Handout that accompanied presentation of the same name at 2011 Utah Museums Association Conference.

1. Expanding Your Staff: Using Volunteers and Interns
Utah Museums Association Conference 2011
Kaia Landon
Executive Director, Brigham City Museum
Kuyper, J., Hirzy, E. C., & Huftalen, K. R. (1993). Volunteer program administration: A handbook for
museums and other cultural institutions. New York: American Council for the Arts in association with
the American Association of Museum Volunteers.
Utah Division of Arts & Museums “The Art of Volunteer Development”
http://arts.utah.gov/news_publications/publications/documents/publication_volunteer_dev_manual_05.
pdf
Internship Resources from Museum-Ed.org (includes sample policies and manuals)
http://www.museum-ed.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=70
Sparked! Microvolunteering
http://www.sparked.com/
More on microvolunteering http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/microvolunteering.shtml
Post opportunities to All For Good
http://www.allforgood.org/posting
Other posting: http://www.energizeinc.com/prof/volop.html
Options for tracking volunteer hours
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/tech/volmanage.html
Reasons to track volunteer hours:
http://www.blueavocado.org/content/tracking-volunteer-time-boost-your-bottom-line-complete-
accounting-
Recognition
Governor's Recognition Certificate
http://volunteers.utah.gov/programs/awards/VolunteerRecognitionCertificate.html
Presidential Service Award:
http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/
Recognition ideas: http://www.energizeinc.com/ideas.html
National Volunteer Week
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/nationalprograms/signatureevents/nvw