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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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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
2004 Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement
Center for Health Communication, Harvard School of Public Health 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
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
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
1997 Diversity and Volunteerism: Deriving Advantage from Difference
Journal of Volunteer Administration Santiago Rodriguez Article Download
2005 Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Volunteer Administration Suzanne Stroud, Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien 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
1999 Assessing Organizational Culture and Its Impact on Volunteer Diversity: A Training Design
Journal of Volunteer Administration Joseph H. Konen Article Download
1982 Recruiting Black and Hispanic Volunteers: A Qualitative Study of Organizations' Experiences
Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan Maizel Chambre 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
1984 Equal Access to Volunteer Participation
Journal of Volunteer Administration Paula Beugen Article Download
1985 Team Building and Older Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Mary M. Seguin, Polly F. McConney Article Download
1986 Beyond Promises: A Planned Approach For Rural Volunteer Community Development
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ida Rush George Article Download
1986 A Program for Sighted, Blind, Low Vision, and Disabled Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeannette Franks Article Download
1987 Encouraging and Mentoring the Executive Volunteer
Journal of Volunteer Administration Joanne Holbrook Patton Article Download
1987 The Transitional Volunteer
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ginnie Schumann Article Download
1990 Utilizing a "Rich" Resource: Older Volunteers
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ellen S. Stevens Article Download
1990 People with Disadvantages: A Source for Innovative Recruitment
Journal of Volunteer Administration Lawrence A. Zimmer Article Download
1991 An Untapped Volunteer Resource: People with HIV Disease, ARC, or AIDS
Journal of Volunteer Administration Irene K. Wysocki Article Download
1992 Components of a Training Program for Understanding and Valuing Diversity
Journal of Volunteer Administration Diane Fisher Article Download
1992 Multicultural Perspectives in the History of American Volunteerism
Journal of Volunteer Administration Judy Rauner 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
1993 Seniors as Volunteers and Their Training
Journal of Volunteer Administration R.D. Bramwell Article Download
1995 Disability as a Part of Diversity
Journal of Volunteer Administration Lisa Taylor 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 Productive Retirement: Stimulating Greater Volunteer Efforts to Meet National Needs
Journal of Volunteer Administration Robert Morris, Francis G. Caro Article Download
1994 Bringing Generations Together
Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, October 1994 Andrew Carroll Article Download
1977 Blacks and Voluntary Action: A Review of the Literature
Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1977 King E. Davis Article Download
1978 Diversity in Service-Learning
Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1978 D. Keith Lupton, Denice A. Paonessa Article Download
1992 Some Notes on Recruiting and Retaining Minority Volunteers
Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1992 Brenda White Wright Article Download
1993 All the Family In
Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, July 1993 Mary Phillips Article
1993 How the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Affects Volunteer Programs
Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1993 Article Download