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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
The Value – and Potential – of Virtual Volunteers This April 2023 webinar led by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch also featured staff leaders from Junior… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building	virtual, remote	2023
Best Practices for Recruiting and Engaging Volunteers from Zoomers to Boomers This April 2023 webinar led by Jennifer Bennett, Director of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch also featured staff leaders from AARP and… more	Baby Boomers, Millennials	boomers, Millenials	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 answer… more	Capacity Building	Strategic, fund development	2023
Panel Discussion: Purpose-Driven Volunteer Impact Model In the Spring of 2023, Dr. Sue Carter Kahl worked with a cohort of library staff on implementation of the Volunteer Program Improvement Model. This… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	impact	2023
Volunteer Recognition Ideas Sixty volunteer appreciation ideas from Keela.com	Staff Training	recognition	2023
The Four Appreciation Languages - A nice article from Karen Knight Consulting discussing the various forms of volunteer recognition.	Staff Training	recognition	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
Introduction to the Purpose-Driven Vounteer Impact Model Volunteers contribute to a library’s mission, labor, donations, awareness, and reputation. Yet, reports about volunteers often omit these… more	Staff Training	impact, outcome measurement, Data Management	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
Build Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement Often one of the biggest challenges to volunteer engagement is the resistance of paid staff. Often attitudes and fears of our co-workers prevent us… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building, Engaging Staff and Unions	Staff Resistance, staff buy-in	2023
Internship Guidebook This Internship Guidebook was highly recommended by the volunteer coordinator at Indianapolis Public Library.	Staff Training, Capacity Building	intern, internship	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Strengthening the Volunteer Staff Partnership: Understanding the Multi-Gen Mix This one hour webinar presented by Faiza Venzant was recorded on May 26, 2022. Four generations of volunteers and staff work side by side in our… more	Staff Training, Baby Boomers, Millennials	generations, diversity	2022