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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
1991 Multicultural Perspectives: History of Volunteerism in America
 Judy Rauner Report / Study Download
2011 Telling The Whole Story
 Nora L. Silver Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2000 Sharing the Burden -- A Need for Developing Voluntary Sector in China (CHINA)
 Yaping Li Article Download
1992 Making It Happen! - Involving Black Volunteers (United Kingdom)
 Rodney Hedley, Gerald Rampersad Pamphlet / Booklet
1995 Missed Opportunities for Good Help
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times, May 1995 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2003 Time and Money: An In-Depth Look at 45+ Volunteers and Donors
 AARP, Washington, DC Report / Study Download
1985 Growing Together: An Intergenerational Sourcebook (PART 2 of 2)
 American Association of Retired Persons and The Elvirita Lewis Foundation Karen A Struntz, Shari Reville Report / Study Download
1985 Growing Together: An Intergenerational Sourcebook (PART 1 of 2)
 American Association of Retired Persons and The Elvirita Lewis Foundation Karen A Struntz, Shart Reville Report / Study
1983 Older Volunteers, A Valuable Resource: A guide for the public and private sectors
 American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1984 Volunteerism in a Rural Community
 American Association of University Women - Calavaras Chapter, and the Volunteer Bureau of Calaveras County. CA Report / Study Download
1999 Multicultural Volunteering: Reflections on the "salad bowl" approach
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.4, No.1, 1999 Anita Vangelista Article 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
2004 The contemporary challenges of volunteering in an ageing Australia
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.9, No.2, 2004 Jeni Warburton, Sha Cordingley Article Download
1995 Black on Board (several articles on black volunteering)
 Black Echo newsletter, Resource Unit for Black Volunteering, September 1995 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2004 Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement
 Center for Health Communication, Harvard School of Public Health Report / Study Download
1990 Stronger Together: Recruiting and Working with Ethnocultural Volunteers (Canada)
 Central Volunteer Bureau of Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario CANADA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1977 Proceedings: Conference on Volunteerism in Rural Areas
 Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA Report / Study Download
1991 Children As Volunteers: Preparing for Community Service

How to incorporate  children into an adult volunteer program and find creative ways to use  children's fresh perspectives. Includes examples of actual volunteer  projects accomplished by youngsters, models of child-adult teams and  tips on family volunteering.  Learn how to recruit, train and design  assignments for volunteers under the age of 14. 

 Energize Katherine H. (Noyes) Campbell, Susan J. Ellis Book Download
How to Effectively Manage People Who Are HIV-Positive as Volunteers
 Excerpt from An Untapped Volunteer Resource: People with HIV Disease, ARC or AIDS Irene K. Wysocki Article Download
1987 Together We Can Make A Difference in a Girl's Life (recruitment samples for Girl Scouts in Black, Asian, Hispanic & American Indian communities)
 Girl Scouts of America Sample Download
2000 Social Service Activities of Congregations
 Grapevine, July/August 2000 Article Download
Managing Volunteer Diversity
 Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1988 Helping Our Own (black people engaged in charitable activities)
 Independent Sector, Memo to Members, April 22, 1988 Emmett D. Carson Article Download
1995 Utilizing All Your Resources: Individuls With and Without Disabilities Volunteering Together
 Institute for Community Inclusion Cheska Komissar, Debra Hart, Robin Friedlander Book Download
1998 Creating Awareness and Recruiting Latino Volunteers
 International Conference on Volunteer Administration, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, October 1998 (workshop handouts) Betty Swinners, Lisi Cocina Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2002 Bring Learning Home through Family Volunteering
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Julia Lam Article Download
1996 Productive Retirement: Stimulating Greater Volunteer Efforts to Meet National Needs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Robert Morris, Francis G. Caro Article Download
1983 Older Volunteers and New Frontiers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Mary M. Seguin, Polly F. McConney, Lillian M. Watkins Article Download
1983 The Handicap May Be Yours
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Claudia Apfelbaum Article Download
1983 Handicap-italizing on a New Volunteer Resource
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Helen G. Lacatis Levine Article Download
1993 Seniors as Volunteers and Their Training
 Journal of Volunteer Administration R.D. Bramwell Article Download
1992 Older Volunteers: An Agency Perspective
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Catherine Burden, Alec J. Lee Article Download
1993 Diversity in Volunteerism
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Charlotte Hostad Article
1993 Recruiting Older Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Lucy Rose Fischer Article Download
Older Women Who Volunteer: Tapping a Valuable Woman Resource
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ellen S. Stevens Article Download
1995 African-American Participation in Mainstream Greater Richmond Voluntary Organizations: A Report From The Field
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Nelson Wikstrom Article Download
1996 Diversity and Volunteerism: Deriving Advantage from Difference
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Santiago Rodriguez Article Download
1982 Recruiting Black and Hispanic Volunteers: A Qualitative Study of Organizations' Experiences
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan Maizel Chambre Article Download
1999 Assessing Organizational Culture and Its Impact on Volunteer Diversity: A Training Design
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Joseph H. Konen 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
1997 Diversity and Volunteerism: Deriving Advantage from Difference
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Santiago Rodriguez Article Download
2005 Altruism or Self-Actualisation? Disabled Volunteers' Perceptions of the Benefits of Volunteering (United Kingdom)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jane Andrews Article Download
2005 What's in it for Me and My Agency? A Survey on the Benefits of Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien, Paula Brooke, Mary Merrill Article Download
2005 Persons With Disabilities: Barriers and Rewards to Volunteering in Hospice Programs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Beverly M. Black Article 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
2003 "It Shouldn't Be This Difficult": The Views of Agencies and Persons with Disabilities on Supported Volunteering
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Linda L. Graff, John A Vedell Article
2003 Barriers to the Inclusion of Volunteers with Developmental Disabilities
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien, Leandra A. Bedini Article Download
2002 Voluntary Action by Older Persons
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Robert Leigh 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
2005 Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Suzanne Stroud, Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien Article Download