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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
2004 AVA Visioning & Transformational Change Process: Focus Groups Report
 The Summit Planning Group, Inc. John R. Throop Report / Study Download
1979 Volunteering Isn't Dying, It's Changing (interview with Susan Ellis)
 The Sunday News, February 4, 1979 Nancy Plank Article Download
1982 Corporate Voluntarism Expanding in Texas
 The Texas Volunteer, Governor's Office for Volunteer Services, Houston, TX June 1982 Article Download
1984 Volunteer-worker pool will shrink, service agencies fear
 The Tribune-Democrat Metro, September 16, 1984 Jim Lewis Article Download
2004 Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers
 The Urban Institute, June 2004 Mark A. Hager, Jeffrey L. Brudney Report / Study Download
2007 Volunteer Transitions among Older Americans
 The Urban Institute, Washington, DC Barbara A. Butrica, Richard W. Johnson, Sheila R. Zedlewski Report / Study
1977 Volunteer Administration: Readings for the Practitioner
 The Voluntary Action Resource Center Larry F. Moore, John C. Anderson Book Download
1992 Positive Partnerships: A Guide to Creating Successful Community Service Experiences
 The Volunteer Center, United Way Services, Cleveland, OH Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 Creating Bridges: A Practical Planning Guide and Checklist for the Development of a Cross-cultural Volunteer Program (CANADA)
 The Volunteer Centre of Calgary & Freedman Levant Consultants, Inc., Calgary, AB Canada Rebecca Levant, Keith Seel Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 The Calgary Corporate Volunteer Council: A Community Development Model (Canada)
 The Volunteer Centre of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Keith Seel Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1988 Volunteer Management: A Resource Manual (Australia)
 The Volunteer Centre of South Australia, Inc., Adelaide, South Australia Margaret Curtis, Joy Noble Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1990 Time is Money: The Costs of Volunteering in Britain Today (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Martin Knapp Report / Study Download
1985 Changing the Rules: Social Security and Volunteering (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1992 Making the Most of Employee Community Involvement
 The Volunteer Centre UK Jo Paton Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1989 Making the Right Choice: Guidelines on Selecting Volunteers (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Angela Whitcher Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1991 The Involvement of Volunteers in Rural Areas of England - survey findings (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Report / Study Download
1992 Understanding Employee Volunteering (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1990 Guidelines for Relations between Volunteers and Paid Workers in the Health and Personal Social Services (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK, February 1990 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 All Expenses Paid? The reimbursement of expenses to volunteers (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK, London Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1985-6 Working Together...In Harmony: Volunteer Management/Union Guidelines (Canada)
 The Volunteer Centre, Community Services Council, St. John's, NF Canada Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1970's The Volunteer and The Picket Line: Parts 1 & 2
 The Volunteer Leader Brandy Rommel Article Download
1980 Are subsidized employees volunteers? Certainly not!
 The Volunteer Leader, Winter Issue 198 Arty Trost Article Download
1997 Resource Kit for Managers of Volunteers

The purpose of this Resource Kit was to provide leaders and managers of volunteers with a succinct, practical guide to the fundamentals of developing a volunteer program.  It has lots of sample forms. This guide covers the 3 R's of Volunteer Management: READY?- RECRUIT and RETAIN, and an appendix which includes a section for local resource information on volunteering and an extensive annotated bibliography on books, videos, and publications in the field.

 The Volunteerism Project Betty B. Stallings Book Download
1992 The Volunteerism Project: History, Accomplishments and Goals
 The Volunteerism Project, San Francisco, CA, March 1992 Nora Silver Report / Study Download
1980 The Volunteer Spirit
 The Wall Street Journal, December 24, 1980 Article Download
2001 The Virtuous Vacation? More Travelers Sweat, Teach as Volunteers on Time Off; The Burden of Do-Gooders
 The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2001 Susan Carey Article Download
1984 Federal Legal-Aid Cuts Spur the Bar to Increase Free Work for the Poor
 The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 1984 Charles F. McCoy Article Download
1999 Volunteering: Running Out of Time
 The Wall Street Journal, November 5, 1999 Eileen Daspin Article Download
1993 Volunteers: How helping others helps you change your world
 The Washington Post Magazine, December 19, 1993 Walt Harrington Article Download
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
1987 Students Flocking to Volunteer Service: Schools Weigh Community-Work Requirement
 The Washington Post, August 30, 1987 Jay Mathews Article Download
2002 Nonprofits Cool on Call for Volunteers (several articles about national creation of Citizen Corps and Freedom Corps)
 The Washington Post, February 2002 Article Download
1986 The Coming of the "We" Decade
 The Washington Post, July 20, 1986 Paul Taylor Article Download
1980 Doing Unto Others: The Spirit of Volunteerism is Alive and Well in Washington, DC...
 The Washingtonian, October 1980 Ann Zimmerman Article Download
1983 National Year of Partnerships in Education 1983-1984 (Presidential Proclamation)
 The White House, Office of Private Sector Initiatives, September 1983 Download
1989 Points of Light Initiative (media release and fact sheet)
 The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, June 22, 1989 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1981 Management Issues in the Youth Service (United Kingdom)
 The Young Volunteer Resources Unit, National Youth Bureau, Leicester, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1993 Making an Impact on Volunteering: Annual Report 1992/93 (UNITED KINGDOM)
 TheVolunteer Centre UK, Hertfordshire, UK Sample Download
Late 1970's? Volunteer Commitment: a socialization process
 Think Tank newsletter Elizabeth B. Galley, John R. Ogilvie Article Download
1989 Exempt Employees (explanation of FLSA laws & policy)
 Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. May 1989 Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2005 Giving Expertise: The new volunteers - more than envelope stuffers
 Times Bonus Section, December 2005 Francine Russo Article Download
1988 Volunteering Is Good for Your Health (TODAY Show interview)
 TODAY Show, Interview with Allan Luks, Institute for the Advancement of Health, March 1, 1988 Download
1979 Volunteering: Its New Status
 Town & Country, December 1979 Barbara King Article Download
1981 Risks We Must Take: The 1980's -- changes and challenges ahead...
 Training and Development Journal, August 1981 Eva Schindler-Rainman Article Download
1984 The New Frontier: Volunteer Management Training
 Training and Development Journal, July 1984 Marlene Wilson Article Download
1993 What's different about training volunteers?
 Training and Development Journal, July 1984 Article Download
1991 Managing Volunteers (cover story)
 TRAINING Magazine, June 1991 Beverly Geber Article Download
1989 Types of Corporate Philanthropic Support Available to Non-Profits
 Triadvocates Press, Springfield, PA Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1980's? Volunteer Ministry is the Heart of Our Church
 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdale, PA Sample Download
1981 Neighborhoods Organizing Guide: Ideas for Bringing Your Neighborhood Together
 Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download