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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
1989 Documenting Volunteer Participation: Recording and Reporting Techniques
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1989 Article Download
1984 Documenting Volunteer Experience
 Minnesota Office on Volunteer Services, May 1984 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2000's? Do you manage volunteers? Do you want to create your own learning path? (United Kingdom)
 EVM Network, www.volunteering.org.uk Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1974 Do You Hire and Fire Your Volunteers?
 Volunteer Administration John H. Cauley Article Download
1990 Do We Volunteer? An Exploratory University Community Service Survey
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Carol Ryan Article Download
1975 Do We Really Need Volunteers?
 Redbook Magazine, September 1975 Margaret Mead Article Download
2003 Do Volunteers Deserve the Board's Attention? Yuppies change priorities.
 Nonprofit World, January-February 2003 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2003 Do Volunteers Deserve the Board's Attention?
 Nonprofit World, Society for Nonprofit Organizations, January/February 2003 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2008 Divining A Skills Set
 The NonProfit Times, December 1, 2008 George Weiner Article Download
2008 Divining A Skills Set
 The Nonprofit Times, December 1, 2008 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1993 Diversity in Volunteerism
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Charlotte Hostad Article
1978 Diversity in Service-Learning
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1978 D. Keith Lupton, Denice A. Paonessa Article Download
1996 Diversity and Volunteerism: Deriving Advantage from Difference
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Santiago Rodriguez Article Download
1997 Diversity and Volunteerism: Deriving Advantage from Difference
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Santiago Rodriguez Article Download
1989 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Winifred L. Brown
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Winifred L. Brown Article Download
1990 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Susan J. Ellis
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1987 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Sue Vineyard
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Sue Vineyard Article Download
1992 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Nancy Jane Barker
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Nancy Jane Barker Article Download
1983 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Marlene Wilson
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Marlene Wilson Article
1985 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Ivan H. Scheier
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1991 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Christine G. Franklin
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Christine G. Franklin Article Download
1994 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Carol Todd
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Carol Todd Article Download
1988 Distinguished Member Service Award Acceptance Speech: Joanne Holbrook Patton
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Joanne Holbrook Patton Article Download
1999 Discovering Citizenship through Active Learning in the Community (United Kingdom)
 CSV and Institute for Service Learning, London, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1985 Discover Total Resources: A Guide for Nonprofits
 Mellon Bank Corporation Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 Disability as a Part of Diversity
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Lisa Taylor Article Download
1978 Direct Service Volunteer Program Standards
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1978 Article Download
2000 Different Kinds of Smart: Multiple Intelligences and the Training of Adults (a training design)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Nancy A. Gaston Article Download
1976 Development of Supervisory/Administrative Volunteer Positions at the Better Bureau of Eastern Penna.
 Better Business Bureau of Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Joy C. Mebus Report / Study Download
1979 Development of Citizen Advocacy as a Volunteer Role in a Residential Facility for Mentally Retarded
 Volunteer Administration Thomas A Bishop Article Download
1979 Development of a Scale to Measure Attitudes Toward Volunteers
 Volunteer Administration Pierre Woog Article Download
2004 Developing the Infrastructure of the Black Voluntary and Community Sector (United Kingdom)
 Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 6, #3, 2004 London, UK Vince Hines Article Download
1982 Developing Successful Volunteer Programs: A Step by Step Guide for Local Government
 New England Municipal Center, Durham, NH Susan B. Casey Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1979 Developing Effective Volunteer Servlces
 Volunteer Administration Nancy Hedrick Article Download
2002 Developing Effective Teen - Adult Partnerships Through Volunteerism: Strengthening Empathy, Engagement, Empowerment, and Enrichment
 Journal of Volunteer Administration R. Dale Safrit Article Download
1999 Developing as a Profession: Snaps from the Past with a Fresh Focus for 2000
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Melsie Waldner Article Download
1992 Developing an Agency Volunteer Policy (International)
 Workshop at VOLUNTEUROPE conference Mavis Carrilho, Joost Heinsius Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1975 Developing a Curriculum for a Credit Course on Volunteerism
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Abraham Baily Article Download
1986 Developing a Corporate Volunteer Council: Guidelines for Success
 VOLUNTEER: The National Center, Arlington, VA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1990 Determining Who Will Do What -- Volunteers and Staff
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1990 Terrence H. Dunn Article Download
1983 Designing Volunteer Jobs for Results
Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1983 Rick Lynch Article Download
1989 Designing Programs for the Volunteer Sector

This short booklet outlines a five-step process to design volunteer engagement programs to be more attractive to volunteers. Author Nancy McDuff presents the methods for conducting a needs assessment, setting objectives, arranging and planning activities, developing an administrative plan to support new volunteer involvement, and evaluating the overall program. 

 Nancy Macduff Book Download
1974 Designing an Effective Orientation Session
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Article Download
1997 Delegate to Delegate: 'We Have to Do Something' (opinion related to Presidents' Summit for America's Future)
 Unknown Susan J. Ellis Article 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
1996 Defining the Elements of a Successful Volunteer Program in the Provision of AIDS Services
 Michael T. Wright Article
1991 Declaration of Commitment to Community Service (and invitation to endorse)
 Points of Light Foundation, Washington, DC Download
1972 Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! - guidelines for staff & volunteer problem-solving
 Volunteer Administration Bernard M. Kapell Article Download
1989 Dealing With Difficult Volunteers

A toolkit from which to draw strategies for dealing with the many types of difficult behavior that can be exhibited by volunteers.

 VMSystems, Volunteer Management Series Marilyn MacKenzie Book Download
1985 Daytime Volunteers: An Endangered Species?
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis Article Download