Tag Archives: Volunteers

The Library Volunteer Series Pt. 3 (SEFLIN)

The Library Volunteer series includes three one-hour webinars on recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers. Part 3: Keeping Your Volunteers for the Long-Term It’s been said that the only thing harder than recruiting and managing volunteers is keeping them as valuable … Continue reading

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The Library Volunteer Series Pt. 2 (SEFLIN)

The Library Volunteer series includes three one-hour webinars on recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers. Part 2: Managing Volunteers in the Library Your library recruited a new group of excited and motivated volunteers!!! Now, the next part of the journey begins…effective … Continue reading

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The Library Volunteer Series Pt. 1 (SEFLIN)

The Library Volunteer series includes three one-hour webinars on recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers. Part 1: Recruiting Volunteers for Your Library Volunteers in our libraries can be a huge benefit and/or a tremendous hassle for everyone. The process of finding the … Continue reading

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Innovative Use of Skill-based Volunteers in Public Libraries (Online)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT Register here Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find this and other programs in the WebJunction archive at http://bit.ly/WebJunctionArchive. There is a growing number of younger … Continue reading

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Building and Maintaining a Digital Literacy Corps (Online)

Volunteers are an essential resource for providing training and support to libraries and computer centers. They can act as tutors, trainers, and technicians, ensuring that computers get repaired and new computer users receive the attention they need. Recruiting, training, and … Continue reading

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Making Volunteer Engagement Everyone’s Job (Online)

Register Thursday, 23 June 2011 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) Too often engaging volunteers falls to the volunteer program manager, and it’s not uncommon to hear the phrase “your volunteers” used in organizations. How do you make volunteer engagement … Continue reading

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Writing Accurate and Useful Volunteer Position Descriptions (Online)

A good position description can make the recruitment and placement of volunteers so much easier, but this foundation component of a program is often overlooked or put into a folder and never used. This webinar will start with the basics … Continue reading

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Boomer Volunteers Building Capacity: The Foundations for Success (Online)

Imagine a world in which you have all the resources your organization needs to serve more clients and deliver more programs. The skills and talents of Baby Boomer volunteers can help make this vision a reality. Join Jill Friedman Fixler, … Continue reading

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Managing Difficult Volunteer Transitions (Online)

What do you do when it’s time to ask a volunteer to leave your organization? This webinar will give you the tools to address challenges around difficult volunteers, volunteers aging in place, and suggestions to minimize these situations in the … Continue reading

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Volunteers Bring Value: Managing Volunteers (Online)

A healthy volunteer program brings more impact than simply having extra sets of hands. When volunteers are recruited, matched, rewarded, and educated, they can be a library’s cheerleaders. This session will cover the importance of making the best use of … Continue reading

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