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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
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
Building Better COVID-Related Volunteer Roles VolunteerPro's approach to re-tooling our volunteer engagement during COVID-19. Includes a template for a Quick-n-Dirty Needs Assessment.	Staff Training, Capacity Building	job descriptions, COVID-19, needs assessment	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
Free Self-Updating Volunteer Page on Your Website with Paid VolunteerMatch Account If you are a California Public Library and have a paid VolunteerMatch account provided by the California State Library, another one of the features… more	VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources	website, Promote Your Listings	2020
Talking Racial Equity? Make Sure You Understand These 17 Words A good list of terms to be familiar with from Technical.ly	Capacity Building, Staff Training	racism, inclusive, diversity	2020
Racial Equity and Inclusion Resources for Volunteer Engagement Leaders This is a terrific list of links to articles, books, research, podcasts, movies and toolkits on this subject put together by MAVA - the Minnesota… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	inclusive, inclusion, equity, racism	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
Fighting Racism Through Diverse and Inclusive Volunteer Engagement Programming (Part 1 of 2) Thoughts on how to audit your own diversity, equity and inclusion strategy (DEI) in how you engage volunteers from Jerome Tennille, CVA, social good… more	Capacity Building, Staff Training	racism, diversity, Recruitment, inclusive	2020
How to Recruit New Members for Your Association on Social Media Some good guidelines for making social media work for you from Nonprofit Tech for Good.	Capacity Building, On-line Volunteer Recruitment	social media, Recruitment, Friends, Friends of the Library	2020
Equity Diversity Inclusion & Antiracism Toolkit - Oregon Library Association Toolkit developed by the Oregon Library Association in 2020.	Staff Training	equity, diversity, inclusion	2020
Volunteer COVID-19 Safety Guidelines - Cedar Rapids IA General guidelines for volunteers returning to the library during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.	Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training	COVID-19	2020
What Should I Do? (COVID Exposure Flow Chart) This great flow chart from the Gail Borden Public Library District (Elgin IL) describes steps to take if you, an employee or volunteers has been… more	Staff Training	COVID-19	2020
"Holds Hunter" Volunteer COVID-19 Procedure Changes - Cedar Rapids IA Procedural changes developed for volunteer "Hold Hunters" by the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library during 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.	Capacity Building, Job Specific Volunteer Training	COVID-19	2020
COVID-19 Action Levels for Volunteers - Indianapolis IN When the Indianapolis Public Library started bringing volunteers back during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, they were prepared with this document for… more	Staff Training	COVID-19	2020
Volunteer Safety Precautions in a Pandemic World - Indianapolis IN Safety precautions for volunteers returning to the Indianapolis Public Library during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.	Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building	COVID-19	2020
Moving Forward: Taking Action on Race and Equity On Nov 19, 2020 the Points of Light Foundation hosted the first conversation in their Listen. Learn. Act to End Racism initiative, in partnership… more	Staff Training	equity, inclusion	2020
Creating One-Time, Short-Term Group Volunteering Activities Great ideas for two-hour-, half-day or one-day, one-time group volunteering activities that could be used to engage workplace volunteer groups,… more	Staff Training	groups, corporate	2020
Volunteer Ethics & Risk Management: Should You Bring Volunteers In? This blogpost on ethics and volunteer liability and risk management was prepared by Toby Johnson during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020. It serves as… more	Staff Training	Risk Management, liability, Liability Waiver	2020
Fighting Racism Through Diverse and Inclusive Volunteer Engagement Programming (Part 2 of 2) Part 2 of thoughts on how to audit your own diversity, equity and inclusion strategy (DEI) in how you engage volunteers from Jerome Tennille, CVA,… more	Staff Training, Capacity Building	racism, inclusive, diversity, Recruitment	2020
Power, Privilege, and Volunteerism Volunteerism can reinforce patterns of power and privilege (whites and people of means as volunteers, and communities of color or those without means… more	Staff Training	equity, inclusive, inclusion	2020