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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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Year Title Source Author Type File
1985 Motivating Volunteers
 Vancouver Volunteer Centre Larry F. Moore Book Download
1973 Motivating the Volunteer Worker
 Volunteer Administration Homer H. Johnson Article Download
1992 More Emphasis Needed on Recognition of Teamwork
 Unger Consulting Services, Philadelphia, PA Janet L. Unger Article Download
1980 Monthly Report Guidelines and Narrative for Volunteer Programs
 Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1983 Money Talks: A Guide to Establishing the True Dollar Value of Volunteer Time (Letter to the Editor re previous articles)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Mary L. Stewart Article Download
1983 Money Talks: A Guide to Establishing the True Dollar Value of Volunteer Time (Part II)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration G. Neil Karn Article
1982 Money Talks: A Guide to Establishing the True Dollar Value of Volunteer Time (Part I)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration G. Neil Karn Article Download
1991 Moments of Truth in Volunteer Management: Using a Quality Customer Service Approach
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1991 Kenneth J. Kovach Article Download
1990 Model State Volunteer Service Act and Commentary
 Office of the Attorney General, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet 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
1999 Mobilizing Volunteers in Low-Income Communities
 United Way Volunteer Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1993 Mobilizing Church Volunteers
 Conference handouts, received February 1993 Marlene Wilson Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1990's Mobilization of Rural People for Self-Help Work Through Voluntary Action (Bangladesh)
 (International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) Gamini Gunasingha Article Download
1995 Missed Opportunities for Good Help
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times, May 1995 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2002 Minnesota Summit on the Future: Role of Senior Volunteers - a Planning and Recruitment Concept
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Laura B. Wilson, John Pribyl Article Download
1993 Minimizing Growing Pains
 The NonProfit Times, March 1993 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2006 Mind the Gap: collective thinking avoids tripping
 The NonProfit Times, January 2006 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1990 Milestones In Mentoring: A Training Program for Volunteer Mentors
 National Media Outreach Center, QED Communications Inc. and the Minneapolis Youth Trust Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1988 Middle Management Volunteers Fill Needed Roles, Gain Skills, Satisfaction
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1988 William E. Caldwell Article Download
2008 Middle Management Barrier: discover what this layer of management really thinks
 The NonProfit Times, January 2008 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2011 Microvolunteering is virtual volunteering
 Blog: coyotecommunications.com/coyoteblog/2011/02/microvolunteering-is-virtual-volunteering/ Jayne Cravens Download
1980 Metamorphosis: Federal Support for Voluntary Organizations
 Paper commissioned for the National Forum on a Commission on Volunteerism, Blacksburg, VA 1980 Timothy Saasta Article Download
1979 Merger: NCVA and NICOV Form New Organization
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1979 Article Download
1999 Mentors Strengthen Student Community Service
 SerVermont Cynthia Parsons Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1996 Mentoring: A Synthesis of Public/Private Ventures' Research, 1988-1995
 P/PV NEWS, Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA Report / Study Download
1972 Memo re Volunteer Functions & Role Definitions
 Special Services Office, Family Court of Philadelphia Susan J. Ellis Sample Download
2003 Membership: Retaining Members
 The Soroptimist of the Americas, April 2003 Article Download
2003 Membership: Avoiding Common Recruiting Mistakes
 The Soroptimist of the Americas, July 2003 Article Download
1993 Megatrends and Volunteerism
 Heritage Arts Publishing Sue Vineyard Book Download
2001 Measuring Volunteering: A Practical Toolkit
 Independent Sector and United Nations Volunteers Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 Measuring Up: Assessment Tools for Volunteer Programs

Nearly 70 tools to help evaluate volunteer involvement in an organization including the plans, volunteers, the organization, the people involved, and the manager of volunteers.  Other key subjects include diagnosing organization norms, the potential for successful change and for fundraising success, hidden problems, meetings, climate health, responsibilities and job stress.

 Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1987 Measuring Up: Guidelines on the Self-Evaluation of Volunteer Projects (United Kingdom)
 The National Federation of Community Organisations & the Volunteer Centre UK, London, United Kingdom Lesley Turner, Elaine Willis Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1979 Measuring the Impact on the Volunteer
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Virgil Peterson Article Download
1997 Measuring the Difference Volunteers Make
 Minnesota Department of Human Services Book Download
1984 Meanwhile...Back at the Neighborhood
 Yellowfire Press, Boulder, CO Ivan H. Scheier Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1996 Meadows Foundation Awards for Charitable School Projects
 The Meadows Foundation, Dallas, TX Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2000 Me? I'm not a volunteer!: Attitudes of Queens University students (Northern Ireland)
 Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1993 Mayor's Voluntary Action Center, 25 Years of Service to New York City
 Mayor's Voluntary Action Center Book Download
2005 Maximizing Elder Volunteerism and Service: Access, Incentives, and Facilitation
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Madhura Nagchoudhuri, Amanda Moore McBride, Prema Thirupathy, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Fengyan Tang Article Download
1980s Matching Citizen Participation as a Condition of Funding for Human Service Programs
 The Center for Creative Community Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1970's Master of Arts: Planning and Administration of Volunteer Programs
 Antioch College/Maryland Report / Study Download
1991 Marriott Seniors Volunteerism Study
 Commissioned by Marriott Senior Living Services and U.S. Administration on Aging Report / Study Download
1987 Marketing Volunteerism: A Values Exchange
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeanne H. Bradner Article Download
1987 Marketing Volunteerism: A Program Development Perspective
 Journal of Volunteer Administration James R. Stone III, JoAnn Hanson-Stone Article Download
1980 Marketing Volunteering
 Volunteer Administration Norma Selvidge Article Download
1984 Marketing Magic for Volunteer Programs
 Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1978 Marketing for Volunteer Service Organizations: A Case Study
 Volunteer Administration D. Martin Sparks, William R. George Article Download
1993 Marketing and Motivating Today's Volunteers
 International Self-counsel Press Ltd. Flora MacLeod Book Download
2004 Marginalizing Australia's volunteers: The need for socially inclusive practices in the non-profit sector
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.9, No.1, 2004 Jeni Warburton, Melanie Oppenheimer, Gianni Zappala Article Download
1980 Mapping Volunteerism: What Should We Put on the Map?
 Commissioned for the national Forum on a Commission on Volunteerism, Blacksburg, VA 1980 David Horton Smith Report / Study Download