The Ellis Archive: Books

This is a full alphabetized list of our archived digital books. Most were in Susan Ellis’ resource library and/or published by Energize during the 20th century and reflect the evolving body of knowledge related to leadership and management of volunteers. Author permission has been obtained where appropriate and feasible. Our policy is not to digitize/archive books which are still being sold elsewhere. These books can be downloaded at no cost.

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(Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management, The

Energize, Inc.
2010 Katherine H. [Noyes] Campbell Susan J. Ellis Books
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101 Ideas for Volunteer Programs

Heritage Arts
1986 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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101 More Ideas for Volunteer Programs

Heritage Arts
1995 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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101 Ways to Raise Resources

Heritage Arts Publishing
1987 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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A Book of Case Studies for Training Volunteers (Canada)

Johnstone Training and Consultation
1992 Patricia Harvey Ginette Johnstone Books
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A Conversation with a Purpose

2009 Kathleen McCleskey Cheryle N. Yallen Books
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A Guide to Volunteer Services

Cornerstone Library
1970 Anne David Books
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A New Competitive Edge: Volunteers From The Workplace

VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement
1986 Cynthia Vizza Kenn Allen Shirley A. Keller Books
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A Roadmap to Managing Volunteer Management Systems

National Health Council, Inc.
2000 Claudia Kuric Sharon Koll Books
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A Systems Approach to the Planning and Development of Effective Volunteer Programs

State of Florida Office of Voluntarism
1980's ? Books
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All Hands on Board

National Center for Nonprofit Boards
1999 Jan Masaoka Books
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An Asset Builder's Guide to Service-Learning

Search Institute
2000 Books
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At the Heart: The New Volunteer Challenge to Community Agencies

Valley Volunteer Center
1988 Nora Silver Books
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Best Practices for Volunteer Programs

Heritage Arts
2001 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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Beyond Banquets, Plaques and Pins

Heritage Arts
1989 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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Building Credibility with the Powers That Be

Partners Plus
1990 Gail Moore Marilyn MacKenzie Books

Building Effective Volunteer Committees

Macduff/Bunt Associates, Inc.
1986 Nancy Macduff Books
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Building Staff Volunteer Relations

Energize
2003 Ivan H. Scheier Books
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Building the Collaborative Community

University of California Extension
1980 Eva Schindler-Rainman Ronald Lippitt Books
Cartoon drawing of a chair, desk and typewriter. Typewriter has paper with "But that's not what my mom does"

But That's Not What My Mom Does (a book about volunteers)

Why Not Publishing Co., 1987
1987 Wendy Hollo Books
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By the People: A History of Americans as Volunteers, New Century Edition

Energize
2005 Susan J. Ellis Katherine H. [Noyes] Campbell Books
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Children As Volunteers: Preparing for Community Service

Energize
1991 Katherine H. [Noyes] Campbell Susan J. Ellis Books
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Church Puzzle Game

Energize, Inc.
2002 Susan J. Ellis Books
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Citizen Volunteer

Harper & Brothers
1960 Nathan E. Cohen Books
Purple checked cover titled Dealing with Difficult Volunteers

Dealing With Difficult Volunteers

VMSystems, Volunteer Management Series
1989 Marilyn MacKenzie Books
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Episodic Volunteering

MBA Publishing
1991 Nancy Macduff Books
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Essential Volunteer Management

VM Systems
1989 Steve McCurley Rick Lynch Books
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Everything You Need To Do Before You Begin To Recruit: Research

PROVOL, Mess, AZ
1994 Jim Bottorf Judy Bottorf Maggie King Books
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Exploring Volunteer Space

VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement
1980 Ivan H. Scheier Books
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Family Volunteering - Ready, Set, Go

Points of Light Foundation
2002 Marie Bouvier Books

Family-Friendly Volunteering: A Guide for Agencies

The Points of Light Foundation
1999 Steve McCurley Books
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Focus on Volunteering KOPY KIT®

Energize
1999 Susan J. Ellis Books
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Focus on Volunteering Kopykit

Energize
1999 Susan J. Ellis Books
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Fostering Volunteer Programs in the Public Sector

Jossey-Bass Publishers
1990 Jeffrey L. Brudney Books
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Handling Problem Volunteers

Heritage Arts Publishing/VMSystems
1998 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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Helping People Volunteer

Marlborough Publications
1980 Judy Rauner Books
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Helping You Is Helping Me: How a New Breed of Volunteers Can Make a Difference

Servant Publications
1993 Virgil Gulker Ken Wilson Books
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How To Find The Ideal Volunteers: Target Your Recruiting

PROVOL, Mesa, AZ
1994 Jim Bottorf Judy Bottorf Maggie King Books
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How to Mobilize Church Volunteers

Augsburg Publishing House
1983 Marlene Wilson Books
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How to Recruit Generation Me

Jump Start Books
2000 Cynthia D'Amour Books

How to Take Care of You So you Can Take Care of Others

Heritage Arts
1987 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books

I Volunteer Too

P / M Associates
1979 Marcia Penn Books
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Involving the Handicapped as Volunteers: A Guidebook

VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement
1984 Books

Leadership for Volunteering

Dryden Associates
1976 Harriet H. Naylor Books

Managing Legal Liability and Insurance for Corporate Volunteer Programs

United Way of America
1992 Charles Tremper Jeffrey D. Kahn Books

Managing Volunteer Diversity

Heritage Arts
Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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Marketing and Motivating Today's Volunteers

International Self-counsel Press Ltd.
1993 Flora MacLeod Books

Marketing for Volunteer Managers: Mastering Its Magic in a New Millennium

Points of Light Foundation
1999 Sue Vineyard Books

Marketing Magic for Volunteer Programs

Heritage Arts
1984 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books
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Measuring the Difference Volunteers Make

Minnesota Department of Human Services
1997 Books
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Measuring Up: Assessment Tools for Volunteer Programs

Heritage Arts
1997 Sue Vineyard Steve McCurley Books

Megatrends and Volunteerism

Heritage Arts Publishing
1993 Sue Vineyard Books

Motivating Volunteers

Vancouver Volunteer Centre
1985 Larry F. Moore Books

New Competencies for Volunteer Administrators

Heritage Arts
1996 Sue Vineyard Books

Partners for Action: The Roles of Key Volunteers

Cooperative Extension System and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
1989 Sara M. Steele Cathaleen Finley Carol A. Edgerton Books
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Passionate Volunteers

Conversations Press
1993 Jeanne H. Bradner Books
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People Approach: 9 New Strategies for Citizen Volunteer Involvement

National Information Center on Volunteerism
1977 Ivan H. Scheier Books
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People Helping People

U.S. News and World Report
1971 Books
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Planning It Safe: How to Control Liability and Risk in Volunteer Programs

Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services
1998 Books
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Proof Positive: Developing Significant Volunteer Recordkeeping Systems, 21st Century Edition

Energize
2003 Susan J. Ellis Katherine H. [Noyes] Campbell Books
The Rants and Rave Anthology

Rants and Rave Anthology, The

Energize, Inc.
2003 Books

Recruiting and Training Volunteers

McGraw Hill
1981 Paul J. Ilsley Books
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Recruiting: Help and Hope for Finding Volunteers

Standard Publishing
1994 Ellen E. Larson Books
Red cover of book with photo in background showing the front of a building with columns called The Geriatric Center

Releasing the Potential of the Older Volunteer

Older Volunteer Project, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Los Angeles, CA
1976 Books
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Resource Kit for Managers of Volunteers

The Volunteerism Project
1997 Betty Stallings Books

Revolution of the Heart

Riverhead Books
1995 Bill Shore Books

School Volunteers

Public Education Association
1961 T. Margaret Jamer Books
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School Volunteers: What They Do, How They Do It

Citation Press
1972 Barbara Carter Gloria Dapper Books

Secrets of Motivation: How to Get & Keep Volunteers & Paid Staff

Heritage Arts Publishing
1991 Sue Vineyard Books

Service Learning from A to Z: Serving to Learn, Learning to Serve

Vermont Schoolhouse Press, Chester, VT 1991
1991 Cynthia Parsons Books
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Simple Acts of Kindness: Volunteering in the Age of Aids

United Hospital Fund of New York
1989 John Griggs Sally J. Rogers David A. Gould Books

Step By Step: Management of the Volunteer Program in Agencies

Volunteer Bureau of Bergen County
1979 Marie MacBride Books

Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders

RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas at Austin
2009 Sarah Jane Rehnborg Books

Succeeding with Volunteer Transportation

VMSystems - Heritage Arts Publishing
1990 Dennis Studebaker Books
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Survival Skills for Managers

Volunteer Management Associates
1981 Marlene Wilson Books
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Teen Power: How to Develop a Teen Volunteer Program

Volunteer Centre of Metropolitan Toronto
1988 Claire Lloyd Books
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The Barter Network: Building Community Through Organized Trade Handbook

VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement
1983 David Tobin Henry Ware Books

The Creative Volunteer Community

Vancouver Volunteer Centre
1987 Eva Schindler-Rainman Books
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The Effective Management of Volunteer Programs

Volunteer Management Associates
1976 Marlene Wilson Books

The Great Trainer's Guide

Heritage Arts Publishing
1995 Sue Vineyard Books
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The New Volunteerism

Schenkman Publishing
1978 Barbara Feinstein Catherine Cavanaugh Books
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The Power and Potential of Youth in Service to Communities

Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services
1993 Books
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The Self-Help Sourcebook

American Self-Help Clearinghouse
1998 Edward J. Madara Barbara J. White Books

The Starter Kit for Mobilizing Ministry - PART 1

Leadership Network, Tyler, Texas
1994 Sarah Jane Rehnborg Books

The Starter Kit for Mobilizing Ministry - PART 2

Leadership Network, Tyler, Texas
1994 Sarah Jane Rehnborg Books
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The Successful Volunteer Organization

Contemporary Books
1984 Joan Flanagan Books
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The Volunteer Community: creative use of human resources

Center for a Voluntary Society, Washington, DC
1971 Eva Schindler-Rainman Ronald Lippitt Books

The Volunteer Development Toolbox

Heritage Arts Publishing
1993 Gail Moore Marilyn MacKenzie Books

The Volunteer Management Audit

Energize
2003 Susan J. Ellis Books