Webinars

FREE Webinar Wednesday, July 16
What Does Your Volunteer Program Need Most Right Now?
Time: 4 p.m. ET 1 p.m. PT
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Between evolving expectations and limited resources, today’s volunteer engagement professionals are being asked to accomplish more with fewer resources. That’s why AAMV is hosting a special Communities of Practice session tomorrow, July 16, at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT, centered on one essential question:

What does your volunteer program need most right now?

Join peers from across the country for a candid, collaborative conversation. Together, we’ll explore how to identify and prioritize your program’s most urgent needs—whether that means rethinking recruitment, amplifying impact, or building a stronger case for support.

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Critical Conversations with Volunteers

Critical conversations with volunteers help address concerns, clarify expectations, and resolve issues. When handled with empathy and clear communication, these discussions build trust and support a positive volunteer experience.

Bridging Staff and Volunteers

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A collaborative webinar exploring case studies and strategies for fostering better understanding and collaboration between staff members and the volunteers they work with.

Creating Conference Proposals Slides

A collaborative webinar for creating conference proposals around topics participants would like to see addressed at upcoming conferences.

Volunteers in the Time of COVID

This webinar examines how volunteer programs are currently managing through the impacts of COVID, and also looks to the future with some predictions on what we can expect and how we can plan for the future now. This webinar was presented in conjunction with the Ohio Museums Association.

In partnership with the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), we have created a series of Webinars on different parts of managing a volunteer program. These are available to access from AAM’s Webinar Library.

Recruiting, Selecting and Placing Museum Volunteers

This webinar addresses key elements of recruiting, selecting and placing volunteers, from resources and strategies for articulating the benefits of volunteering and recruiting for diversity; to background checks, interviewing and placing volunteers, and saying “no.”

Supporting, Retaining, and Recognizing Volunteers

This webinar offers practical guidance on how to effectively support, retain and recognize volunteers as an essential part of maintaining your volunteer program, getting the most out of those who dedicate their time to your institution, and building a program that attracts new volunteers.

Training Museum Volunteers

This webinar addresses key elements of volunteer program staffing and management, including establishing policies and procedures, recruiting, training, coaching, ongoing professional development, and evaluation of volunteers and the program.

How to Manage Volunteers in Collections, 2023 (Video)

DEAI and Volunteers: Taking Action, 2022, (Video) passcode: &%qW=6e=

Somehow I Manage – Panel with the National Emerging Museum Professional Network, 2021 (Video)

Evaluating Volunteers and the Volunteer Program – 2017 (slides)