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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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1993 How Effective Is Your Training of Volunteers?
Journal of Volunteer Administration Elizabeth A. Watson Article Download
1980 How is Traditional Volunteering Being Represented, Advocated, Protected by Other National Organizations?
The National Forum on Volunteerism, September 15, 1980 Ivan H. Scheier Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980 How is Traditional Volunteering Being Represented, Advocated, Protected by Other-Than-National Organizations?
Discussion Paper Prepared for the National Forum on Volunteerism, September 1980, Aid Association for Lutherans Ivan H. Scheier Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1990s How Organizations Tap Mature Talent

In this conference workshop Ellis describes how organizations must adapt to changing concept of “time” in order to recruit volunteers of all ages. She especially focuses on strategies for structuring volunteer roles attractive to older adults.

Length: 30 min presentation, 30 min Q&A

Susan J. Ellis Videos
1996 How Public Schools View Selected Components of Volunteer Management
Journal of Volunteer Administration James B. Harshfield, Gary L. Peltier, George C. Hill, Richard F. Daugherty Article Download
1993 How the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Affects Volunteer Programs
Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1993 Article Download
2004 How the Internet has Changed Volunteering: Findings from a VolunteerMatch User Study
Journal of Volunteer Administration Molly O'Rourke, Greg Baldwin Article Download
1988 How To Approach A Corporation For Money And Not Go Away Empty-Handed
Journal of Volunteer Administration Rosa Bunn Article Download
1973 How to Assure Responsible Volunteering in a Rehabilitation Facility
Goodwill Industries of America, Inc., National Auxiliary to Goodwill Industries Stanley Levin 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 How to Develop Volunteer Links with the Third World (Europe)
Volunteurope conference workshop, September 1992 Jel Engelen Pamphlet / Booklet Download
How to Effectively Manage People Who Are HIV-Positive as Volunteers
Excerpt from An Untapped Volunteer Resource: People with HIV Disease, ARC or AIDS Irene K. Wysocki Article Download
1994 How To Find The Ideal Volunteers: Target Your Recruiting

The second booklet in PROVOL's Volunteer Management Made Easy Series, which includes: Research, Recruit, Retain, and Recognize.  This booklet on recruiting advises us to forget outdated perceptions of volunteers and, then, presents a process of recruiting for skills and talents necessary to meet our agencies' needs in a timely and effective manner.

PROVOL, Mesa, AZ Jim Bottorf, Judy Bottorf, Maggie King Book Download
1983 How to Generate Conflict Between Paid Staff and Volunteers
Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1983 Steve McCurley Article Download
1975 How To Get A Man
Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1975 Article Download
2010 How to Initiate a Project by Self-Directed Volunteers
Blog, July 6, 2010 https://compassiontakesaction.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/how-to-initiate-a-project-by-self-directed-volunteers/ Olesyas Download
1981 How to Interview a Prospective Volunteer

How to tips

National Information Center on Volunteers in Courts, Boulder, CO Unknown Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1977 How to Make A Museum Volunteer Out of ANYONE
Volunteer Administration Nancy Johnston Hall, Karla McGray Article Download
1982 How to Make a WISH: The Women in Self Help Handbook
WISH (Women-In-Self-Help), Westchester, Inc., White Plains, NY Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1996 How to Make Service into Service Learning
Journal of Volunteer Administration Cynthia Parsons Article Download
1984 How to Match Volunteer Motivation with Job Demands
Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1984 Shirley H. Taylor, Peggy Wild Article Download
1983 How to Mobilize Church Volunteers

This book for churches points out common problems congregations face when it comes to member involvement and service, establishes management principles, answers questions, and offers a plan to turn the volunteer challenge into a reality. It's written from a Christian perspective.

Augsburg Publishing House Marlene Wilson Book Download
1985 How to Prevent Volunteer Burnout
Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1985 Martha Bramhall Article Download
2000 How to Recruit Generation Me
Jump Start Books Cynthia D'Amour Book Download
2010 How to Recruit Volunteers Using Social Media
The Social Animal blog, July 10, 2010 Article Download
1980 How to Set Up a University Course on Volunteer Management -- Step by Step
Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1980 Margery Stich Article Download
2010 How to Start a Volunteer Program
INC. website https://www.inc.com/guides/2010/06/volunteer-program.html Issie Lapowsky Article Download
1980's? How to Survey the Level of Giving and Volunteering in Your Community
Independent Sector Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 How to Take Care of You So you Can Take Care of Others
Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1982 How to Train Volunteers to "Sell" Your Organization
Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1982 Joseph R. Schubert Article Download
1979 How to Translate Volunteer Skills Into Employment Credentials
Maryland Commission for Women Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2009 How using proven management techniques creates rewarding relationships with your volunteers
Advancing Philanthropy, March / April 2009 Paul Lagasse Article Download
1979 I CAN: A Tool for Assessing Skills Acquired Through Volunteer Service
Council of National Organizations for Adult Education, New York, NY Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1994 I Love Community Service Cookbook (recipes for youth service projects)
Youth Resources of Southwestern IN Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1979 I Volunteer Too
P / M Associates Marcia Penn Book Download
2000 I Want You To Do Everything Government Used To Do: Why Volunteerism Doesn't Work Anymore
The New York Times Magazine, July 2, 2000 Sara Mosle Article Download
1997 I Want You: Why Colin Power is Asking America to Volunteer (Newsweek cover story)
Newsweek, April 28, 1997 Jonathan Alter Article Download
1991 I Was A Point of Light: Is it possible to make a difference? My mission was to find out.
SELF magazine, December 1991 John Davidson Article Download
1978 I'm a volunteer. That makes me invisible, right? Wrong!
GLAMOUR magazine, December 1978 Lydia A. Berneski Article Download
1996 Ice Breakers for Cool Volunteers and Managers
Association for Volunteer Administration archives Barbara Baker Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2003 Ideas for Online Direct Client Service
Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1982 If It Acts Like a Manager, It Must Be a Manager
Journal of Volunteer Administration Virginia M. Cronk Article Download
2000 If Not Your Home Page, Then Where?
ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1995 If Only I Had A Few Extra Hands
Technical Assistance Newsletter, National Minority AIDS Council, July-August 1995 Harold Philips Article Download
1999 If the Whole World is Changing, Can Volunteerism Stay the Same?
ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1995 Images of the Future
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1995 Images of the Future -- Sequence II
Journal of Volunteer Administration Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
2003 Impact of Library Resources on Professional Development in Volunteer Admnistration
Journal of Volunteer Administration Lucy McGowan Article Download
1998 IMPACT: A discussion paper on the impact of the absence of an administrator of volunteers (Canada)
Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources - Ontario (PAVR-O), Canada Report / Study Download
1980 Impacting the Future: Are We Ready for the Eighties?
Volunteer Administration Marlene Wilson Article Download