Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers: The 55-Minute Staff Training Series (Complete Set)

Betty Stallings

This material will help you:

Tackle staff resistance to volunteers through short, to-the-point training sessions

Save time by adapting these 12 ready-to-use seminars to your setting - PowerPoint slides all done for you, too

Gain the respect of your peers by presenting useful information in a professional way

Energize, Inc., 2007, 345 pages + PowerPoint slides, Complete Series (12 Modules) ISBN 978-0-940576-44-5, electronic version only

Electronic version:


Price: US$69.00

Sample the Series

Individual (single) modules: $10.00 each

Purchase a Multi-Use License
Volunteer centers and trainers can purchase a Limited Multi-Use License for the Series. National organizations can purchase an Unlimited Multi-Use License.

 

Description

Back by popular demand, in a completely new format!  Nationally-respected trainer and author Betty Stallings has created 12 ready‑to‑deliver – but completely adaptable – training sessions so that you can teach paid staff the fundamentals of working with volunteers in your setting.    

Each training module is designed for delivery in 55 minutes of staff time.  Easy to use and adapt, each electronic module comes with: a complete PowerPoint®  presentation; a timed script for the trainer highlighting “4 Key Concepts” on each topic; suggestions for expandable group activities; handout masters ready to duplicate, including a workshop evaluation form; and more.  Includes notes to the trainer on how to best use and adapt the material, ideas for lengthening or combining the sessions, a bibliography and other resources. 

The 12 topics are:  

Module 1:  Designing Positions for Volunteers
Module 2:  Volunteer Recruitment
Module 3:  Interviewing and Screening Volunteers
Module 4:  Volunteer Motivation
Module 5:  Supervising Volunteers
Module 6:  Orienting and Training Volunteers
Module 7:  Delegating to Volunteers
Module 8:  Mutual Performance Reviews
Module 9:  Handling Volunteer Performance Problems
Module 10:  Volunteer Program Evaluation
Module 11:  Risk Management
Module 12:  Volunteer Recognition

Note:  You must have Microsoft Office PowerPoint software installed on your computer in order to access the slide presentations.

The complete Series includes a special bonus:  A 39-page introductory section, “Designing a Training Program,” a guide for assessing staff training needs, resources and practical techniques for gaining staff “buy-in,” tools for promoting staff’s effective utilization (competency) and support of volunteers, and a review of the basics of good training and delivery.

Consider it:   “Freeze-dried training; add your personality and begin!”

 

Readers' Reviews

"Training staff to work with volunteers and purchasing Betty Stallings' 55-Minute Training Series are two of the best investments an organization can make.  It is easy to use, adaptable, and includes everything you need to provide effective training sessions."  - Peggy Wadsworth, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, Chester County Library System, PA

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Brief Excerpt
Sample the Series
Take a peek at:
    • the table of contents
    • sample PowerPoint slides
    • excerpt from the trainer’s guide
    • a sample presentation overview
    • sample participant handouts
 

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