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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
1997 "Full Circle" Volunteering
 Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1997 Presidents' Summit for America's Future (media coverage)
 Various news media Article Download
1997 America's Promise: Five Fundamental Resources for Children and Youth
America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 Volunteers and Unions: Guidelines help managers walk the tightrope
 The NonProfit Times, July 1997 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1997 Youth Corps: Promising Strategies for Young People and Their Communities
 Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA February 1997 JoAnn Jastrzab, John Blomquist, Julie Masker, Larry Orr Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 Measuring the Difference Volunteers Make
 Minnesota Department of Human Services Book Download
1997 Volunteers and Paid Workers: A Collaborative Approach (Australia)
 Volunteering S.A. Joy Noble Book Download
1997 Resource Kit for Managers of Volunteers

The purpose of this Resource Kit was to provide leaders and managers of volunteers with a succinct, practical guide to the fundamentals of developing a volunteer program.  It has lots of sample forms. This guide covers the 3 R's of Volunteer Management: READY?- RECRUIT and RETAIN, and an appendix which includes a section for local resource information on volunteering and an extensive annotated bibliography on books, videos, and publications in the field.

 The Volunteerism Project Betty B. Stallings Book Download
1997 I Want You: Why Colin Power is Asking America to Volunteer (Newsweek cover story)
 Newsweek, April 28, 1997 Jonathan Alter Article Download
1997 AVA Awards 1997
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1997 Introducing the Colorado Libraries Volunteer Managers Council
 Colorado Libraries magazine, Summer 1997 Catherine C. Childs, John Waite Bowers Article Download
1997 Safe & Alert: Good practice advice on volunteers working with vulnerable clients (United Kingdom)
The National Centre for Volunteering, London, UK Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1997 The Economic Equation of Volunteering
 Social Policy Research 110, February 1997 Katharine Gaskin, Barbara Dobson Article Download
1998 AVA Annual Report 1998
 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1998 A National Forum on Life Cycles and Volunteering: The Impact of Work, Family and Mid-Life Issues
 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 1998 Sample Download
1998 Harriet Naylor Award Acceptance Speech -- Jane Leighty Justis
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jane Leighty Justis Article Download
1998 Volunteers only need to click to sign up (articles about the launch of VolunteerMatch)
 USA Today and media releases Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1998 Volunteerism and the Government Sector
 USIA, U.S. Society & Values, September 1998 Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1998 Managing the Impact of Organizational Change on Volunteers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Arlene Grubbs Article Download
1998 Some Provocative Questions to Prompt International Dialogue
 Energize, Inc. Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1998 Volunteers from the Workplace
 USIA, U.S. Society & Values, September 1998 Betty B. Stallings Article Download
1998 North Carolina Association of Volunteer Administration: Summary of Activity 1997-1998
 North Carolina Association of Volunteer Administration Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1998 Creating Awareness and Recruiting Latino Volunteers
 International Conference on Volunteer Administration, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, October 1998 (workshop handouts) Betty Swinners, Lisi Cocina Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1998 Making the Case for Service-Learning Action Research & Evaluation Guide for Teachers
 National Youth Leadership Council, March 1998 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1998 Volunteers Against Volunteerism
 Washington Post Magazine, October 4, 1998 Sample Download
1998 AVA Awards 1998
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1998 Volunteers - A Guide For Volunteers And Their Organisations
 Hazard Press Mary Woods Book Download
1998 AVA Virginia Incorporation Application 1998
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1998 Programa Voluntarios newsletter (Brazil)
 agir, newsletter of program voluntarios, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 1998 Sample Download
1998 Getting it Right Together: Compact on Relations between Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector in England (United Kingdom)
 the Home Office, London, UK November 1998 Pamphlet / Booklet Download
1998 Little Miracles: How Churches are Responding to Welfare Reform
 The American Enterprise, January/February 1998 Amy L. Sherman Article Download
1998 AVA Year in Review 1998
 Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA Report / Study Download
1998 International Year of Volunteers 2001 -- Resolution Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly
 United Nations General Assembly Download
1998 Leaders and Friends of Tomorrow -- Student/Youth Volunteers
 Volunteurope 7th European Workshop on Volunteer Action, September 1998 Valerie Cooper Handout / Fact Sheet Download
1998 What young people want from volunteering (United Kingdom)
The National Centre for Volunteering, London UK Katharine Gaskin Report / Study Download
1998 AVA Articles of Incorporation 1998
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1998 Managers of Governmental Offices of Volunteerism: A Political Analysis
 American Volunteer Association, October 21, 1998 George Frederick Goerl Report / Study Download
1998 The Self-Help Sourcebook
 American Self-Help Clearinghouse Edward J. Madara, Barbara J. White Book Download
1998 Welfare Reform: What the Religious Community Brings to the Partnership
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Bob Wineburg Article
1998 Volunteer Administration: Useful Techniques for the Public Sector
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Michele L. Ross, Jeffrey L. Brudney Article Download
1998 The Motivation of Volunteers in The Nature Conservancy - Ohio Chapter, A Non-Profit Environmental Organization
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Karen N. King, Cynthia V. Lynch Article Download
1998 An Internet Dialogue: Mandatory Student Service, Court-Ordered Volunteering, and Service Learning
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis Article Download
1998 Serving and Keeping Those Who Serve: Foster Grandparents and Their Own Family Needs
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ellen S. Stevens Article Download
1998 Virtual Volunteering: A Powerful New Resource for Volunteer Managers
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Jayne Cravens Article Download
1998 Making Magic by Maximizing the Potential of Older Volunteers: The Transferable Skills Approach Utilized by RSVP in New York City
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Amy Cohen-Callow Article Download
1998 Volunteerism in the Welfare State: The Case of Denmark
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ulla Habermann Article Download
1998 Volunteerism in Latin America
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Iraida Manzanilla Guerra Article Download
1998 Planning It Safe: How to Control Liability and Risk in Volunteer Programs
 Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services Book Download
1998 Grassroots Organizing in Bangladesh
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Omar Faruque Chowdhury Article Download
1998 The GEMS Model of Volunteer Administration
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Ken Culp, Catherine A. Deppe, Jaime X. Castillo, Betty J. Wells Article Download