities, inclusive, inclusion, diversity, equity	2024
Neither//Nor: Stories of Life Beyond Binary Gender More and more people are negotiating gender beyond the binaries of Male/Female/Man/Woman/Boy/Girl. This 60-minute webinar from the Human Rights… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion, non-binary, Gender	2024
Inclusive Volunteering Training Video This 8 minute video is an accompaniment to the Disability Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit developed by Volunteer Fairfax. You can find it here:… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	disabilities, inclusive, inclusion, equity, diversity	2024
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
Volunteer Matching: Finding the Right Role for Every Volunteer Fitting each volunteer with the right role is critical to success.	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training	job descriptions, placement, onboarding, interview	2023
Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World Driven by the power of volunteer energy and grounded in comprehensive research, the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement launched to… more	Capacity Building	Strategic, fund development	2023
An Introduction to Ethics for the Volunteer Engagement Profession Katie Campbell, former Executive Director of the CCVA (Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration) and Ethics Editor Erin Spink introduce… more	Staff Training	Ethics	2023
New Volunteer Manager's ToolKit This one hour webinar recording was presented for the Get Involved initiative by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training at… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	toolkit	2023
Get Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use This 2023 report is organized into five parts: 1. Gen Z library use and non-use. 2. How Gen Z and millennials use media and discover books. 3. Gen Z… more	Capacity Building	Gen Z, Millennials	2023
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