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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
1999 Ready to Respond: Disaster Preparedness and Response for Volunteer Centers
 Points of Light Foundation Book Download
1983 The Barter Network: Building Community Through Organized Trade Handbook
 VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement David Tobin, Henry Ware Book Download
1994 The Starter Kit for Mobilizing Ministry - PART 2
 Leadership Network, Tyler, Texas Sarah Jane Rehnborg Book Download
1993 Passionate Volunteers
 Conversations Press Jeanne H. Bradner Book Download
1994 The Starter Kit for Mobilizing Ministry - PART 1
 Leadership Network, Tyler, Texas Sarah Jane Rehnborg Book Download
1990 Building Credibility with the Powers That Be
 Partners Plus Gail Moore, Marilyn MacKenzie Book Download
2002 Family Volunteering - Ready, Set, Go

A handbook developed for Volunteer Centers, offering tools needed to add family volunteering to existing community involvement activities. There are tips and tricks for every Volunteer Center, from inviting families to join single days of service to creating an entire mission for promoting volunteering by families.

 Points of Light Foundation Marie Bouvier Book Download
2000 How to Recruit Generation Me
 Jump Start Books Cynthia D'Amour Book Download
1982 The Volunteer Powerhouse
 The Rutledge Press Janet Gordon, Diana Reische Book Download
1999 All Hands on Board
 National Center for Nonprofit Boards Jan Masaoka Book Download
1991 Service Learning from A to Z: Serving to Learn, Learning to Serve
 Vermont Schoolhouse Press, Chester, VT 1991 Cynthia Parsons Book Download
1977 Volunteers: How to Find Them, How to Keep Them
 Mike Haines Book Download
1995 Volunteering as a Family: How to Get Involved
 United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Book Download
1976 Volunteer Training and Development: A Manual
 The Seabury Press Anne K. Stenzel, Helen M. Feeney Book Download
1993 Marketing and Motivating Today's Volunteers
 International Self-counsel Press Ltd. Flora MacLeod Book Download
1997 Helping Out is Cool (Canada)
 Tumbleweed Press, Ontario Canada Ellen Feinman Moss Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2004 Stalking the Elusive Executive

A Dozen Tips for Getting Top Decision-Makers to Read (and Learn from) Volunteer Management Literature

 Energize Susan J. Ellis 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
1978 Hospital In-Service Volunteer Activities During an Employee Work Stoppage: Guidelines
 American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 The Board's Role in Effective Volunteer Involvement
 National Center for Nonprofit Boards, Washington, DC Susan J. Ellis Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980's AVA Regional Conference Planning Guide
 Adelphi University Center on Volunteerism and Association for Volunteer Administration Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1989 Helping Youth to Serve: Issues for State Policy Makers (several articles)
 The State Board Connection: Issues in Brief, National Association of State Boards of Education, September 1989 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1978 Volunteer Handbook: A Resource Guide on Volunteerism for Park and Recreation and Heritage Conservation Organizations
 U.S. Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, September 1978 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1996 Getting a City Volunteer Program Started - Phoenix, Arizona
 City of Phoenix Municipal Volunteer Program, Arizona Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1992 How to Develop Volunteer Links with the Third World (Europe)
 Volunteurope conference workshop, September 1992 Jel Engelen Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1992 Volunteer Administration: Portrait of a Profession
 Association for Volunteer Administration, Boulder, CO Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1981 Entrance and Promotion Examinations for Volunteer Resources Coordinators in Departments of Aging and Public Welfare
 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1989 Making the Right Choice: Guidelines on Selecting Volunteers (United Kingdom)
 The Volunteer Centre UK Angela Whitcher Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1993 An Untapped Resource: Working with Volunteers who are Mentally Ill
 MBA Associates John D. Weaver Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980's? How to Survey the Level of Giving and Volunteering in Your Community
 Independent Sector Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Daring Goals for a Caring Society: A Blueprint for Substantial Growth in Giving and Volunteering in America
 Independent Sector Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Daring Goals for a Caring Society: Involving Your National Voluntary Organization in the Program
 Independent Sector Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Daring Goals for a Caring Society: Involving Your Corporation or Foundation in the Program
 Independent Sector Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1999 AVA Annual Report 1999
 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1999 Discovering Citizenship through Active Learning in the Community (United Kingdom)
 CSV and Institute for Service Learning, London, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2000's Volunteering in Scotland: A guide to getting started
 Volunteer Development Scotland Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1982 Volunteers in the Parks: Getting the Most Out of Your Park's Volunteer Program
 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, September 1982 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 Make a Difference: An Outline Volunteering Strategy for the UK (United Kingdom)
 Volunteering Unit, Home Office, London, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Lightgivers: a collection of prose, poems, and quotes about volunteers
 The Linkage Group, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1984 VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
 Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1981 Beyond Banquets, Plaques and Pins: Creative Ways to Recognize Volunteers and Staff!
 Heritage Arts, Downers Grove, IL Sue Vineyard Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1995 Black on Board (several articles on black volunteering)
 Black Echo newsletter, Resource Unit for Black Volunteering, September 1995 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1985 Discover Total Resources: A Guide for Nonprofits
 Mellon Bank Corporation Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2004 AVA Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2004
 Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1990 Volunteer Recruitment Guidelines
 Energize Associates, written for OIC of Philadelphia, PA Susan J. Ellis Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1992 Making It Happen! - Involving Black Volunteers (United Kingdom)
 Rodney Hedley, Gerald Rampersad Pamphlet / Booklet
1990 Stronger Together: Recruiting and Working with Ethnocultural Volunteers (Canada)
 Central Volunteer Bureau of Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario CANADA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1994 Student Recruitment: Discover Your Audience, Message, and Medium
 The Forum: Management Issues for Adult Literacy Programs, Laubach Literacy International Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1988 How to Develop a Volunteer Program for Single Adults
 Volunteer Jacksonville, Inc., Jacksonville, FL Mary Taylor Gentry Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1992 AVA Annual Report 1991-92
 Pamphlet / Booklet Download