1. 1 Making the Most of your VolunteerMatch Account Jennifer Bennett, Manager of Volunteer Programs, VolunteerMatch

2. 2 Agenda Introduction Partnership Information Making the Case for Online Volunteer Recruiting Best Practices for Recruiting Online Things to Remember Q&A

3. 3 Introduction to Partnership Registration Emails Get Involved, Powered By Your Library Initiative Support questions: californialibraries_support@volunteermatch.org californialibraries_support@volunteermatch.org Upcoming Targeted Trainings: –Focus on: Literacy Coordinator Advanced Training, April 14, 9:30am –Recruiting Boomer and Skilled Volunteers, April 15, 1:00pm

4. 4 Recruiting Volunteers Online Another Tool to Recruit Volunteers –VolunteerMatch User Survey VolunteerMatch Research –100 High Referring Listings –100 Listings with no referrals Best Practices –Applicable for any online recruiting site

5. 5 How VolunteerMatch Works Search Function –Basic, Keyword, Advances Organization Profile Page –Recommendations and Reviews I Want to Help!

6. 6 8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online Make the Title Work for You –Catchy, Fun, Interesting Keep it Brief –One Opportunity, 100 words Word it Simply and Make it Easy to Understand –No Jargon, no acronyms Make an Impact –Include a Strong Call to Action

7. 7 8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online Provide Direction and Support –Time Commitment, Training, Restrictions Make it Visually Appealing –Include Pictures, Graphics. Make use of White Space. Remember to Edit –Grammar, Spelling View your Listing as a Volunteer –Use a Critical Eye.

8. 8 Best Practices for VolunteerMatch Title Stands Out –Call to Action Make Good Use of First Sentence –Visible to prospective volunteers Brainstorm and Use Keywords –What kinds of volunteers to you want to find you Keep Referrals on VolunteerMatch –Information is only useful if volunteers click ‘I Want to Help!’

9. 9 VolunteerMatch Account Dashboard Access My Account Enter/Review Listing –Basic Tools –Community Leader Tools Administrator/Contact Accounts Referrals & Reporting

10. 10 Remember… Your VolunteerMatch listing may be the first time a volunteer learns about your organization: Use language that is welcoming Clearly state needs and impacts Outline any potential ‘deal breakers’ Craft opportunities that will attract the volunteers you need

11. 11 Questions?

12. 12 Thanks for attending! For any questions contact: Jennifer Bennett 415-321-3639 jbennett@volunteermatch.org VolunteerMatch Support 415-241-6872 californialibraries_support@volunteermatch.org