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This is the master database of all items in the Archive, including the books, journal articles and Timeline items referenced elsewhere on this website. This database is searchable by title, author, type, and topic. Special tags also exist for Research, Non-US/International items, and documents specifically related to the history of the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA). All PDF documents may be downloaded for free. If you identify errors, please contact us immediately so we can make the necessary corrections.

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2000 I Want You To Do Everything Government Used To Do: Why Volunteerism Doesn't Work Anymore
The New York Times Magazine, July 2, 2000 Sara Mosle Article Download
1997 I Want You: Why Colin Power is Asking America to Volunteer (Newsweek cover story)
Newsweek, April 28, 1997 Jonathan Alter Article Download
1991 I Was A Point of Light: Is it possible to make a difference? My mission was to find out.
SELF magazine, December 1991 John Davidson Article Download
1978 I'm a volunteer. That makes me invisible, right? Wrong!
GLAMOUR magazine, December 1978 Lydia A. Berneski Article Download
1996 Ice Breakers for Cool Volunteers and Managers
Association for Volunteer Administration archives Barbara Baker Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2003 Ideas for Online Direct Client Service
Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1982 If It Acts Like a Manager, It Must Be a Manager
Journal of Volunteer Administration Virginia M. Cronk Article Download
1995 If Only I Had A Few Extra Hands
Technical Assistance Newsletter, National Minority AIDS Council, July-August 1995 Harold Philips Article Download
1995 Images of the Future
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1995 Images of the Future -- Sequence II
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
2003 Impact of Library Resources on Professional Development in Volunteer Admnistration
Journal of Volunteer Administration Lucy McGowan Article Download
1998 IMPACT: A discussion paper on the impact of the absence of an administrator of volunteers (Canada)
Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources - Ontario (PAVR-O), Canada Report / Study Download
1980 Impacting the Future: Are We Ready for the Eighties?
Volunteer Administration Marlene Wilson Article Download
1990 Improving Volunteer Commitment to Organizations
Journal of Volunteer Administration Joann Keyton, Gerald L. Wilson, Cheryl Geiger Article Download
1983 Improving Your Program Through Evaluation
Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1983 Peter G. Beeson, Mary Jo Pankoke, Vi Percell See, Kim Singleton Article Download
1980 In Honor of Past Presidents of AVA (1980 speech)
Association for Volunteer Administration archives Sarah Jane Rehnborg Download
1977 In Many States: Professionals Manage Volunteer Services
Intergenerational Personnel Notes, Summer 1977 Article Download
1977 In Search of the Missing Link: Voluntarism's Two Cultures
Volunteer Administration Sarah Jane Rehnborg Article Download
1979 In Search Of Volunt - - - ism
Volunteer Administration Jon Van Til Article Download
1985 In Search of Volunteer Management: Ideas for Excellence
Journal of Volunteer Administration Karla A. Henderson Article Download
1983 In Search of Volunteers: How to Crack a Major Corporation
Journal of Volunteer Administration Gayle Jasso Article Download
2001 In the Eye of the Beholder: Customer Service for Volunteer Programs
Grapevine, May/June 2001 Stephen H. McCurley Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2004 In the Heart of Texas: Student Volunteerism at the University of Texas at Austin
Journal of Volunteer Administration Sarah Jane Rehnborg, Marc A. Musick Article Download
1982 Incentives and Disincentives to Becoming or Continuing as a Volunteer: Results of a Selected Literature Search
Minnesota Office on Volunteer Services Report / Study Download
2004 Increasing Staff Effectiveness When Working With Teen Volunteers
Shelley Murdock Article Download
1986 Individuals with Disabilities: Are you Overlooking an Important Volunteer Resource?
Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring1986 Joy Peters Article Download
1981 Influences on Married Women's Volunteer Work Participation
Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 7, March 1981 Vicki R. Schram, Marilyn M. Dunsiing Article Download
2004 Information and Communications Technology: Navigating Technological Change and Changing Relationships in Volunteer Administration (Canada)
Journal of Volunteer Administration Yvonne Harrison, Vic Murray Article Download
1999 Initial Telephone Contact of Prospective Volunteers with Nonprofits: An Operational Definition of Quality and Norms For 500 Agencies
Journal of Volunteer Administration Charles J. Hobson, Kathryn L. Malec Article Download
2000's? Innovating Volunteer Work (The Netherlands)
Dutch Foundation for Volunteer Management Sample Download
1993 Inside Out: Perceptions of Volunteering in a Multicultural Society (Australia)
Volunteering SA, Inc. Adelaide, SA Australia Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2001 Institute for Advanced Studies in Volunteer Management (curriculum handouts)
Susan J. Ellis, Stephen H. McCurley, Rick Lynch, Sue Vineyard Handout / Fact Sheet
1989 Institute Proposed to Train Nation's Volunteer Leaders
The Nonprofit Times, November 1989 Article Download
1993 Insurance Coverage for Court Referred and Work Release Volunteers
VIS, CIMA Association Insurance Management Sample Download
1971 Insurance Coverage for Court Volunteers
The National Information Center on Volunteers in Courts, Boulder, CO Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1978 Insurance Coverage for Volunteers in California State Entities
The Governor's Office for Volunteerism and The Department of General Services, State of California. November 1978 Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1976 Insurance for Volunteers: A Technical Paper
Office of Voluntary Action, State of Washington, Olympia, WA Daniel Greening Pamphlet / Booklet Download
Integrating the Volunteer Role Into the College Curriculum: An Experiment
Volunteer Administration Athena Theodore Article Download
1967 Interdisciplinary Work and Training in the Mental Health Field: An Approach to the Problem of Manpower
Volunteer Administration Jacob Christ Article Download
International Journal of Volunteer Administration (IJOVA)

Since the dissolution of AVA in 2006, this journal has transitioned to a new name, home base, and format.  Now titled the International Journal of Volunteer Administration (The IJOVA), it is a professional peer reviewed publication of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.  Published only in digital formats, IJOVA is offered in recognition of the critical role of professional managers of volunteers in mobilizing human resources to address serious human, community, and social needs through volunteerism.  For more information, visit  https://www.ijova.org/about.php

1988 International Trends in Volunteering
Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1988 Foster Murphy Article Download
2005 International Visitors: A potential resource for help
The NonProfit Times, January 2005 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1994 International Volunteer Day 1994
Proclamations & articles, IVD Newletter, United Nations Report / Study Download
2001 International Working Group Develops Universal Declaration on Leading and Managing Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Article Download
2001 International Working Group Develops Universal Declaration on Leading and Managing Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Article Download
1998 International Year of Volunteers 2001 -- Resolution Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly Download
2001 International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IAVE brochure)
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), January 2001 Sample Download
2001 International Year of Volunteers 2001 in Canada (fact sheets)
Volunteer Canada Sample Download
1999 International Year of Volunteers 2001 in Canada: A Framework for Action (Canada)
The Leaders Forum and Volunteer Canada Report / Study Download
2001 International Year of Volunteers Conference (Australia)
Conference program, Volunteering Australia and Australian Volunteers International, October 2001, Melbourne Australia Pamphlet / Booklet Download