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Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment

Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment. LSTA Grant Project 2009 Eureka Leadership Institute. Wen Wen Zhang West Covina Library County of Los Angeles Public Library. San Jose, CA October 5, 2010. Project Purpose. Developing tools and resources for recruiting baby boomer volunteers

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Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment

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  1. Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment LSTA Grant Project 2009 Eureka Leadership Institute Wen Wen Zhang West Covina Library County of Los Angeles Public Library San Jose, CA October 5, 2010

  2. Project Purpose • Developing tools and resources for recruiting baby boomer volunteers • Raising the public’s awareness of volunteer needs and volunteering opportunities at the library

  3. Project Activities/Methods • Produced printed recruitment materials • Created a volunteer web page • Developed and implemented an online volunteer application

  4. Project Activities/Methods- continued • Provided training to Community Library Managers • Publicized in communities and through media • Created a survey form for project evaluation

  5. Project Outputs and Outcomes • Produced 34,000 bookmarks and 340 posters with four designs

  6. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued Posters and bookmarks Design 1

  7. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued Posters and bookmarks Design 2

  8. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued Posters and bookmarks Design 3

  9. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued Posters and bookmarks Design 4

  10. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued • Distributed recruitment materials in libraries and at key locations in communities • An article and a poster published in July and August issues of Not Born Yesterday

  11. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued • Volunteer web page designed and implemented • Volunteer application made available online

  12. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued • Through five training sessions, more than 80 library managers now versed in the printed and electronic baby boomer volunteer recruitment materials and techniques • Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment Campaign launched in August

  13. Future Work • Conduct a survey of library managers and staff • Complete project evaluation • Continue to recruit baby boomer volunteers

  14. Budget Expenditure • 34,000 bookmarks and 340 posters • 85 bookmark holders, one for each community library • 200 reams of paper in various colors for volunteer recruitment flyers

  15. Special thanks to California State Library for the LSTA grant of $5,000 Staff of the County of Los Angeles Public Library: Kenneth Kramer, Volunteer Program Director Walter Robles, Graphic Artist Heather Rayl, Internet Services Coordinator Appreciation

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