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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
1994 States Gear Up for AmeriCorps
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1994 Jane Harvey Article Download
1995 Statistic That Gets No Respect: GDP's Accuracy Is Under Attack From All Sides
The New York Times, December 19, 1995 Article Download
1999 Statistics, Bikinis and Volunteers: The New Independent Sector Study on Giving and Volunteering
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1983 Status Report: Volunteering in America 1982-83
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1983 Kerry Kenn Allen Article Download
1996 Stepped Approach to Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
 American Cancer Society Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1996 Steps and Types: How the MBTI Helped a Treatment Non-Profit Develop an Effective Volunteer Program
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jane Henderson-Loney Article Download
2005 Still Tilting at Windmills
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1986 Stop Wasting Training Time! Try the S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d Workshop
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ivan H. Scheier Article Download
1984 Strategic Marketing of Volunteer Programs for Social Causes
 Journal of Volunteer Administration William G. Nickels Article Download
1997 Strategic Visioning in Non-profit Organizations: Providing a Clear Direction for the Future
 Journal of Volunteer Administration James J. Rice Article Download
2009 Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders
 RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas at Austin Sarah Jane Rehnborg Book Download
1985 Strategies for Dissent and Advocay
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Marie Arnot, Lee J. Cary, Mary Jean Houde Article Download
1988 Strategies for On-Campus Volunteer Management
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1988 Article Download
1980 Strategies for Starting a Community Volunteer Centre
 Voluntary Action Resource Centre, Vancouver, BC Margaret Haines Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2004 Strengthening Organizational Goodwill through Effective Volunteer Conflict Management
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ryan J. Schmiesing Article Download
2004 Strengthening Rural America -- Neighbor by Neighbor
 Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1975 Strengthening Voluntarism from the Public Sector
 Speech at a National council on Philanthropy Conference, December 1975 Harriet H. Naylor Download
1976 Strengthening Voluntarism in the Public Sector
 Volunteer Administration Harriet H. Naylor Article Download
1998 Strengths and Weaknesses of Volunteerism in Illinois and What That Means to Those Who Lead Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeanne H. Bradner Article Download
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
1994 Student Volunteer Service: Should It Be Required in Introductory Undergraduate Social Work Courses?
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ram A. Cnaan, Diane Metzendorf Article Download
1988 Student Volunteers, Academic Credit
 New York Times, April 30, 1988 Robert Coles Article Download
1978 Students as Community Organizers
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Seth Borgos Article Download
1977 Students as Managers of Campus-Based Volunteer Programs
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Katherine R. Cavanna Article Download
1987 Students Flocking to Volunteer Service: Schools Weigh Community-Work Requirement
 The Washington Post, August 30, 1987 Jay Mathews Article Download
1980 Study Proves Hypotheses -- and More
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Diane Hedin, Dan Conrad Article Download
1979 Success With Volunteers: Steps in Management
 Methods, Detroit, MI Pauline Wagner Rippel Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2005 Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Utilizing Volunteers: A Guide for Faith- and Community-Based Service Providers
 U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980 Suggested Guidelines for Establishing Volunteer Transportation Programs
 Governor's Office of Volunteer Services, St. Paul, MN May 1980 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1987 Suits Put the Squeeze on Volunteers
 INSIGHT, February 23, 1987 David Sellers Article Download
1988 Summary of a January 1988 Gallup Study on Voluntarism and the Liability Crisis
 National Coalition for Volunteer Protection Report / Study Download
1990-91 Summary of the National and Community Service Act of 1990
 Volunteer Alabama newsletter, Fall/Winter 1990-91 Article Download
2000's Supervising the Invisible Volunteer
 Steve McCurley Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1988 Supervision Walk-Through Analysis
 Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1988 Supervision: Step Back and Examine the Process
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Betty Schnettler, Marge Twiname-Dungan Article Download
2000 Supporting Active Communities in Scotland: A Draft Strategy for Volunteering and Community Action (Scotland)
 A report by the Scottish Active Communities Working Group, The Scottish Executive, Edinburgh Scotland Report / Study Download
1985 Supporting the Volunteer Life-Cycle
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1985 Paula Beugen Article Download
2001 Survey of Volunteer Administrators, 1992 and 2000: Trends for the Profession
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jeffrey L. Brudney, Sandra L. Schmahl Article Download
1981 Survival Skills for Managers
 Volunteer Management Associates Marlene Wilson Book Download
1987 Surviving the Reagan Cutbacks: The Resurrection of VISTA
 Course paper Gay Strickler Report / Study Download
1992 Susan Ellis Keynote Speech, 1992 New York Conference for Leaders of Volunteers

In this speech Ellis clearly describes how the image and vocabulary related to volunteering has changed historically -- and is still changing in the 1990's. Sprinkled with bits of humor and her signature provocative style, the overarching points articulated by Ellis are still relevant to our field in the 21st century.   
Length: 27 minutes

 New York Conference for Leaders of Volunteers New York Conference of Leaders of Volunteer Susan J. Ellis Videos
1991 Sustenance: Providing Support for the Short-Term Volunteer
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1991 Nancy Macduff Article Download
1980 Systematic Involvement of Volunteers in Human Services
 Adelphi University , January 1980 Mary Egginton Article Download
2001 Tackling Causes Not Symptoms: New/Old Roles for Volunteers
 The Nonprofit Quarterly, Winter 2001 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2001 Tackling Causes Not Symptoms: New/Old Roles for Volunteers
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
198? Taiwan Care Center (Taiwan)
 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1980's Take Action Against Drug Abuse: How to Start a Volunteer Anti-Drug Program in Your Community
 ACTION: The Domestic Volunteer Agency, Washington, DC Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1993 Taking Service Seriously
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1993 Article Download
1989 Taking Volunteerism into the 21st Century
 American Red Cross Pamphlet / Booklet Download