Milestones Timeline
This Milestones Timeline is based on the documents available in our larger database of materials. The Timeline illustrates the chronological progression of pivotal events and trends that influenced the work of volunteer engagement professionals during the 20th century. Each Timeline entry links to a PDF document related to that subject. These may be downloaded for free. More recent early 21st century events will be added to the Timeline gradually.
Targeted volunteer recruitment is front and center during this decade. As immigration and birth rates steadily change population demographics, organizations strive for more culturally diverse volunteers. (See related documents about attracting very specific groups as potential volunteers -- members of the black community, males, families, those suited to difficult or long-term assignments, people with disabilities, the unemployed, Baby Boomers, and even the hip-hop generation!) |
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The Canadian Journal of Volunteer Resources Management (CJVRM) is launched as a non-profit publication highlighting the management of volunteer services in Canada. Originally published in the Spring of 1992, the CJVRM connected managers of volunteer resources throughout the country by providing a forum for sharing stories of successes and challenges in the field. Managed by a team of volunteers based in Ottawa, with regional representatives and contributors from coast to coast, the Journal published its final issue in December of 2016. All issues are now archived for public access on the Volunteer Canada website |
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The complexity of managing legal liability and insurance for corporate volunteer programs receives special attention. |
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The first annual Make A Difference Day involves 68,000 Americans in local service projects, an example of the growing trend toward episodic volunteering.. |
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Tools for volunteer recognition keep growing. The President's Youth Service Awards program is created, providing a prestigious way to honor young volunteers. Prudential establishes its Spirit of Community Awards program and local Volunteer Centers create many innovative ways to celebrate National Volunteer Week. |
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Administrators of Volunteer Services: Their Needs for Training and Research reports on a national study of the field by Jeffrey Brudney. |
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Volunteerism and related management practices continues as a growing topic in a number of countries around the world as the first European Workshop on Volunteer Action is held in Netherlands. (See related documents about service learning in Russia, a New Zealand study on the effects of shrinking government on volunteers, and United Kingdom research on volunteers in rural areas.) |
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The passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990-91 created an immediate need for information about the implications of ADA for volunteer program managers. |
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A comprehensive study of Big Brothers/Big Sisters volunteer recruitment and screening practices provides valuable data to inform the management of youth mentoring programs. |
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A group of volunteer resource managers in Washington State launches Cyber VPM, the first online discussion group for leaders of volunteer programs. |
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Practitioners master skills to use the internet for training volunteers and for their own professional development. |
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Since the dissolution of AVA in 2006, the Journal of Volunteer Administration transitioned to a new name, home base, and format. Now titled the International Journal of Volunteer Administration (The IJOVA), it is a professional peer reviewed publication of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Published only in digital formats, IJOVA is offered in recognition of the critical role of professional managers of volunteers in mobilizing human resources to address serious human, community, and social needs through volunteerism. For more information, visit https://www.ijova.org/about.php |
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