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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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1983 The Barter Network: Building Community Through Organized Trade Handbook
VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement David Tobin, Henry Ware Book Download
1999 Ready to Respond: Disaster Preparedness and Response for Volunteer Centers
Points of Light Foundation Book Download
1995 Changing the Paradigm: Self-Assessment Kit

This Self-Assessment Process is an organizational change management tool for guiding staff, leadership, board, and other volunteers to examine the effectiveness of volunteer engagement. The Kit contains a Team Leader's Resource Book, a Team Member Book, and a survey.

Kenn Allen Book Download
1973 Volunteer Training for Courts and Corrections
Scarecrow Press Ivan H. Scheier, James D. Jorgensen Book Download
1972 School Volunteers: What They Do, How They Do It
Citation Press Barbara Carter, Gloria Dapper Book Download
1984 Involving the Handicapped as Volunteers: A Guidebook
VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement Book Download
1993 Mayor's Voluntary Action Center, 25 Years of Service to New York City
Mayor's Voluntary Action Center Book Download
1976 Releasing the Potential of the Older Volunteer
Older Volunteer Project, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Los Angeles, CA Book Download
1987 But That's Not What My Mom Does (a book about volunteers)

This is the story of a young girl's search to discover what exactly is a volunteer. Written for elementary-aged children, the book explores the concepts that the image of volunteering can differ greatly, and the opportunities to help our community are endless.  

Why Not Publishing Co., 1987 Wendy Hollo Book Download
1998 Planning It Safe: How to Control Liability and Risk in Volunteer Programs
Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services Book Download
1996 Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers (Manual)
Building Better Skills Betty B. Stallings Book Download
1977 Volunteers
Sage Publications Armand Lauffer, Sarah Gorodezky Book Download
1988 Teen Power: How to Develop a Teen Volunteer Program
Volunteer Centre of Metropolitan Toronto Claire Lloyd Book Download
1971 People Helping People
U.S. News and World Report Book Download
A Systems Approach to the Planning and Development of Effective Volunteer Programs
State of Florida Office of Voluntarism Book Download
1990 Fostering Volunteer Programs in the Public Sector

This book shows how private citizens and public agencies can work together to provide a wide range of public services -- from neighborhood crime watch to mental health assistance. It describes effective methods for managing volunteer programs sponsored by public agencies, and demonstrates how volunteer programs can enhance the quality and impact of government services. 

Jossey-Bass Publishers Jeffrey L. Brudney Book Download
1998 Volunteers - A Guide For Volunteers And Their Organisations
Hazard Press Mary Woods Book Download
1990 You Can Make a Difference: Helping Yourself and Others Through Volunteering

Back cover: Why do people volunteer? People help other people because they have learned one of life's great secrets: help one other person and you will also help yourself and your community.  You Can Make a Difference is a celebration of the spirit of giving and a guide for those who want to take a step toward a more fulfilling life. 

Volunteer Management Associates Marlene Wilson Book Download
1999 Volunteers Wanted: A Practical Guide to Finding and Keeping Good Volunteers
Magnolia Mansions Press Jo Bryan Rusin Book Download
1988 At the Heart: The New Volunteer Challenge to Community Agencies
Valley Volunteer Center Nora Silver Book Download
2000 A Roadmap to Managing Volunteer Management Systems
National Health Council, Inc. Claudia Kuric, Sharon Koll Book Download
1997 Volunteers and Paid Workers: A Collaborative Approach (Australia)
Volunteering S.A. Joy Noble Book Download
1991 Episodic Volunteering
MBA Publishing Nancy Macduff Book Download
1977 People Approach: 9 New Strategies for Citizen Volunteer Involvement
National Information Center on Volunteerism Ivan H. Scheier Book Download
1985 Volunteer Recruiting and Retention: A Marketing Approach
MBA Publishing Nancy Macduff Book Download
1981 Recruiting and Training Volunteers
McGraw Hill Paul J. Ilsley Book Download
1983 How to Mobilize Church Volunteers

This book for churches points out common problems congregations face when it comes to member involvement and service, establishes management principles, answers questions, and offers a plan to turn the volunteer challenge into a reality. It's written from a Christian perspective.

Augsburg Publishing House Marlene Wilson Book Download
1973 Volunteers in Rehabilitation
Goodwill Industries Book Download
1976 The Effective Management of Volunteer Programs

A landmark book on the application of management principles to administration of volunteer programs.

