Volunteer Engagement Training Modules
These online modules are adapted, with permission, from Betty Stallings 55-Minute Training Series: Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers. They are designed to complement Volunteer Iowa s Volunteer Engagement Training Modules.
Each module provides:
- A short, interactive session on a key volunteer management topic.
- Supporting materials to guide discussion and skill-building with staff and volunteer leaders.
Research from Reimagining Service shows that organizations that effectively engage volunteers are more adaptable, sustainable, and able to scale. Training staff to work successfully with volunteers is essential to achieving this.
How to Use These Modules
Modules can be used as:
- Standalone professional development for individual staff.
- Group learning combined with facilitated activities.
Each module is about 10 minutes long. Facilitated activities can range from 10-30 minutes, depending on available time.
Options for Delivery:
- Staff complete the module individually.
- Staff watch the module together during a meeting, followed by a facilitated discussion.
- Staff complete the module before a meeting, then participate in a facilitated discussion.
Download the Volunteer Management Facilitator Guide
Training Module Library
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Calling on volunteers unique skills, interests, and qualifications to complete a task or job within your organization can be a valuable and rewarding way to involve community members in your mission. But, before someone can fulfill a volunteer position, they
have to know what that role entails. This training features details to consider when designing a volunteer position and the importance of a well-designed position description.
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Effective orientation and training are key elements that impact the ultimate satisfaction of volunteers and lead directly to retention, effectiveness, and volunteer productivity. This training features how to design effective orientation and training sessions
for your volunteers.
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Supervision is an all-encompassing activity which involves the process of stimulating and overseeing the work of others. It is imperative that staff and lead volunteers feel a sense of clarity concerning their roles and responsibilities with regard to supervising
volunteers entrusted to them. This training will help those who supervise volunteers understand their role as a supervisor and discuss key skills and characteristics of good supervision.
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As a leader of volunteers, delegating is important because it empowers your team, builds trust, and develops your volunteers skills. This training will discuss difficulties with delegation and how to overcome them and will help you to recognize the benefits
of effective delegation.
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