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.

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Build a Better Volunteer Engagement Program Brush off the cobwebs, clean out the closets, and check for cracks. Have you ever wondered if your volunteer engagement program is using all of the… more	Volunteer Handbooks, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	Recruitment, management	2010
Staff Training Syllabus - San Jose, CA Learning objectives used to train staff at San Jose Public Library on working with high impact volunteers in four 2-hour sessions. See also, a… more	Staff Training	staff training	2010
Reimagining Service in California- Karen Baker Karen Brown, Secretary of Service and Volunteering in California, discusses trends in skilled volunteering at the Get Involved: Powered By Your… more	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	Video, trends	2010
Getting Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement - San Jose Tips for successfully gaining Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement developed by San Jose Public Library.	Engaging Staff and Unions, Staff Training		2010
Collaborating with Unions to Engage Volunteers - San Jose Tips for collaborating with the union for volunteer engagement developed and used successfully by San Jose Public Library.	Engaging Staff and Unions	Unions	2010
Volunteer Practices Continuum - San Jose, CA The practices are on a continuum that begins with statements that reflect “Volunteer Management” procedures and ends with statements that reflect “… more	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers		2010
Engaging Volunteers in Leadership Positions- St. Helena Public Library- TLA50 Video St. Helena Public Library presentation on using boomer and older adult volunteers in leadership roles to expand adult programming and build library… more	Baby Boomers, Capacity Building, Staff Training	Video, adult volunteers, adult programming	2010
Storytime Training Guide - Roseville, CA Training Guide created by Children's Library staff at Roseville Public Library to train Storytime Conductor volunteers. See also: Getting Staff On… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Storytime, Storyteller, Training	2009
Library Directors discuss Union Issues and Staff Buy-In Early in the Get Involved initiative we determined that the two biggest potential internal barriers to moving toward engagement of skilled volunteers… more	Engaging Staff and Unions	Unions, Staff Resistance, staff buy-in	2009
Advanced VolunteerMatch Tools This one hour webinar is for those who have at least gotten their feet wet using their VolunteerMatch account. It will give you some next steps to… more	VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	Recruitment, online recruitment	2009
Volunteer Assessment and Selection- Jennifer Rackow As part of a day-long training, Jennifer Rackow helps you assess and select the best candidates to become volunteers in your program. Search for… more	Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Interviewing Volunteers, Staff Training	Video, volunteer selection	2009
Confidentiality and Other Objections to Volunteers Susan Ellis writes eloquently on how to overcome staff objections to volunteer engagement.	Engaging Staff and Unions	staff buy-in	2009
Union Issues and Staff Resistance Early in the Get Involved initiative we determined that the two biggest potential internal barriers to moving toward engagement of skilled volunteers… more	Engaging Staff and Unions	Unions, Staff Resistance, staff buy-in	2008
Library Tour Guide Manual - Paso Robles, CA Guidelines and instructions for volunteers leading tours, primarily of school children, through the library.	Job Specific Volunteer Training	docent, tour guide, Tour Leader	2007
Volunteer Speed-Matching A unique volunteer recruitment technique.	Capacity Building, Staff Training	Recruitment	2005
Volunteer Involvement in California Libraries: Best Practices This is the State Library's 245 page book on Volunteer Involvement for libraries -- author Carla Lehn. Includes Chapters and sample materials… more	Volunteer Recruitment, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	Volunteer Recruitment, volunteer coordinator, staff training	1999
Engaging Pro Bono & Skills-Based Volunteers Webinar Slides These slides are from the one-hour webinar presented for a library audience by Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training at… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	Skilled Volunteers, Pro Bono, Webinar
Pro Bono Project Worksheet - VolunteerMatch This worksheet was a handout provided during aone-hour webinar entitled Engaging Pro Bono & Skilled Volunteers. It was presented for a library… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training	Skilled Volunteers, Pro Bono
Connecting with Today's Volunteers to Transform the Friends of the Library This one hour webinar was presented in September 2019 by Carla Lehn for the Friends of Libraries section of the New York Library Association.… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training	Friends of the Library
Teen Summer Volunteer Orientation - Riverside County CA Sample Teen Volunteer Summer Reading Program orientation agenda	Volunteer Orientation, Millennials	teen volunteers, Teens