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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
1998 Balloons and Organizational Change (A Training Design)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Lucas Meijs 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
2003 Barriers to the Inclusion of Volunteers with Developmental Disabilities
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Kimberly D. Miller, Stuart J. Schleien, Leandra A. Bedini Article Download
Barriers to Volunteering: Hidden Messages in Your Recruitment
 "On Volunteers" column in The Nonprofit Times Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1983 Barter and Collaboration: Expanding Our Horizons
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis Article
1988 Basic Facts on Volunteer Centers: What They Do and How They Do It
 United Way of America Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1981 Basic Feedback Form: Staff Reactions to Volunteer Programs
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1981 Article Download
Late 1970's Basic Feedback System: A Self-Assessment Process for Volunteer Programs
 VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement, Boulder, CO Bobette W. Reigel Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2004 Be a Volunteer - Reach Out and Change Lives (Singapore)
 NCSS Volunteer Circle, Singapore Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2000 Be Careful What We Wish For! The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Volunteering
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Linda L. Graff Article Download
1979 Be It Resolved (Advocacy for a Volunteer Tax Credit)
 Volunteer Administration Kenneth F. Lewis Article Download
1979 Beginnings: The VAC/Labor Partnership
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1979 Shirley A. Keller Article Download
1986 Behind the Scenes of Security Pacific's Volunteer Programs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Gayle Jasso Article Download
2005? Beijng Volunteers Association (China)
 Beijing Volunteers Association, China Report / Study Download
2001 Best Practices for Volunteer Programs

A collection of volunteer engagement ideas including techniques for working with volunteers, leading engagement programs, and understanding the context of volunteerism in the U.S. and Canada during the 1990s.

Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1976 Beyond Advocacy OR Encounter: Toward Community Leadership
 Presented to the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Voluntary Action Scholars, Boston, October 1976 Jon Van Til, Trudy Heller Report / Study Download
2004 Beyond Banking: Lessons from an Impact Evaluation of Employee Volunteering at Barclays Bank (United Kingdom)
 Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 6, #3, 2004 London, UK Georgina Brewis Article Download
1989 Beyond Banquets, Plaques and Pins

Hundreds of ideas for recognizing the work of volunteers and thanking them for their contributions. Plus a discussion of what effective recognition really entails.   

 Heritage Arts Sue Vineyard, Steve McCurley Book Download
1981 Beyond Banquets, Plaques and Pins: Creative Ways to Recognize Volunteers and Staff!
 Heritage Arts, Downers Grove, IL Sue Vineyard Pamphlet / Booklet Download
2003 Beyond Common Sense: Volunteer Management as a Specialty
 ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2010 Beyond Lip Service: 10 indicators of true commitment to volunteers
 The NonProfit Times, April 2010 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1992 Beyond Managing Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Harriet H. Naylor Article Download
1999 Beyond Police Checks: The Definitive Volunteer & Employee Screening Guidebook

This book was removed from the archive since it is still available for sale.   You can purchase at:  http://lindagraff.ca/books.html#BeyondPolice

 Linda L. Graff Book
1982 Beyond Professionalism
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1982 Vern Lake Article Download
1986 Beyond Promises: A Planned Approach For Rural Volunteer Community Development
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ida Rush George Article Download
1988 Beyond Self: The Immunity of Samaritans
 American Health, March 1988 Eileen Rockefeller Growald, Allan Luks Article Download
1996 Big Brothers/Big Sisters Lietuvoje: Status Report (Lithuania)
 Open Society Fund, Lithuania Ausra Kuriene, Erna Petkute Sample Download
1994 Big Brothers/Big Sisters: A Study of Volunteer Recruitment and Screening
 Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA Phoebe A. Roaf, Joseph P. Tierney, Danista E. I. Hunte Report / Study Download
1989 Big Six Go Pro Bono
 Corporate Philanthropy Report Article Download
1995 Black on Board (several articles on black volunteering)
 Black Echo newsletter, Resource Unit for Black Volunteering, September 1995 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1977 Blacks and Voluntary Action: A Review of the Literature
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1977 King E. Davis Article Download
1999 Board Members' Views on Training and Development
Journal of Volunteer Administration Liz Weaver, Sue Inglis Article
2001 Brain Picking: Thinking about an advisory committee
 The NonProfit Times, May 2001 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
2000 Breakthrough Ideas for the New Volunteerism (Canada)
 Volunteer Canada Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1970's Bridging the Gap Between Church and Community
 VMA Associate Marlene Wilson Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1980's Bridging the Gap: Teaching Staff to Work with Volunteers
 Steve McCurley, Kathleen Brown (Fletcher) Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1997 Bridging the Sectors: Developing an Effective Workplace Volunteer Council
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Keith Seel Article Download
1973 Brief Survey of Practitioner's Observations and Attitudes about Volunteerism in America Today
 Extension Service, The University of Michigan Robert R. Wilson Report / Study Download
2002 Bring Learning Home through Family Volunteering
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Julia Lam Article Download
1994 Bringing Generations Together
 Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, October 1994 Andrew Carroll Article Download
1997 Broadening the Membership Base of Your DOVIA
 Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Handout / Fact Sheet Download
2003 Brookfield Zoo Volunteer Opinion Survey Design and Administration
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Regi Mezydlo Article Download
1996 Budget Cutting and Volunteers
 The NonProfit Times, January 1996 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1975 Budgeting for Student Volunteer Groups
 SYNERGIST magazine, National School Volunteer Program (part of ACTION) Herbert Rosenthal Article Download
1980 Building a Corporate Volunteer Program: Issues and Pitfalls
 Corporate Volunteer Coordinators Council, New York City, 1980 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1989 Building a Strong Advisory Group
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Nancy Macduff Article Download
2003 Building an Online Community
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Whitney Quesenbery Article Download
1980 Building Bridges Through International Voluntarism
 Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1980 Mary Ripley Article Download
1999 Building Commitment for the Volunteer Program: A Replicable Model
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Terry Valeriote Article Download
1990 Building Credibility with the Powers That Be
 Partners Plus Gail Moore, Marilyn MacKenzie Book Download