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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
Barriers to Volunteering: Hidden Messages in Your Recruitment
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1995 Fundraising by Any Other Name: "Time Tithing" and Other Ways to Get Volunteers Involved
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times, July 1995 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1994 When Recognition Isn't Enough
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times, May 1994 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1995 Missed Opportunities for Good Help
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times, May 1995 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1999 Just Pay Them: Volunteers' Managers Getting Shorted in Pay
 "Out on a Limb" editorial in The Nonprofit Times, March 1999 John McIlquham Article Download
2004 Conservation of an Overlooked Resource -- Volunteers
 "Rangelands" newsletter, Dixie national Forest, St. George, Utah. June 2004 Randy Russell, Earle Kirkbride Article Download
1990's Mobilization of Rural People for Self-Help Work Through Voluntary Action (Bangladesh)
 (International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) Gamini Gunasingha Article Download
1979 Current Definitions
 (various) Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1976 Academic Internships: Can cash and credit coexist?
 1976 Michael B. Goldstein Article Download
1976 "Career Development for Volunteer Administrators" (conference workshop)
 1976 AAVA / AVAS National Conference, Boston, MA October 6-9 1976 Ronald A. Esposito Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1977 Youth Volunteering
 1977 Southwest Regional Confrence of the Child Welfare League of America, April 1977 Harriet H. Naylor Article Download
1985 The Value of a Computer Share Group for Volunteer Programs
 1985 Joan Klubnik, Jonathan J. Pavloff Article Download
1986 Get Up, Get Out, Volunteer!
 50 PLUS magazine, July 1986 Margaret Opsata Article Download
1997 Volunteers Are Not Free
 501-c-3 Monthly Letter, Volume 17, Number 7, July 1997 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1997 Factors Related to Volunteer Commitment in Church-Related Services
 A Dissertation submitted to National Catholic School of Social Service of The Catholic University of America, 1997 Marilyn Christian Nelson Report / Study Download
2000 Supporting Active Communities in Scotland: A Draft Strategy for Volunteering and Community Action (Scotland)
 A report by the Scottish Active Communities Working Group, The Scottish Executive, Edinburgh Scotland Report / Study Download
1962 Volunteer and Professional Staff: 1962 Models
 A series of papers presented at the 89th Annual Forum National Conference on Social Welfare, May 31, 1962 Report / Study Download
1989 Volunteers in the Nineties From the Director's Viewpoint
 AAMV (American Association of Museum Volunteers) magazine, Fall 1989 John R. Brumgardt Article Download
2005 Day of Service 2005
AARP Sample Download
2000 Volunteerism in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities - conversations with national voluntary organizations
 AARP Jeanne H. Bradner Report / Study Download
2003 Time and Money: An In-Depth Look at 45+ Volunteers and Donors
 AARP, Washington, DC Report / Study Download
1987 For the Public Good (cover story, several articles)
 ABA Journal, December 1, 1987 Article Download
1987 Pro bono doesn't have to cut profits
 ABA Journal, May 1, 1987 Article Download
1997 Youth Corps: Promising Strategies for Young People and Their Communities
 Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA February 1997 JoAnn Jastrzab, John Blomquist, Julie Masker, Larry Orr Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Accountants for the Public Interest
 Accounting Class Paper Wilma S. Hanna Report / Study Download
1976 Voluntarism: The Real and Emerging Power
 ACTION Colin Ball, Jeffrey M. Hammer, Vartkes Yeghiayan Report / Study Download
1981 Report of the National Steering Committee on Volunteerism
 ACTION, Washington, DC February 1981 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1977 State Office of Volunteerism Program: A Study Paper
 ACTION: Office of Special Volunteer Programs, Washington, DC, February 1977 Arlene K. Schindler, J. Dale Chastain Report / Study Download
1976 Volunteers in Criminal Justice (Status Report 1976) -- PART 2 of 2
 ACTION: The Agency for Volunteer Service, Washington, DC 1976 Report / Study Download
1976 Volunteers in Criminal Justice (Status Report 1976) -- PART 1 of 2
 ACTION: The Agency for Volunteer Service, Washington, DC 1976 Report / Study Download
1975 Americans Volunteer 1974 -- A statistical study of volunteers in the United States
 ACTION: The Agency for Volunteer Service, Washington, DC February 1975 Report / Study Download
1975 The Value of Volunteer Services in the United States
 ACTION: The Agency for Volunteer Service, Washington, DC October 1975 Report / Study Download
1975 Accident and Liability Insurance Plans for ACTION Older Americans Volunteer Programs
 ACTION: The Domestic Volunteer Agency, Washington, DC Sample Download
1989 The State Office of Volunteerism Manual (PART 1 of 2)
 ACTION: The Domestic Volunteer Agency, Washington, DC Report / Study Download
1980's Take Action Against Drug Abuse: How to Start a Volunteer Anti-Drug Program in Your Community
 ACTION: The Domestic Volunteer Agency, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1984 The Senior Companion Program: The Finest Tradition of Neighbor Helping Neighbor (10 year report)
 ACTION: The National Volunteer Agency, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1983 Who needs you? We do! Young Volunteers in ACTION
 ACTION: The National Volunteer Agency, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 The Role of the Volunteer Administrator
 Active Volunteer (New Jersey), Fall 1987 Valerie Dalto Article Download
1989? The Time Dollar
 Adapted from "The Time Dollar", a report prepared for the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations Edgar S. Cahn Article Download
1995 Tips for Leadership/Administrative Volunteers: What the Volunteer Program Manager or Supervisor Can Do
 Adapted from The (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management by Campbell & Ellis Jackie Specken Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1980 Systematic Involvement of Volunteers in Human Services
 Adelphi University , January 1980 Mary Egginton Article Download
1980's AVA Regional Conference Planning Guide
 Adelphi University Center on Volunteerism and Association for Volunteer Administration Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1981 Graduate Certificate Program for Managers of Volunteer Services
 Adelphi University, Long Island, New York Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2009 AVRBC Standards of Practice
 Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2009 How using proven management techniques creates rewarding relationships with your volunteers
 Advancing Philanthropy, March / April 2009 Paul Lagasse Article Download
1993 Capitalize on Volunteerism and Citizen Participation (Texas legislature recommendations)
 Against the Grain, January 1993 Report / Study Download
1981 Psychosocial Differences Between Elderly Volunters and Non-Volunteers
 Aging and Human Development, Vol 12(3), 1980-81 K.I. Hunter, Margaret W. Linn Report / Study Download
1998 Programa Voluntarios newsletter (Brazil)
 agir, newsletter of program voluntarios, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 1998 Sample Download
1979 National Forum on Volunteerism: Special Report
 Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) and VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement Report / Study Download
1980 National Organizations and Volunteering
 Aid Association for Lutherans, September 1980 Gordon Manser Report / Study Download