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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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1998 Potential of a Lifetime: Study of Third Age Volunteering with the Support of Employers (United Kingdom)
The Caregie United Kingdom Trust, February 1998 Jane Forster Report / Study Download
1998 Welfare Reform: What the Religious Community Brings to the Partnership
Journal of Volunteer Administration Bob Wineburg Article
1998 Managing the Impact of Organizational Change on Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Arlene Grubbs Article Download
1998 Protection or Paranoia: The Realities of Volunteer Liability
Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis, Steve McCurley Article Download
1998 Finding the Right Fit: Creating Successful Volunteer Job Descriptions
Journal of Volunteer Administration Carla Campbell Lehn Article Download
1998 Using On-State Interactive Theater Techniques to Enhance Learning (A Training Design)
Journal of Volunteer Administration Donna Urbansky Article Download
1998 When Volunteers Grieve
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ona Rita Yufe Article Download
1998 Volunteer Administration: Useful Techniques for the Public Sector
Journal of Volunteer Administration Michele L. Ross, Jeffrey L. Brudney Article Download
1998 Assessing the Impact of Volunteer Programs
Journal of Volunteer Administration R. Dale Safrit, Mary Merrill Article Download
1998 Balloons and Organizational Change (A Training Design)
Journal of Volunteer Administration Lucas Meijs Article Download
1998 The GEMS Model of Volunteer Administration
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ken Culp, Catherine A. Deppe, Jaime X. Castillo, Betty J. Wells Article Download
1998 Grassroots Organizing in Bangladesh
Journal of Volunteer Administration Omar Faruque Chowdhury Article Download
1998 Volunteerism in Latin America
Journal of Volunteer Administration Iraida Manzanilla Guerra Article Download
1998 Volunteerism in the Welfare State: The Case of Denmark
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ulla Habermann Article Download
1998 Making Magic by Maximizing the Potential of Older Volunteers: The Transferable Skills Approach Utilized by RSVP in New York City
Journal of Volunteer Administration Amy Cohen-Callow Article Download
1998 Managers of Governmental Offices of Volunteerism: A Political Analysis
American Volunteer Association, October 21, 1998 George Frederick Goerl Report / Study Download
1998 Little Miracles: How Churches are Responding to Welfare Reform
The American Enterprise, January/February 1998 Amy L. Sherman Article Download
1998 Tax credit suggested to boost volunteerism (article & response from Susan J. Ellis)
Philanthropy Journal, June 18, 1998 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
1998 AVA Year in Review 1998
Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA Report / Study Download
1998 Volunteers and Animal-Assisted Activity Programs
Journal of Volunteer Administration Dawn W. Harlock, Natalie Sachs-Ericsson Article Download
1998 Strengths and Weaknesses of Volunteerism in Illinois and What That Means to Those Who Lead Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeanne H. Bradner Article Download
1998 Volunteers only need to click to sign up (articles about the launch of VolunteerMatch)
USA Today and media releases Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1998 A National Forum on Life Cycles and Volunteering: The Impact of Work, Family and Mid-Life Issues
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 1998 Sample Download
1998 An Internet Dialogue: Mandatory Student Service, Court-Ordered Volunteering, and Service Learning
Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1998 Serving and Keeping Those Who Serve: Foster Grandparents and Their Own Family Needs
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ellen S. Stevens Article Download
1998 Virtual Volunteering: A Powerful New Resource for Volunteer Managers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Jayne Cravens Article Download
1998 Handling Problem Volunteers

Steve McCurley and Sue Vineyard take a lighthearted look at some of the most common volunteer performance problems and deliver some serious solutions. The book assess es the extent and root causes of problems. Examples range from the "Somewhat Annoying Volunteer" with poor interpersonal skills to the "Dangerously Dysfunctional Volunteer," posing risk concerns. Sample volunteer policies directly related to handling problematic volunteer situations are include

Heritage Arts Publishing/VMSystems Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1998 The Motivation of Volunteers in The Nature Conservancy - Ohio Chapter, A Non-Profit Environmental Organization
Journal of Volunteer Administration Karen N. King, Cynthia V. Lynch Article Download
1997 Presidents' Summit for America's Future (media coverage)
Various news media Article Download
1997 Safe & Alert: Good practice advice on volunteers working with vulnerable clients (United Kingdom)
The National Centre for Volunteering, London, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 "Full Circle" Volunteering
Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1997 An Overview of Volunteerism in County Government
Journal of Volunteer Administration Peter Lane, Cynthia Shultz Article Download
1997 Screening Employees and Volunteers in Positions of Trust with Children and Other Vulnerable Individuals
Volunteer Canada Article Download
1997 Moblizing Church Communities for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention through the Use of Volunteer Church Advocate Teams
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ted Strader, David Collins, Tim Noe, Knowlton Johnson Article Download
1997 Creating A Positive Environment: Volunteer and Staff Relations (Canada)
Journal of Volunteer Resource Management, Ontario Association of Volunteer Administrators Colin Thacker Article Download
1997 Volunteer Staff Relationships in a Union Environment (Canada)
Journal of Volunteer Resource Management, Ontario Association of Volunteer Administrators Li Zahnd Article Download
1997 Task Force on Volunteer/Union Relations (Canada)
Journal of Volunteer Resource Management, Ontario Association of Volunteer Administrators Article Download
1997 Teenage Girls Who Work as Volunteers Are Less Likely to Get Pregnant, Study Finds
The Washington Post, August 28, 1997 Jay Mathews Article Download
1997 Helping Out is Cool (Canada)
Tumbleweed Press, Ontario Canada Ellen Feinman Moss Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 Harriet Naylor Award Acceptance Speech -- Jeanne Bradner
Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeanne H. Bradner Article Download
1997 Leadership of Volunteers -- Roads We Might Still Take
The New Volunteerism Project Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1997 Volunteer Administration Manual
American Red Cross Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 Volunteers Are Not Free
501-c-3 Monthly Letter, Volume 17, Number 7, July 1997 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1997 Introducing the Colorado Libraries Volunteer Managers Council
Colorado Libraries, Summer 1997 Catherine C. Childs, John Waite Bowers Article Download
1997 A Cynical Public Loves Their Government: An Overview of Government Volunteers and People Who Manage Them
Association for Research on Nonprofits and Voluntary Action, 1997 Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN Nancy Macduff, Jeffrey L. Brudney Report / Study Download
1997 Is Volunteering a Waste of Time? (cover story)
U.S. News & World Report, April 28, 1997 Michael J. Gerson Article Download
1997 Automated Data Management Systems for a Volunteer Program: Initial Planning
Journal of Volunteer Administration Diane L. Leipper Article Download
1997 A Volunteer Program at a Supportive Residence for People with AIDS
Journal of Volunteer Administration Noel Gilligan Article Download
1997 Resource Kit for Managers of Volunteers

The purpose of this Resource Kit was to provide leaders and managers of volunteers with a succinct, practical guide to the fundamentals of developing a volunteer program.  It has lots of sample forms. This guide covers the 3 R's of Volunteer Management: READY?- RECRUIT and RETAIN, and an appendix which includes a section for local resource information on volunteering and an extensive annotated bibliography on books, videos, and publications in the field.

The Volunteerism Project Betty B. Stallings Book Download