Volunteers

What are best practices for recruiting, managing, and training these critical people?

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We are still developing this section, but here are some resources to get you started:

• The American Alliance of Museums has a full manual on Designing a Museum Volunteer Program that applies well to insect festivals. PDF version here
• AAM also has a podcast about volunteering, Volunteer Voices.
  • How can we make volunteer programs more inclusive and accessible?
  • Managing Volunteers
  • Supporting volunteers through risk management
• The American Association for Museum Volunteers has a list of standards and best practices for volunteer programs.