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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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 |
Recruit Volunteers Online: Find Your Next 20 COVID Superheroes with Smarter Strategy
The author describes three essential strategies needed to build a presence online that can recruit the ideal volunteers you need, those that are… more |
On-line Volunteer Recruitment | Recruitment, online recruitment | 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 |
Volunteers and the Law: Legal Considerations
A good summary of legal issues from Tobi Johnson & Associates, 2021. |
Staff Training | law, legal | 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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
Closed Captioning Volunteer Job List - Cedar Rapids IA
During the global pandemic the Library shifted to sharing more programs online and wanted to ensure the programs were accessible to those who utilize… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | virtual, virtual volunteer, remote, closed captioning, COVID-19 | 2021 |
Safety While Volunteering - COVID 19 Policies/Procedures - San Jose CA
Powerpoint presentation used by San Jose Public Library to share COVID-19 policies and procedures with volunteers. |
Volunteer Orientation | COVID-19 | 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 |
Strategies for Attracting Today's Volunteers - DOVIA Sacramento Webinar
This archived webinar was presented by Carla Lehn for DOVIA Sacramento in February 2021. Learning Objectives for the session: Participants in this… more |
Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | Recruitment, online recruitment, Volunteer Job Description, Webinar | 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 |
Engaging Volunteers: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Literature Review completed for AmeriCorps by ICF International in 2021. |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | literature | 2021 |
The Ellis Archive - The Susan J. Ellis Foundation
The archive primarily consists of digitized documents from Susan J. Ellis' personal resource library. Focused on Susan’s passion -- the… more |
Staff Training | 2020 | |
Virtual Homework Help Coach Online Training - San Jose CA
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, San Jose Public Library moved it's homework help program online. This is the online training they use to train the… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | Homework Help, COVID-19 | 2020 |
Recognizing Racism in Volunteer Engagement - MAVA
Important food for thought from the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | inclusive, racism, Recruitment, diversity | 2020 |
Volunteer Safety Training - Orange CA
Powerpoint developed by the Orange Public Library during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic to assist with training volunteers on safety procedures. |
Volunteer Orientation | COVID-19 | 2020 |
Systemic Exclusion in Volunteer Engagement
The vast majority of managers of volunteers absolutely abhor deliberate acts of racism and want to be more inclusive. Since they don’t engage in… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | racism, inclusive, diversity, Recruitment | 2020 |