Recruitment of Volunteers

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Writing Persuasive Volunteer Recruitment Appeals

Grapevine newsletter, July/August 2003
2003 Steve McCurley Articles

Why Social Media Is Not the Cure-All for Building Volunteer Engagement

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
March 2013 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Whom Don’t We Ask to Volunteer?

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
October 2014 Susan J. Ellis Articles

What young people want from volunteering (United Kingdom)

The National Centre for Volunteering, London UK
1998 Katharine Gaskin Reports / Studies

What Volunteer Recruiters Can Learn from #GivingTuesday

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
November 2016 Susan J. Ellis Articles

What is DO SOMETHING?

DO SOMETHING website download, 1/7/2002
2002 Articles

We Make Heroes Out of Just About Anybody

VolunteerMatch
2000's? Samples

WANTED: Choir Members

Choristers Guild
1978 Samples
Bookcover

Volunteers Wanted: A Practical Guide to Finding and Keeping Good Volunteers

Magnolia Mansions Press
1999 Jo Bryan Rusin Books

Volunteers only need to click to sign up (articles about the launch of VolunteerMatch)

USA Today and media releases
1998 Handouts / Fact Sheets

Volunteers Can Be Found in Cyberspace

The NonProfit Times, March 1995
1995 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Volunteering in Scotland: A guide to getting started

Volunteer Development Scotland
2000's Pamphlets / Booklets

Volunteering and Employability: Cause or Effect?

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
August 2013 Susan J. Ellis Articles
Bookcover

Volunteer Recruitment, Interviewing, and Placement

Group's Volunteer Leadership Series
2004 Marlene Wilson Books

Volunteer Recruitment Guidelines

Energize Associates, written for OIC of Philadelphia, PA
1990 Susan J. Ellis Pamphlets / Booklets

Volunteer Recruiting Teams

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1987 Nancy Macduff Articles
Bookcover

Volunteer Recruiting and Retention: A Marketing Approach

MBA Publishing
1985 Nancy Macduff Books
Bookcover

Volunteer Job Descriptions and Action Plans

Group's Volunteer Leadership Series
2004 Marlene Wilson Books

Virtual Volunteering: Get Involved by Getting Online

Journal of Volunteer Administration
2004 Lori Gotlieb Articles

Virtual Volunteering: A Powerful New Resource for Volunteer Managers

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1998 Jayne Cravens Articles

Valuing Time: A Top Priority in the '90s

Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1990
1990 Sue Vineyard Articles

Values and Volunteers: Axiology of Altruism in a Crisis Center

Psychological Reports, 1980, 47, 1007-1012
1980 John Mahoney Constance M. Pechura Articles

Validation of a Selection Device for Volunteer Probation Officers

Volunteer Administration
1974 Thomas M. Kelley Articles

Using the Mission Statement To Recruit Church Volunteers

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1991 Frances Ledwig Articles

Using the Future Search Process for Senior Volunteer Service in Long-Term Care

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1995 Laura B. Wilson Articles

Using a Consumer-Oriented Approach: A Personal and Professional Perspective

Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1986
1986 Jeff Totten Articles

Untapped Daytime Volunteers

Energize, Inc.
1984 Susan J. Ellis Handouts / Fact Sheets

Understanding "Seasons of Service": Promoting Volunteerism Across the Life Span

Journal of Volunteer Administration
2001 R. Dale Safrit Scott D. Scheer Jeffrey E. King Articles

Three Things Volunteer Managers Can Learn from the Social Media Revolution

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
May 2012 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Three Checklists (for Volunteer Recruitment)

Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1986
1986 Steve McCurley Sue Vineyard Articles

The Willingness of Persons 60 and Over to Volunteer: Implications for the Social Services

Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Vol. 5(4), Summer 1983
1983 William H. Perry Reports / Studies
Book cover with the tile on a clipboard

The Volunteer Recruitment Book

Energize
2002 Susan J. Ellis Books

The Volunteer Playbook: A Game Plan for Giving Back

National Football League
2000's Pamphlets / Booklets

The Volunteer Life Cycle: A Marketing Model for Volunteering (United Kingdom)

Voluntary Action, The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, Vol. 5, #3 2003 London, UK
2003 Helen Bussell Deborah Forbes Articles

The Volunteer Couple: Sex Differences, Couple Commitment, and Participation in Research on Interpersonal Relationships

Social Psychology Quarterly, 1979, Vol. 42, No.4
1979 Charles T. Hill Zick Rubin Letitia Anne Peplau Susan G. Willard Articles

The Volunteer Case Aide Program: An Adventure in Community Outreach

Volunteer Administration
1975 Anne S. Evans Articles

The Valuable, Vital Volunteer Job Description

Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1978
1987 John H. Cauley Articles

The Revolution In Recruiting Involves...

The Center for Creative Community
1989 Ivan H. Scheier Articles

The Power of Difference

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
February 2008 Susan J. Ellis Articles

The People Approach Handbook

Yellowfire Press, Boulder, CO
1981 Ivan H. Scheier Pamphlets / Booklets

The Moral Obligation of Volunteer Recruitment Promises

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
October 2007 Susan J. Ellis Articles

The Making of a VOP (Volunteer Orientation Portfolio)

Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1982
1982 Richard W. White Articles

The Leadership Institute for Active Aging: A Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Model

Journal of Volunteer Administration
2002 Laura Wilson Jack Steele Estina Thompson Cathy D'heron Articles

The Implications of Gravy (related to recruitment and other organizational issues)

The NonProfit Times, January 1994
1994 Susan J. Ellis Articles

The focus is on the volunteer with brand new thinking (cover story, Big Brothers Big Sisters)

Correspondent magazine, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Fall 2001
2001 Articles

The Drive towards "Highly-skilled" and "Pro Bono" Volunteering

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
July 2009 Susan J. Ellis Articles