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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
Staff Training: Volunteer Vaccination Verification - San Jose CA Training developed by San Jose Public Library for volunteer engagement staff at branches to learn how to do volunteer vaccine verifications in order… more	Staff Training	COVID-19	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
10 Must Have's for a Well-Crafted Volunteer Job Description Great reminders about what every volunteer job description should contain.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	job descriptions, Position Descriptions	2022
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
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Resources - California State Library This website of applicable materials was developed and is maintained by the California State Library.	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging	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
Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration These handouts and powerpoint are from a webinar titled: "Sticky Situations: Applying Ethics to Your Work with Volunteers" presented by Katie… more	Staff Training	Ethics, CVA	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
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
Questionnaire Design Tip Sheet - Harvard University A tip sheet on question wording from the Harvard University Program on Survey Research.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	surveys	2021
A Savior No One Needs: Unpacking and Overcoming the White Savior Complex White savior complex is a term that’s used to describe white people who consider themselves wonderful helpers to Black, Indigenous and People of… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion	2021
Outdoor Programming and Outreach Best Practices - Oklahoma City OK Developed by the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City during the COVID-19 pandemic as a guide for staff.	Capacity Building	outdoor, outreach, programming, COVID-19	2021
Engaging Volunteers: A Comprehensive Literature Review Literature Review completed for AmeriCorps by ICF International in 2021.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	literature	2021
Volunteers and the Law: Legal Considerations A good summary of legal issues from Tobi Johnson & Associates, 2021.	Staff Training	law, legal	2021
3 Tips for Finding New Board Members Great advice for how to think about and plan for board member recruitment.	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers	boards, Trustees, Recruitment	2021
How to Write Volunteer Recruitment Messaging that Converts Strategies to enhance your volunteer recruitment.	Capacity Building	Recruitment, Volunteer Recruitment	2021
Co-Creating Racial Equity in Volunteer Engagement - MAVA The Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement has been conducting research and education on race equity in volunteerism for 5 years. This is the… more	Staff Training	diversity, equity, inclusion	2021
22 Simple Tips for Managing Virtual Volunteers Help with planning for, implementing and managing volunteers who work remotely.	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	virtual, virtual volunteer, remote	2021
Insights & Impact 2020: Measuring the Social Impact of Volunteerism This report describes new ways to calculate the value of volunteer time. These approaches rely on data from Independent Sector and from the U.S.… more	Capacity Building	ROI, Reporting, annual report	2021
Getting it Right! Nine Areas Managers of Volunteers Sometimes Get Wrong A terrific brief article by Martin Cowling to help us find our way.	Capacity Building		2021