LBPD Volunteer Management Group!
Moderator: Traci Timmons (Washington Talking Book & Braille Library) traci.timmons@sos.wa.gov
Next Meeting:
Summer 2025, TBD!
Past Meetings:
Spring 2025 Meeting: May 22, 2025
Topic: Volunteer Communications
Presenters: Josh Easter (South Dakota Accessible Library Services) and Traci Timmons (Washington Talking Book & Braille Library)
Video: https://youtu.be/lM3WoSC2SoU
Resources discussed: Volunteer Surveys– FL1A Survey; WA1A Survey | Volunteer Newsletters– WA1A
Late Winter 2025 Meeting: Mar 13, 2025
Topic: Volunteer Acknowledgment and Celebrating Volunteer Week (Round Robin Sharing)
Video:https://youtu.be/sTGOQr6OFVY
Resources discussed: The President’s Volunteer Service Awards | NLS Volunteer Certificates | Volunteer Honor Roll example (FL1A)
Late Fall 2024 Meeting: Dec 12, 2024
Topic: Machine-Repair Volunteers
Presenter: David Andrews, Chief Technology Office for the Minnesota State Services for the Blind
Video: https://youtu.be/MoloUwTORB4
Summer 2024 Meeting: August 22, 2024
Topic: The Volunteer Experience
Presenters: Mike Horn (Multistate Center East) and Lennie Andrews (Arizona Talking Book Library)
Video: https://youtu.be/B6RSyIDXyNg
Spring 2024 Meeting: May 16, 2024
Topic: Utilizing Volunteers for Outreach
Presenters: Christine Tuttle (Arizona Talking Book Library) and Kathy Searle Acevedo (Florida Bureau of Braille & Talking Books Library Services)
Video: https://youtu.be/YvNEqd2lHI0
Materials:
christine_tuttle_volunteerism_and_outreach_az1a.pptx
christine_tuttle_volunteerism_and_outreach_az1a.docx
az1a_tbl_outreach_manual.docx; please note that this was produced in 2019; most forms on the manual are now as libwizard forms; there will be minor updates for the next version
kathy_searle_acevedo_volunteers_outreach.pdf
Winter 2024 Meeting: February 15, 2024
Topic: Volunteer Appreciation
Presenters: Joel Henderson (Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library) and Brandon Lammers (Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library)
Zoom video/audio recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15iNhjE6l1oHUyHtID7BEF8GACftKkhK-/view?usp=sharing
Zoom chat: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WKzXRhOeo51lElOdKZvEIcYQB5y_GbL5/view?usp=sharing
Fall 2023 Meeting: November 9, 2023
Topic: Introductory Meeting
Read the meeting transcript: lbpd_volunteer_management_kick-off_meeting_11-09-2023_transcript.docx
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