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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Eight Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program
This 1 hour webinar was offered as part of the Get Involved: Powered By Your Library initiative of the California State Library. It was recorded on… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | inclusive, diversity, equity | 2021 |
Eight Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program - Infographic
This infographic displays the 8 Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program that resulted from research done by the Minnesota… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | diversity, equity, inclusion | 2021 |
Eight Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program - Action Plan
This Action Plan was a handout for a webinar by that title on April 1, 2021. The webinar archive and Infographic handout are also available here… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | inclusion, equity, diversity | 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 | |
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 |
Where Do I Go From Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways
Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training for VolunteerMatch presented this webinar for the Get Involved Initiative on February… more |
Staff Training, Capacity Building | Webinar | 2021 |
Strategies for Attracting Today's Volunteers - DOVIA Sacramento Webinar
This archived webinar was presented by Carla Lehn for DOVIA Sacramento in February 2011. 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 |
Volunteer COVID-19 Protocol Training - Huntington Beach CA
Protocol training for volunteers returning to the library during/after COVID-19 pandemic |
Volunteer Orientation | COVID-19 | 2021 |
Addressing Issues of Equity in Volunteerism
A brief article on this important subject with some ideas about where to look and what to do. |
Capacity Building | diversity, equity, inclusion | 2021 |
ESL Conversation Groups Go Online - Sample Group Meeting Plan
“ESL Conversation Groups Go Online” was a presentation and interactive Zoom call that the California State Library held on May 22, 2020. It's goal… more |
Staff Training, Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | ESL, ESL conversation circle, COVID-19 | 2020 |
Engagement as a Path to Inclusion and Justice
This brief article from Beth Steinhorn at VQ Strategies outlines 4 questions we can all ask ourselves for developing and implementing a plan that… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | inclusive, racism, diversity | 2020 |
Virtual Volunteering: A Guide for Nonprofits
This guidebook on virtual volunteering is provided by VolunteerMatch.org |
Staff Training, On-line Volunteer Recruitment | virtual, virtual volunteer | 2020 |
COVID-19 Safety Training - Boulder CO
This overall COVID-19 safety training serves as a portion of the training required for volunteers returning to their duties at the Boulder library.… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | COVID-19 | 2020 |
Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits
This article from the National Council of Nonprofits not only describes the issue, but suggests ways to start making changes, and provides a number… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | racism, diversity, inclusion | 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 |
Online Book Sales & Research Training #1: Bookbinding Styles - Mesa AZ
The Mesa Public Library in Arizona utilizes volunteers to support their huge online booksale operation. This Training Outline is one of three shared… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | online booksales | 2020 |
Book Drop Helper and Sorter Training - Boulder CO
This powerpoint training was created for Book Drop Helper and Sorter Volunteers returning to service during COVID-19. In addition to this powerpoint… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Capacity Building | COVID-19, Book Drop | 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 |
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 |
COVID-19 Safety Protocols Training Powerpoint - Gail Borden PL, IL
This powerpoint was developed by the Gail Borden Public Library in Illinois to as part of its training for volunteers about safety issues and… more |
Capacity Building | COVID-19 | 2020 |