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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
1980 Understanding Transitional Volunteers
 Volunteer Administration Mary Ann Caesar Article Download
1980 The Effective Use of the Retired Volunteer
 Volunteer Administration Tom MacLeod Article Download
2004 Developing the Infrastructure of the Black Voluntary and Community Sector (United Kingdom)
 Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 6, #3, 2004 London, UK Vince Hines Article Download
1986 Involving Special Groups, Meeting Special Needs
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1986 Judy Haberek Article Download
1975 How To Get A Man
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1975 Article Download
1986 Individuals with Disabilities: Are you Overlooking an Important Volunteer Resource?
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring1986 Joy Peters Article Download
1983 Everyone Benefits When Families Volunteer
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1983 Article Download
1984 Volunteering and Unemployment: the Flint Conference
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1984 Article Download
1991 Stalking the Elusive Male Volunteer
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1991 Sara J. McLaughlin Article Download
1991 Managing Cultural Diversity in Volunteer Organizations
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1991 Loretta Gutierrez Nestor Article Download
1991 Valuing Diversity
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1991 Loretta Gutierrez Nestor, Carl Fillichio Article Download
1993 How the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Affects Volunteer Programs
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1993 Article Download
1993 All the Family In
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, July 1993 Mary Phillips Article
1993 Older Volunteers: Trends
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, October 1993 Susan M. Chambre Article Download
1994 Bringing Generations Together
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, October 1994 Andrew Carroll Article Download
1992 Some Notes on Recruiting and Retaining Minority Volunteers
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1992 Brenda White Wright Article Download
1978 Diversity in Service-Learning
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1978 D. Keith Lupton, Denice A. Paonessa Article Download
1977 Blacks and Voluntary Action: A Review of the Literature
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1977 King E. Davis Article Download
2003 Family Volunteering: Put this good idea to work
 The NonProfit Times, May 2003 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2005 International Visitors: A potential resource for help
 The NonProfit Times, January 2005 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2006 Interns And Volunteers: Are these two workers really the same?
 The NonProfit Times, July 2006 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1984 Is Volunteering A Substitute for Role Loss in Old Age? An Empirical Test of Activity Theory
 The Gerontologist, ,Vol. 24, No. 3, 1984 Susan M. Chambre 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
1999 Multicultural Volunteering: Reflections on the "salad bowl" approach
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.4, No.1, 1999 Anita Vangelista Article 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
1990's Family Matters -- information packet & articles on family volunteering
 Points of Light Foundation, Washington, DC Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1995 Video Conference: "I Know It's a Good Thing...But What is Diversity All About?"
 The Points of Light Foundation and Association for Volunteer Administration Handout / Fact Sheet 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
1989 Special Populations in the Volunteer Workforce: Impact and Concerns
 Northern Virginia VAC Directors, c/o Voluntary Action Center of Fairfax, VA February 1989 Report / Study Download
1994 Family Volunteering: A Report on a Survey
 Points of Light Foundation, June 1994 Report / Study Download
1990 Encouraging Signs? A Report on a Survey of Black Participation in Voluntary Organisations (United Kingdom)
 The National Coalition for Black Volunteering and The Volunteer Centre UK Report / Study 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
1977 Proceedings: Conference on Volunteerism in Rural Areas
 Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA 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
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
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
1991 Multicultural Perspectives: History of Volunteerism in America
 Judy Rauner Report / Study Download
2000's An Executive Summary of Family Volunteering: The Final Report (Canada)
 Volunteer Canada, Ottawa, Canada Report / Study Download
2003 Time and Money: An In-Depth Look at 45+ Volunteers and Donors
 AARP, Washington, DC Report / Study Download
2007 Volunteer Transitions among Older Americans
 The Urban Institute, Washington, DC Barbara A. Butrica, Richard W. Johnson, Sheila R. Zedlewski Report / Study
2004 Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement
 Center for Health Communication, Harvard School of Public Health Report / Study Download