Download or read book Volunteer Involvement in California Libraries written by Carla Campbell Lehn and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate written by Carla Campbell Lehn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource. Volunteers are essential to a library's well-being, but running a volunteer program is a complicated task that could often be done so as to bring more benefit to your library. This book draws on the author's decades of experience in public libraries and the nonprofit arena, and on cutting-edge professional trends in volunteer management, to show you how to tap into each of your volunteer's talents and match them to your library's needs. Providing multiple tactics for improving your library's volunteer program, the book covers redoubling your recruitment efforts to attract more volunteers, more logically assigning roles, and growing your relationships with volunteers. In addition, it addresses common problems with volunteers and potential barriers to success and explains how to overcome them. No matter what size your library, its volunteer staff, or its budget, this practical book will help you to streamline your volunteer program and more effectively engage the community to transform your library into a flourishing community center.
Download or read book Get Involved written by VolunteerMatch and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project is a California statewide initiative designed to expand the visibility and contributions of skilled volunteers through public libraries. With tens of thousands of baby boomers, seeking new ways to use their skills and experience to make a difference in their community, public libraries are positioned to engage this talent to extend their capacity in the community and to develop advocates and supporters of their services. This website provides a wealth of information and tools - including training modules, sample volunteer documents, and promising engagement models - to assist libraries in attracting and using volunteers in new, more strategic ways. Includes a searchable database of sample library volunteer program materials under the tab "Resource and Training Center". Get involved "widget" on the site also allows zip code search of library volunteer opportunities available.
Download or read book Success with Library Volunteers written by Leslie Edmonds Holt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering principles, practical guidelines, and best practices for establishing and operating a successful library volunteer program in any type of library, this is a must-have resource for the 21st-century librarian. In these tough economic times, librarians must maximize the potential of their volunteer programs. This innovative guide not only provides readers with the practical information they need to recruit, manage, and retain effective volunteers, but also demonstrates how to create a dynamic volunteer program—one that offers purposeful work and emphasizes rewards rather than rules and forms. Illustrated by best practices, this book also offers practical guidelines for evaluating the success of a volunteer program—in terms of the library's benefit, and in terms of the experience from the volunteer's point of view.
Download or read book Volunteer Engagement 2 0 written by Robert J. Rosenthal and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VolunteerMatch taps expert knowledge from today's volunteerism professionals to help nonprofits take a more inventive approach to volunteer engagement Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World shows you many of the innovative approaches to engaging volunteers that are reshaping nonprofits, volunteer programs, and communities around the world — and how you can bring these changes to your own organization. Curated and edited by VolunteerMatch, the Web's most popular volunteer engagement network, these transformative strategies and practices are already being used by innovative nonprofit, government, and business sector leaders in volunteering — and they represent many of the future trends in volunteerism. This insightful collection contains actionable advice on strengthening volunteering at your organization as well as broader explorations on the nature of opening organizations to volunteers to show you how to create a new volunteerism model that supports your organization's mission and programs. Among other things, you'll learn how to attract millennials and baby boomers to your cause, the best ways to partner with corporate and pro bono volunteer programs, why micro volunteering may be the future of online giving, what's new in national service, why your supporters are a largely untapped goldmine of fundraising success, and what trends will drive volunteering in the future. For more than 15 years VolunteerMatch has had unprecedented access to leading innovators in the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors. In this book, you'll share that access as you explore the ideas, strategies, and insights that will boost volunteer engagement today and in the future. Learn what trends and ideas are reshaping volunteer engagement today Reconsider your volunteer model to reflect your organization's mission Find out what the leading thinkers predict will drive volunteering in the future Optimize volunteer recruitment, screening, orientation, and training Understand and cater to the motivations of your volunteers The world of volunteering is changing and there has never been a better moment to engage the time and talent of those who support your cause. How will your nonprofit grow and thrive with the help of volunteers? Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World provides the innovation and inspiration, you just need to supply the action.
Download or read book Library Volunteers Welcome written by Carol Smallwood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volunteers are crucial to the daily operation of any library. Finding and retaining the right people, motivating them and matching their skills with projects is challenging. This collection of 30 new essays brings together the experiences of numerous individuals across the U.S., providing ideas, projects and best practices for volunteer recruiting and management. The contributors--among them library board members, heads of special collections, directors of state library associations, outreach coordinators, archivists and researchers--discuss a broad range of topics in five sections: recruitment and retention; policies and process; mentoring and empowering; placement, programs and responsibilities; and outreach.
Download or read book Volunteer Particpation in a Community Project written by Sherrie Jean Loomis and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boomer Volunteer Engagement written by Jill Friedman Fixler and published by Fieldstone Alliance. This book was released on 2008 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another riveting murder mystery from Ottawa writer and artist Ilze Berzins paints a jigsaw picture of the dark and terrifying legacy of post-Soviet Latvia. Expatriots- expats" Arnie Dambergs and Vizma Gross confront the lawless frontiers of the newly emerging nation while it struggles to shrug off the legacy of a brutal and repressive regime. Tag along and you will discover some of Riga's darker corners, as well as the Baltic Riviera and the picturesque countryside. Together, Arnie and Vizma face danger and death as they become entangled in an explosive East-meets-West scandal.
Download or read book Emerging Areas of Volunteering written by Jeffrey L. Brudney and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Library Volunteers written by Preston Driggers and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality volunteers can make a world of difference in today's library, and this hands-on guide gives you everything you need to maximize your library's services and build a bridge between your library and the community it serves.
Download or read book Volunteer Assistance in the Library written by Christine Kuras and published by Inglewood, Calif. : Inglewood Public Library. This book was released on 1975 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Procedures for dealing with library volunteers developed by the staff of the Inglewood Public Library are presented. The need for volunteer programs is discussed, as well as volunteer recruitment, selection and orientation, training and supervision, evaluation, recognition, and some problem areas. Forms, schedules, publicity materials, and a short annotated bibliography are included. (Ls).
Download or read book California Library Literacy Services written by California State Library and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state-funded adult tutoring program is provided in over 900 locations throughout the state and utilizing trained all-volunteer tutors. The website serves as an information hub providing a wide variety of resources to assist libraries offering adult and/or family literacy programs and services. The mission of CLLS is to enable Californians of all ages to reach their literacy goals and use library services effectively. The website includes a California zip code search allowing people seeking a tutor or wanting a tutor to find a library literacy program nearby.
Download or read book Library Literacy Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 50 Library Services written by Diantha Dow Schull and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wisdom and insight contained in this book can help make the library a center for positive aging.
Download or read book Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries written by Kellie M. Gillespie and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at both experienced and new volunteer managers, this guide offers practical advice about starting and maintaining effective teen volunteer programs in school and public libraries. With sensitivity for teens' special needs and their lack of experience in the workplace, it covers the basics of interviewing, training, and supervising. Included are profiles of several library volunteer programs with sample forms and promotional materials, lively anecdotes from the library world, and tips from successful managers of teen volunteers.
Download or read book Library Volunteers written by Arlene Clara Hahn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Volunteer Participation in Social Welfare Agencies written by Márie Cox and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
