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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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2003 | Building Staff Volunteer Relations Helps employees and volunteers work together successfully by exploring the reasons for conflict between volunteers and employees. Scheier eases the all-too-common stresses of this relationship with a step-by-step process for analyzing tasks and work preferences for both paid and unpaid staff. Offers a great number of creative and practical solutions. Contains lots of useful planning guides. |
Energize | Ivan H. Scheier | Book | Download | |
2004 | Stalking the Elusive Executive A Dozen Tips for Getting Top Decision-Makers to Read (and Learn from) Volunteer Management Literature |
Energize | Susan J. Ellis | Pamphlet / Booklet | 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 | |
2000 | Making Dreams Come True without Money, Might or Miracles: A Guide for Dream-Chasers and Dream-Catchers Making Dreams Come True without Money, Might or Miracles caps Ivan Scheier's long career as philosopher, provocateur, and conscience of the volunteer field. He urges us all to nurture dreams--our own and those of others. But this is also a practical, you-can-do-it guidebook for activist volunteers and their mentors, showing what dreamers and "Dream-Catchers" must do to bring dreams to life; how to look beyond money as a need, obstacle or trap; ways to get past barriers, bigots, and anchors; how to create a dream-friendly environment; and what makes dreams die...and what makes them live. |
Energize | Ivan H. Scheier | Book | Download | |
1992 | When Everyone's a Volunteer: The Effective Functioning of All-Volunteer Groups Provides an innovative framework for successfully leading an all-volunteer effort, whether it's a service club, community group, PTA, or religious congregation. Scheier challenges conventional wisdom about boards, fundraising, and membership development when applied to grassroots volunteer efforts. A highlight of the book is a collection of easy-to-conduct group interaction exercises. |
Energize | Ivan H. Scheier | 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 | |
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 | |
2003 | The Volunteer Management Audit The Volunteer Management Audit is a unique tool for analyzing the effectiveness of an organization's approach to and procedures for involving volunteers. It's designed to be administered by a team of staff and volunteers. The Audit provides a step-by-step guide to planning, conducting, and following-up the assessment process, with complete Scoresheets and instructions.
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Energize | Susan J. Ellis | Book | Download | |
2010 | Leading the Way to Successful Volunteer Involvement: Practical Tools for Busy Executives Each section of Leading the Way focuses on a key aspect of involving volunteers in which it is crucial for executives to take a lead role, such as fund development, planning and policy development, and evaluation. Checklists, worksheets, idea stimulators, real-life examples, self-inquiry assessments, and other practical tools can be used immediately to guide planning and decision-making.
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Energize | Betty Stallings, Susan J. Ellis | 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 | |
1999 | Focus on Volunteering Kopykit |
Energize | Susan J. Ellis | Book | Download | |
1990 | Volunteer Recruitment Guidelines |
Energize Associates, written for OIC of Philadelphia, PA | Susan J. Ellis | Pamphlet / Booklet | Download | |
2003 | Ideas for Online Direct Client Service |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1999 | Understanding Our Different Perspectives |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1981 | Things to Consider in Developing a Volunteer Program Budget |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2001 | Global Perspectives on Volunteerism |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2002 | Church Puzzle Game An interactive group activity for religious leaders for analyzing how their congregations work, conducting an organizational analysis of their organization, and identifying areas that deserve further attention. Though The Church Puzzle Game uses the word ‘‘church” in its title and instructions, the content of the Game was written with the intention to help any faith community, religious body, or house of worship. |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Book | Download | |
1989 | Professionalism and Volunteer Administration |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1996 | Six Smart Tips for Powerful Volunteer Leadership |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1996-2001 | National & International Resource Lists (1996 - 2001) |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1996 | Eight Important Trends Facing Volunteerism...Are You Prepared? |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1988 | Supervision Walk-Through Analysis |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1985 | Special Considerations in the Supervision of Volunteers |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1982 | Short-Term Volunteer Job Description |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2001 | Volunteerism in Cyberspace |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1983 | Elements of a Successful Volunteer Program |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2000 | Leadership Positioning: Educating Up |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2002 | Donors and Volunteers -- More Alike Than Different |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1982 | Voluntarism -- Volunteerism (definitions) |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1997 | "Full Circle" Volunteering |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1997 | Broadening the Membership Base of Your DOVIA |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1982 | What Makes the Director of Volunteers "Different"? |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1985 | VAC Priority Setting Criteria |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1993 | Thoughts on the National Service Proposals: A Volunteerism Perspective |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1980 | The 7 Deadly Sins of Directing Volunteers |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1985 | Corporate Volunteer Recognition Programs: Some Things to Consider |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1983 | A Few Tips on Motivating People to Volunteer |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1987 | My Volunteer History |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1984 | Untapped Daytime Volunteers |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1998 | Some Provocative Questions to Prompt International Dialogue |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Article | Download | |
1980's | Some Variables that Affect the Involvement of Citizens as Volunteers on Behalf of Local Government |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1981 | Food for Thought: Whither Volunteerism? |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2003 | Rants and Rave Anthology, The Essays written by leading authors in the volunteer world in 2002 about "what was on their mind." Authors included are: Cara Blank, Susan J. Ellis, Melissa Eystad, Andy Fryar, Linda L. Graff, Stephen McCurley, Ivan H. Scheier, Betty Stallings, Sue Vineyard and Bill Wittich. |
Energize, Inc. | Book | Download | ||
1995 | Are You Managing Volunteers as a Part-Time Responsibility? |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis, Katherine H. (Noyes) Campbell | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1984 | Some Thoughts on Hard-to-Keep Volunteer Records |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2000 | Just a Few Issues Having an Impact on Volunteerism - 2000 |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
1980 | Monthly Report Guidelines and Narrative for Volunteer Programs |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Handout / Fact Sheet | Download | |
2010 | (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management, The Presents a step-by-step framework for creating a team approach to volunteer management, includes how to map the boundaries of the leader's job and clarify expectations, find administrative volunteers and put them to work in vital ways, and share ownership and the work of the volunteer involvement with everyone in your organization. Includes an appendix of electronic volunteerism resources and a detailed task analysis of what it takes to lead volunteer involvement successfully. Paperback/Kindle version is available for a cost on Amazon: US | UK |
Energize, Inc. | Katherine H. (Noyes) Campbell, Susan J. Ellis | Book | Download | |
2000 | Virtual Volunteering Project Archive: tag lines |
Energize, Inc. | Jayne Cravens | Article | Download | |
1992 | VOLUNTEUROPE First European Workshop on Volunteer Action (opening speech) |
Energize, Inc. | Susan J. Ellis | Download |