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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
2005 Volunteer Data: Digging beneath the surface
 The NonProfit Times, March 2005 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2005 Leadership Volunteers: Grooming the next batch takes time
 The NonProfit Times, September 2005 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2005 Managing and Being Managed: The Experience of Paid Staff and Volunteers in Health and Social Care Voluntary Groups (Ireland)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Padraig Mac Neela Article Download
2005 The Relevance of Professional Ethics
 Volunteer Management Magazine, Association for Volunteer Administration, Summer 2005 Kathy Perun, Katie Campbell, Katherine H. (Noyes) Campbell Article Download
2005 A Social Psychological Perspective on Recruitment and Retention of Hospice Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Marcia A. Finkelstein, Susan J. McIntyre Article Download
2005 Resumes and Interviews: Hardly for Volunteers
 Nick Levinson Article Download
2005 Persons With Disabilities: Barriers and Rewards to Volunteering in Hospice Programs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Beverly M. Black Article Download
2005 Maximizing Elder Volunteerism and Service: Access, Incentives, and Facilitation
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Madhura Nagchoudhuri, Amanda Moore McBride, Prema Thirupathy, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Fengyan Tang Article Download
2005 Net Benefits: Weighing the Challenges and Benefits of Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Mark A. Hager, Jeffrey L. Brudney Article Download
2005 Foot Soldiers: Recruiting and Managing Volunteers (cover story)
 CURRENTS, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, September 2005 Article Download
2005 Emerging Areas of Volunteering
ARNOVA Jeffrey L. Brudney Report / Study Download
2005 By the People: A History of Americans as Volunteers, New Century Edition

By the People remains the only book available presenting the full scope and depth of volunteer activity throughout three centuries of American history. Originally published in 1978, Susan Ellis and Katie Campbell reissued this revised New Century Edition in 2005. The book challenges misunderstandings about the role of volunteers and illuminates the impact of volunteers throughout history.

 Energize Susan J. Ellis, Katherine H. (Noyes) Campbell Book Download
2005 Unaffiliated Volunteer Management: Florida's Record-breaking 2004 Hurricane Season
 Volunteer Florida: Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2005 How Diversity Can Be at the Heart of Every Volunteer Manager
 Volunteer Management Magazine, Association for Volunteer Administration, Summer 2005 Maria Carrasquillo Article Download
2005 Day of Service 2005
AARP Sample Download
2005 Volunteering by States (data)
 RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas at Austin Report / Study Download
2005 Volunteering and Monetary Giving in Texas
 RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas at Austin Marc A. Musick Report / Study Download
2005 Victories of Volunteerism
 ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT, January 2005 Jesse Alter Article Download
2005 Valued Volunteerism: Tracking Volunteer Trends
 ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT, January 2005 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2005 Giving Expertise: The new volunteers - more than envelope stuffers
 Times Bonus Section, December 2005 Francine Russo Article Download
2005 Who Will Lead the Change?
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jill Canono Article Download
2005 Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration (2006)
 Association for Volunteer Administration, 2005. Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2005 Using the Web to Train and Support Teen Volunteers: An Initial Assessment of the North Carolina TRY-IT! Program
 Journal of Volunteer Administration R. Dale Safrit, Harriett C. Edwards, R. Warren Flood Article Download
2005 Volunteering: A Comparison of the Motivations of Collegiate Students Attending Different Types of Institutions
 Journal of Volunteer Administration David J. Burns, Mark Toncar, Jane Reid, Cynthia Anderson, Cassandra Wells, Jeffrey Fawcett, Kathleen Gruben Article Download
2005 Making a Difference in a Day: An Assessment of "Join Hands Day"
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Robert K. Christensen, James L. Perry, Laura Littlepage Article Download
2005 Community Volunteers: The Front Line of Disaster Response
 Journal of Volunteer Administration M.A. Brennan, Rosemary V. Barnett, Courtney G. Flint Article Download
2005 Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Suzanne Stroud, Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien Article Download
2005 Altruism or Self-Actualisation? Disabled Volunteers' Perceptions of the Benefits of Volunteering (United Kingdom)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jane Andrews Article Download
2005 Organizational Effectiveness in Utilizing Episodic Volunteers Based on Perceptions of 4-H Youth Development Professionals
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Harriett C. Edwards Article Download
2005 A Is for Awareness: A Framework for Presenting Legal Issues
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Pamela D. Robinson Article Download
2005 The Art of Effective Business & Non-Profit Partnerships: Finding the Intersection of Business Need and Social Good
 Corporate Voices for Working Families, Washington, DC Elyse Rosenblum Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2005 What Coordinators of Palliative Care Volunteers in New Brunswick, Canada Have to Say About Themselves, and their Program Management Practices (Canada)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Stephen Claxton-Oldfield, Jane Claxton-Oldfield Article Download
2005 Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs
 Points of Light Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2005 Competencies for Contemporary Volunteer Administration: An Empirical Model Bridging Theory with Professional Best Practice
 Journal of Volunteer Administration R. Dale Safrit, Ryan J. Schmiesing, Rosemary R. Gliem Article Download
2005 What's in it for Me and My Agency? A Survey on the Benefits of Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien, Paula Brooke, Mary Merrill Article Download
2005 The Volunteer and Staff Team: Who Do We Get Them to Get Along?
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Nancy Macduff, F. Ellen Netting Article Download
2005 Nonprofit Program Evaluation: Organizational Challenges and Resource Needs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Joanne G. Carman, Judith L. Millesen Article Download
2004? Society's Glue (Australia)
 Salient, Volunteer Wellington, Australia Article Download
2004 Valuable Study: Investing in volunteer management
 The NonProfit Times, May 2004 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2004 Volunteers Speak Out: Motivations for Volunteering
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Sharon K. Ostwald, Anke Runge Article Download
2004 Gifted Students Serving Their Community
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Leone Junck Article Download
2004 Data Sets on Volunteerism: A Research Primer
 RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas at Austin Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2004 Government and volunteering
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.9, No.1, 2004 Justin Davis Smith Article Download
2004 AVA Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2004
 Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2004 Marginalizing Australia's volunteers: The need for socially inclusive practices in the non-profit sector
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.9, No.1, 2004 Jeni Warburton, Melanie Oppenheimer, Gianni Zappala Article Download
2004 What They Really Want: Assessing Psychological Contracts of Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Joy Turnheim Article Download
2004 Volunteering in Cultural Institutions: A Comparison Between the United States and Germany
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Gesa Birnkraut Article Download
2004 Volunteer Screening Practices, an Essential Component of Volunteer Management: Implications from a National Study of Extension Professionals
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Cathy M. Sutphin Article Download
2004 Barriers to the Development of Volunteer Leadership Competencies: Why Johnnie Can't Lead Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Barry L. Boyd Article Download
2004 Corporate volunteering: From charity to profit-nonprofit partnerships
 Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.9, No.1, 2004 Lucas Meijs, Judith M. Van Der Voort Article Download