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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
1991 Marriott Seniors Volunteerism Study
 Commissioned by Marriott Senior Living Services and U.S. Administration on Aging Report / Study Download
2000 Me? I'm not a volunteer!: Attitudes of Queens University students (Northern Ireland)
 Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1996 Mentoring: A Synthesis of Public/Private Ventures' Research, 1988-1995
 P/PV NEWS, Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA Report / Study Download
1991 Multicultural Perspectives: History of Volunteerism in America
 Judy Rauner Report / Study Download
1984 Natural Helping Among Older Adults
 The Gerontologist, ,Vol. 24, No. 2, 1984 Catherine Chase Goodman Article Download
1977 NCVA Survey Of State Policies Affecting Volunteers
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1977 Article Download
1974 NSVP Survey Profiles a Growing Student Volunteer Movement
 Synergist magazine, ACTION and National School Volunteer Program Gene Kates Article Download
1999 One Size Does Not Fit All: four models of involving volunteers in small voluntary organisations (United Kingdom)
 Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 1, #5, 1999 London, UK Colin Rochester Article Download
1984 Organizational Commitment Among Women Volunteers: Meaning and Measurement
 Psychological Reports, 1984 Jessica Reynolds Jenner Article Download
1976 Patterns of Volunteering Activities in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Center for Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, PA June 1976 Jiri Nehnevajsa, Ann P. Karelitz 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
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
1997 Quality of Work Life of Volunteers
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol..2, No. 2, August 1997 Jacques Metzer, Maureen Dollard, Louise Rogers, Sha Cordingley Article Download
1998-99 Recruiting Male Volunteers: A Guide Based on Exploratory Research
 Corporation for National Service, Washington, DC Stephanie T. Blackman Report / Study Download
1977 Report on the Use of Volunteers and Volunteer Resources in 32 Project Centers: Recommendations for Development
 Ethel M. Adams, Consultant Ethel M. Adams Report / Study Download
1973 Report: First National Conference, Education for Voluntary Action
 National Center for Voluntary Action, Department of Education and Training, and the University of Michigan Extension Service, October 21-24, 1973 Report / Study Download
1990 Research on Volunteerism: Researchers' Interests and Practitioners' Needs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jane Asche, Jane Janey Article Download
1988 Rewards for Volunteering: in agencies' programs, versus clubs and churches
 Paper given at Annual Meeting of Association of Voluntary Action Scholars (AVAS), October 1988 Report / Study Download
1985 Salary Survey Results: Society of Directors of Volunteer Services - Pennsylvania
 Pennsylvania Society of Directors of Volunteer Services Report / Study Download
1993 Senior Volunteerism Policies at the Local Level: Adaptation and Leadership in the 21st Century
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Laura B. Wilson, Sharon Simson Article Download
1991 Should Volunteers Be Fired? A Policy Options Paper for Organizations
 Penn State Cooperative Extension, Lancaster, PA H. Bruce Hellerick Report / Study Download
1988 Summary of a January 1988 Gallup Study on Voluntarism and the Liability Crisis
 National Coalition for Volunteer Protection Report / Study Download
1987 Surviving the Reagan Cutbacks: The Resurrection of VISTA
 Course paper Gay Strickler Report / Study Download
1989 Taking Volunteerism into the 21st Century: Some Conclusions from the American Red Cross VOLUNTEER 2000 STUDY
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Maria P. Smith Article
1997 Teenage Girls Who Work as Volunteers Are Less Likely to Get Pregnant, Study Finds
 The Washington Post, August 28, 1997 Jay Mathews Article Download
1993 The 1992 AVA Membership Survey: Summary of Results
 Association for Volunteer Administration Jeffrey L. Brudney, Teresa G Love, Chilik Yu Report / Study Download
2001 The Current Status of Volunteer Activities and Volunteer Coordination in Japan
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Article Download
1997 The Economic Equation of Volunteering
 Social Policy Research 110, February 1997 Katharine Gaskin, Barbara Dobson Article Download
1960 The Emerging Role of Volunteer Bureaus As Seen Through the Opinions and Attitudes of Community Welfare Executives
 Health and Welfare Council, Inc., Philadelphia, PA July 1960 Report / Study Download
2004 The Impact of Professional Volunteer Management on the Volunteer Experience (United Kingdom)
 Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 6, #2, 2004 London, UK Kirsten Holmes Article Download
1996 The Impact of Volunteer Coordinators On Volunteer Programs: An Evaluation of Volunteer Maryland!
 Journal of Volunteer Administration James X. Bembry Article Download
1978 The Impact of Volunteerism in the Peace Corps on Career Development and Skill Transferability
 International Sociological Association IX World Congress, Special Session on Voluntary Groups in Modern Society, 1978 Mary DeCarlo Report / Study Download
1991 The Involvement of Volunteers in Rural Areas of England - survey findings (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Report / Study Download
1990's? The Mutual Benefit Life Report: Corporate Commitment to Volunteerism
 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Report / Study Download
1994 The Payment of Volunteers (United Kingdom)
 Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, UK Report / Study Download
1996 The Relationship Between Volunteer Motivations and Behavior in Non-Profit Organizations
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Dwight W. Mihalicz, Swee C. Goh Article Download
Late 1990's The Right Stuff: New Ways of Thinking About Managing Volunteers (United Kingdom)
 Institute for Volunteering Research, London, UK Meta Zimmeck Report / Study Download
1983 The Role of Stress in Church Volunteerism
 Term Paper submitted for course at Northern Illinois University, May 1983 Martha Windelborn 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
1979 The Volunteer Couple: Sex Differences, Couple Commitment, and Participation in Research on Interpersonal Relationships
 Social Psychology Quarterly, 1979, Vol. 42, No.4 Charles T. Hill, Zick Rubin, Letitia Anne Peplau, Susan G. Willard Article Download
2003 The Volunteer Life Cycle: A Marketing Model for Volunteering (United Kingdom)
 Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 5, #3 2003 London, UK Helen Bussell, Deborah Forbes Article Download
1983 The Willingness of Persons 60 and Over to Volunteer: Implications for the Social Services
 Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Vol. 5(4), Summer 1983 William H. Perry Report / Study Download
1985 The World of Volunteer Administrators: Two Case Studies of Role Functions and Organizational Environment
 College of Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA January 1985 Harold W. Stubblefield, Leroy Miles Report / Study Download
1990 Time is Money: The Costs of Volunteering in Britain Today (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Martin Knapp Report / Study Download
1990 Training in Volunteer Administration: Assessing the Needs of the Field
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeffrey L. Brudney, Mary M. Brown Article Download
1980 Values and Volunteers: Axiology of Altruism in a Crisis Center
 Psychological Reports, 1980, 47, 1007-1012 John Mahoney, Constance M. Pechura Article Download
1999 Valuing Volunteers in Europe: a comparative study of the Volunteer Investment and Value Audit
Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 2, 1, 1999 London, UK Katherine Gaskin Article Download
1985 Volunteer Administration as an Occupational Practice : Report of a National Survey
 VA Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA Harold W. Stubblefield 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
2004 Volunteer Management Capacity in America's Charities and Congregations
 Urban Institute, Washington, DC Report / Study Download