Volunteer Management Associates Marlene Wilson Book Download
1994 How To Find The Ideal Volunteers: Target Your Recruiting

The second booklet in PROVOL's Volunteer Management Made Easy Series, which includes: Research, Recruit, Retain, and Recognize.  This booklet on recruiting advises us to forget outdated perceptions of volunteers and, then, presents a process of recruiting for skills and talents necessary to meet our agencies' needs in a timely and effective manner.

PROVOL, Mesa, AZ Jim Bottorf, Judy Bottorf, Maggie King Book Download
1994 Everything You Need To Do Before You Begin To Recruit: Research

The first booklet in PROVOL's Volunteer Management Made Easy Series, which includes: Research, Recruit, Retain, and Recognize.  This booklet on Research covers the work to be done before that new volunteer walks through the door for the first time, even when the pressure to recruit new volunteers can be pretty intense.

PROVOL, Mess, AZ Jim Bottorf, Judy Bottorf, Maggie King Book Download
1981 Survival Skills for Managers
Volunteer Management Associates Marlene Wilson Book 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
1989 Designing Programs for the Volunteer Sector

This short booklet outlines a five-step process to design volunteer engagement programs to be more attractive to volunteers. Author Nancy McDuff presents the methods for conducting a needs assessment, setting objectives, arranging and planning activities, developing an administrative plan to support new volunteer involvement, and evaluating the overall program. 

Nancy Macduff Book Download
1970 A Guide to Volunteer Services
Cornerstone Library Anne David Book Download
1999 Focus on Volunteering Kopykit
Energize Susan J. Ellis Book Download
1987 Volunteerism in the Arts
The Journal of Arts Management and the Law Book Download
1994 Recruiting: Help and Hope for Finding Volunteers
Standard Publishing Ellen E. Larson Book Download
Managing Volunteer Diversity
Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1985 The Volunteer Organization Handbook
Center for Volunteer Development Cooperative Extension Marie Arnot, Lee J. Cary, Mary Jean Houde Book Download
1993 The Power and Potential of Youth in Service to Communities
Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services Book Download
1974 Volunteerism: An Emerging Profession
The American Lecture Series in Social and Rehabilitation Psychology, Charles C. Thomas, Publisher John G. Cull, Richard E. Hardy Book Download
2008 Visionary Leadership in Volunteer Programs: Insight and Inspiration from the Speeches of Marlene Wilson

Marlene Wilson moves from the hows to the whys of leading volunteer programs. She urges all who lead volunteers to move beyond thinking of themselves as managers to thinking of themselves as leaders—those who develop vision for volunteer programs and impart that vision throughout an organization. Includes16 of her most popular presentations from 1974 to 1999.

Energize Marlene Wilson Book Download
1985 Motivating Volunteers
Vancouver Volunteer Centre Larry F. Moore Book Download
1967 Volunteers in Community Service
The North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations Guion Griffis Johnson Book Download
1992 Volunteer Recognition Skit Kit

This collection of seven original skits is complete with instructions, scripts and ideas for adaptation. Each skit incorporates songs using well-known popular music with lyrics written for the volunteer recognition occasion. Song sheets can be used separately.

Energize Arlene Grubbs, Evelyn Levine Book Download
2002 The Volunteer Recruitment Book

The book first shows how to design the best assignments for volunteers as the initial step to recruit the most qualified people. What follows is a wealth of information on topics ranging from how your organization's image affects your success in recruitment to where to look for new volunteers, including your own backyard. The Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book also offers a whole chapter on membership development for all-volunteer organizations, including how to get current members "off the rolls and on their feet." The Appendix,"Outreach in Cyberspace," explains the Internet as a powerful recruitment tool. 

Energize Susan J. Ellis Book Download
2003 Proof Positive: Developing Significant Volunteer Recordkeeping Systems, 21st Century Edition

A step-by-step guide to the basic elements of a volunteer recordkeeping system. Includes the why and how of application forms, volunteer data files, assignment records, time and activity reports - for individual volunteers, groups, and off-site service, too. Lots of sample forms, ideas for documenting hard-to-track activities, and ways to demonstrate the work you do in managing volunteer involvement.

Energize Susan J. Ellis, Katherine H. (Noyes) Campbell Book Download
1998 The Self-Help Sourcebook
American Self-Help Clearinghouse Edward J. Madara, Barbara J. White Book Download
1993 Helping You Is Helping Me: How a New Breed of Volunteers Can Make a Difference
Servant Publications Virgil Gulker, Ken Wilson Book Download