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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
1985 "A Volunteer By Any other Name" -- What's Your Definition of Volunteering?
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1985 Steve McCurley Article Download
1987 A European Charter for Volunteers -- A Basic Declaration
 Volunteurope, Brussels Belgium Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1979 A Review of Management Theory and Volunteer Services Administration
 Prepared for the Association for Administration of Volunteer Services Sarah Jane Rehnborg Report / Study Download
2003 A Standards Framework for Managing Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Trevor Boutall, Sarah Pollett Article Download
1994 Acting on Principle: Goals and Guidelines for Volunteer Development in the YMCA Movement
 YMCA of the USA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980 AVA's Code of Ethics: An Excerpt
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1980 Article Download
2009 AVRBC Standards of Practice
 Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2018 Bribing volunteers: Should we be incentivising people for their time?
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Rob Jackson Article Download
1997 Canadian Code For Volunteer Involvement (Canada)
 Volunteer Canada, Ottawa, ON Canada Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1989 Code of Ethics - Western Association of Directors of Volunteers (Canada)
 WADV (Western Association of Directors of Volunteers), British Columbia, Canada Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2019 Could Volunteers Replace Paid Staff? Have No Fear!
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Betsy McFarland Article Download
1979 Current Definitions
 (various) Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1996 Defining Who Is a Volunteer: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations
 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 1996 Ram A. Cnaan, Femida Handy, Margaret Wadsworth Report / Study Download
1978 Direct Service Volunteer Program Standards
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1978 Article Download
1987 Ethical Issues in Volunteer Management and Accountability
 Briefly Stated newsletter, National Association of Social Workers, Inc. F. Ellen Netting Article Download
1987 Ethics for Volunteer Administrators
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall/Winter 1987 Mary A. Culp Article Download
1979 Ethics in Volunteerism: A Beginning Dialogue
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1979 Putnam Barber, Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1980's? Glossary of Volunteering Terms
 Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1988 Guidelines for the Effective Design and Management of Volunteer Involvement in Juvenile and Criminal Justice
 The National Association on Volunteers in Criminal Justice Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1969 Guides for Implementation of Regulations Relating to the Training and Effective Use of Subprofessional Staff as Community Service Aides and of Volunteers
 Volunteer Administration Article Download
2014 Identifying Who Is and Is Not a “Volunteer”
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1979 In Search Of Volunt - - - ism
 Volunteer Administration Jon Van Til Article Download
2001 International Working Group Develops Universal Declaration on Leading and Managing Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Article Download
2006 Interns And Volunteers: Are these two workers really the same?
 The NonProfit Times, July 2006 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1988 Issues and Considerations in the Use of Volunteers (in hospitals)
 The Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania, Warrendale, PA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1999 JCAHO Expectations for the Department of Volunteer Services
 American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services of the American Hospital Association and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1997 Keeping Our Eyes on the Mountain Top
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Katherine H. [Noyes] Campbell Article Download
1995 Make a Difference: An Outline Volunteering Strategy for the UK (United Kingdom)
 Volunteering Unit, Home Office, London, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980 Mapping Volunteerism: What Should We Put on the Map?
 Commissioned for the National Forum on a Commission on Volunteerism, Blacksburg, VA 1980 David Horton Smith Report / Study Download
2001 NMSS Philosophy, Vision and Definition for Volunteerism
 National MS Society, Volunteer Program Department Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1988 Position Statement and Standards for Volunteer/Union Relations (Canada)
 Ontario Association for Volunteer Administration Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1993 Principles of Good Practice for the Field of Volunteerism
 Ann Jacobson & Associates, Kansas City, MO Ann Jacobson Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1988 Professional Ethics for Volunteer Administrators ( Volunteer Administrators' Network of Central Ohio)
 Volunteer Administrators' Network of Central Ohio Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1981 Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration
 Association for Volunteer Administration, Boulder, CO Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2001 Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration -- Training Kit
 Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2005 Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration (2006)
 Association for Volunteer Administration, 2005. Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration (one pager)
 Association for Volunteer Administration Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1975 Professional Ethics in Volunteer Services Administration
 Association for Administration of Volunteer Services, Ethics and Standards Committee Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1977 Proposed Statement on Standards for a Department of Volunteer Services in a Health Care Institution
 American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services of the American Hospital Association Report / Study Download
2003 Raising Money through Volunteer Labor
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1979 Relationships, Responsibility, and Accountability of the Hospital Auxiliary, the Department of Volunteer Services, and Administration
 American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1978 Roles of a Volunteer Co-ordinator: A Checklist
 Institute for Fund Raising Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2019 S#%& Words We Need To Stop Saying: Words and Phrases to Erase from the Lexicon of Volunteer Management
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Rob Jackson, Erin Spink Article Download
1986 Setting Standards for Volunteer Programs
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1986 Article Download
2007 Should Volunteer Program Managers Be Volunteers, Too?
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2004 Should We Ask Volunteers to Give Money on Top of Time?
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2013 Should We Cap the Number of Hours a Volunteer May Serve Each Week?
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1978 Standards and Guidelines for The Field of Volunteerism
 Association of Volunteer Bureaus, Inc. Ann Jacobson Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 Statement of Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration
 Association for Volunteer Administration Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Statement on Professional Standards (Manitoba, Canada)
 Manitoba Association for Volunteer Administration Pamphlet / Booklet Download