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Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
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I’m pleased to say that we at the state library have dramatically increased the number of volunteer positions in the library! This of course means more work for those of us who recruit and manage volunteers, so we’ve posted this position on VolunteerMatch. |
Leadership/Managerial, Outreach
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volunteer coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment
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Position Descriptions |
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Brave New World of Engaging Skilled Volunteers
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Have you thought about how volunteers with specific skills could help ? This 50 minute webinar by VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn For Good to learn why skilled volunteerism is important, and how to use VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn's partnership to make your volunteer opportunities available and visible to potential volunteers on both sites. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Capacity Building, Millenials, On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources
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VolunteerMatch, Volunteer Recruitment, LinkedIn
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Training Materials |
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Rural Volunteer Toolkit
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This toolkit was researched and written VISTA volunteers serving in Appalachian Coal Country, and in rural Colorado. They have included some of their research, examples of engaging in partnerships for volunteer engagement, as well as templates, checklists and worksheets to help you get started. |
Capacity Building
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rural, Volunteer Recruitment, partnerships
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Training Materials |
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Successful Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for Baby Boomers & Generations that Follow
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This is a one hour archived webinar presented by Carla Lehn in February, 2012. Presenter slides and handouts are available at the link below. Do you ever wonder what motivates volunteers? Are you wondering where to find talented volunteers? What projects or programs do you have that will attract them? Baby boomers and the generations that follow are seeking new ways to use their skills and experience to make a difference in their communities. Your library is uniquely positioned to benefit from these volunteers. This webinar provides tools, techniques, and models for volunteer engagement. At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will: Understand the potential for engaging high impact, skilled volunteers to assist public libraries. Know how to engage this talent to extend the library’s capacity in the community and to benefit from these new library advocates and supporters. Understand the motivations behind why people volunteer. Be able to create diverse and meaningful skilled volunteer positions that will attract a broad range of community volunteers, especially baby boomers. Plan to implement a variety of successful volunteer recruitment strategies that go far beyond the “Volunteer Here” sign on the Circulation Desk. ; |
Volunteer Recruitment, Baby Boomers, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, On-line Volunteer Recruitment
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Volunteer Recruitment, Skilled Volunteers, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millenials
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Training Materials |
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Targeted Recruitment Plan -- Carla Lehn
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You want the perfect volunteer for each position -- don't settle for someone who's not right for the job. Instead of passive recruitment -- I.e., "Volunteer Here" sign on the circulation desk -- you want to use "Targeted Recruitment" to help you identify volunteers for each specific position. Here's a tool you can use in conjunction with your volunteer job description to help you identify and locate just the volunteer you need. |
Volunteer Recruitment
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Volunteer Recruitment
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Management Tool |
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Volunteer Engagement (Online Course)
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This course was created for the Transforming Life After 50 Fellowship, and is archived and available for you to use free of charge. Baby boomers and the generations that follow are seeking new ways to use their skills and experience to make a difference in their communities. Your library is uniquely positioned to benefit from these volunteers. This course provides tools, techniques, and models for volunteer engagement so that you will be able to: Understand the potential for engaging high impact, skilled volunteers to assist public libraries. Engage this talent to extend the library’s capacity in the community and to benefit from these new library advocates and supporters. Understand the motivations behind why people volunteer. Describe the elements of a successful volunteer engagement program. Create diverse and meaningful skilled volunteer positions that will attract a broad range of community volunteers, especially baby boomers. Address staff resistance to engaging volunteers. Understand current trends and issues in volunteer engagement, such as online recruitment and legal issues. |
Volunteer Recruitment, Baby Boomers, Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Engaging Staff and Unions
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Volunteer Recruitment, Baby Boomers, Unions
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Management Tool |
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Volunteer Involvement in California Libraries: Best Practices
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This is the State Library's 245 page book on Volunteer Involvement for libraries -- author Carla Lehn. Includes Chapters and sample materials on many topics, including: "Why People Volunteer;" "Volunteer Recruitment;" "Keeping Good Volunteers;" "How Does it All Get Done;" and "Dealing with Common Problems in Volunteer Management." |
Volunteer Recruitment, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training
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Volunteer Recruitment, volunteer coordinator, staff training
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Training Materials |
