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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.

Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
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
Adopt-A-Shelf Job List - Cedar Rapids Public Library IA This is the Job List for volunteers who "Adopt-A-Shelf" at the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library. A related document is the Adopt-A-Shelf… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	Shelving	2020
Are Young People Replacing Older People as the Key Volunteering Group? A brief look at volunteering trends and key takeaways during COVID-19.	Baby Boomers, Capacity Building, Millennials, Staff Training	COVID-19, generations, Millennials	2020
Book Drop Helper and Sorter Training Video #1 - Boulder CO This video was created as a portion of the training for Book Drop Helper and Sorter Volunteers returning to service during COVID-19. The training… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training	COVID-19, Book Drop	2020
Skills Based Volunteerism 201: Project Scoping and Planning This 1 hour archived webinar on preparing for skills-based volunteerism was presented by Serve Ohio in January 2020.	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training	Skilled Volunteers, Skills Based Volunteers, high-impact volunteers	2020
Homebound Delivery Volunteer Safety Requirements Sign-Off Sheet - Boulder CO This list of safety requirements was created for Boulder Colorado Homebound Delivery volunteers returning to service during COVID-19. The volunteer… more	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	Homebound, COVID-19	2020
Virtual Volunteer Orientation - San Jose CA This online training was developed to introduce new volunteers to the San José Public Library and provide a basic overview of the volunteer policies… more	Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building	virtual volunteer, virtual, orientation, Volunteer Orientation	2020
Equity Diversity Inclusion & Antiracism Toolkit - Oregon Library Association Toolkit developed by the Oregon Library Association in 2020.	Staff Training	equity, diversity, inclusion	2020
Tech Made Easy - Instructional Guides (Includes Zoom) These new Tech Guides are now available for public use. They contain step-by-step instructions on how to teach seniors, who are often late-tech… more	Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training	tech coach, tech tutor	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
Developing a Successful Intern Program Interns can be a godsend to any nonprofit. Depending on their background, they may be as valuable as paid staff and their main goals are typically… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	intern, internship	2020
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
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