& ASSOCIATES © 2009 Get Involved: Powered By Your Library, A California State Library Initiative for 2008-2009 Mapping the Initiative

& ASSOCIATES © 2009

Get Involved: Powered By Your Library, A California State Library Initiative for 2008-2009

Mapping the Initiative


Steps to Volunteer Engagement


• Two hours per pilot team• One now• One six weeks from now

• Work plan

• Implementation steps

• Sharing what you learn

• Team or individual

• www.doodle.com

Team Coaching


Learning Objectives


Needs Assessment


Critical Intervention Points

An element of behavior, policy, or process that presents an

opportunity to be affected through strategic volunteer engagement

and that, if successfully implemented, makes significant

change for a positive result.

Organizations that are highly effective in the engagement of volunteers

consistently display a high degree of shared leadership.

Merrill & Associates, 1996

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Critical Intervention Points

Does your meaningful place to intervene: •Have potential to create powerful results? •Mitigate or prevent a crisis? •Move an initiative forward?•Solve a problem?•Meet an objective? •Create momentum?


•Rationale•Needs•Focus•Consistency•Promotion

Case Statements


Elevator Speeches

•What do you do?•Why should I care?•Can you explain it in 30 seconds?•In plain English?


Trends

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Leadership

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Motivating teams

Executing the right things

Focusing on organizational vision


Entrepreneurship

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Envisioning possibilities

Founding initiatives

Changing norms


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Performance MeasurementStories tell us of what we already knew and forgot, and remind us of what we haven’t yet imagined.

Anne Watson


Logic Model Elements


Vision Resources Action Yield Initial Impact

Sustained Outcome

Work Plan


Tech Team Work PlanVision Resources Action Yield Initial

ImpactSustained Outcome

A team that can enable my library to meet our community's increasing need for access to technology.

•Time and support for cultivating Team Leader(s)

•Info on existing tech systems and needs

•Access to staff, volunteers and community partners

•Write Team Leader position description

•Select & support Team Leader(s)

•Articulate new initiative to internal & external stakeholders

Within 6 months:•# of hours computers and related equipment are available increases by 10%

•At least 12 volunteers trained in & dedicated to tech access opportunities

•Patrons are increasingly self-sufficient

•Volunteers increase their knowledge of library technology (equipment, software, etc.)

•Patrons increase their knowledge of library technology

•Library gains reputation as a hub for learning and using technology

•Library is known as a place to do productive work

•Library is seen as a community connector




A team that can enable my library to meet our community's increasing need for access to technology.




•Time and support for cultivating Team Leader(s)

•Info on existing tech systems and needs

•Access to staff, volunteers and community partners




•Write Team Leader position description

•Select & support Team Leader(s)

•Articulate new initiative to internal & external stakeholders




Within 6 months:•# of hours computers and related equipment are available increases by 10%

•At least 12 volunteers trained in & dedicated to tech access opportunities




•Patrons are increasingly self-sufficient

•Volunteers increase their knowledge of library technology (equipment, software, etc.)

•Patrons increase their knowledge of library technology




•Library gains reputation as a hub for learning and using technology

•Library is known as a place to do productive work

•Library is seen as a community connector




Tech Team Leader


Tech Team Leader (cont.)


For Next Time


Learning Objectives


Next Webinar: February 4 10am PTCreating High Impact Volunteer Agreements

Thank you!

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