Government Relations / Legislation / Public Policy

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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On Volunteering in State Government

Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1980
1980 Articles

Ohio's Unified State Plan to further Volunteerism, Service, Learning and Giving

The Governor's Community Service Council, Columbus, OH
Late 1990's Reports / Studies

NCVA Survey Of State Policies Affecting Volunteers

Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1977
1977 Articles

National Service: Points of View

Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1994
1994 Articles

Model State Volunteer Service Act and Commentary

Office of the Attorney General, Washington, DC
1990 Pamphlets / Booklets

Mixed Messages from Government: Lessons from Minnesota

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
February 2002 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Metamorphosis: Federal Support for Voluntary Organizations

Paper commissioned for the National Forum on a Commission on Volunteerism, Blacksburg, VA 1980
1980 Timothy Saasta Articles

Managers of Governmental Offices of Volunteerism: A Political Analysis

American Volunteer Association, October 21, 1998
1998 George Frederick Goerl Reports / Studies

Make a Difference: An Outline Volunteering Strategy for the UK (United Kingdom)

Volunteering Unit, Home Office, London, UK
1995 Pamphlets / Booklets

Locating a Volunteer Program: Utah's Personnel Office Experience

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1982 Jeano Campanaro Ralph Hinckley Articles

Little Miracles: How Churches are Responding to Welfare Reform

The American Enterprise, January/February 1998
1998 Amy L. Sherman Articles

Lessons From Minnesota: Role of government in supporting volunteers

The NonProfit Times, March 2002
2002 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Legislative Update on Volunteering

Association of Volunteer Bureaus - Conference Workshop
1977 Harriet H. Naylor Pamphlets / Booklets

Legal Issues of Volunteer Involvement

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker and Rhodes, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Donald W. Kramer Pamphlets / Booklets

Larimer County Senior Citizens Property Tax Workoff Program

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1985 Lorrie Wolfe Articles

Issues on Volunteerism

Voluntary Action News, February 1976
1976 Articles

Investing in Volunteerism: Recommendations Emerging From the Study of the Impact of Volunteers in Texas State Agencies

Journal of Volunteer Administration
2003 Sarah Jane Rehnborg Meredith DeSpain Articles

Investing in Volunteerism: The Impact of Service Initiatives in Selected Texas State Agencies

RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas at Austin
2002 Sarah Jane Rehnborg Catherine K. Fallon Benjamin J. Hinerfeld Reports / Studies

International Year of Volunteers Conference (Australia)

Conference program, Volunteering Australia and Australian Volunteers International, October 2001, Melbourne Australia
2001 Pamphlets / Booklets

International Year of Volunteers 2001 in Canada: A Framework for Action (Canada)

The Leaders Forum and Volunteer Canada
1999 Reports / Studies

International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IAVE brochure)

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), January 2001
2001 Samples

I Want You To Do Everything Government Used To Do: Why Volunteerism Doesn't Work Anymore

The New York Times Magazine, July 2, 2000
2000 Sara Mosle Articles

How to Develop Volunteer Links with the Third World (Europe)

Volunteurope conference workshop, September 1992
1992 Jel Engelen Pamphlets / Booklets

How the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Affects Volunteer Programs

Leadership magazine, Points of Light Foundation, Apr-June 1993
1993 Articles

House and Senate Pass Scaled-Back Version of Clinton Service Bill

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 10, 1993
1993 Kristin A. Goss Articles

History of National Service

Corporation for National and Community Service, website download 1/16/2002
2002 Articles

Helping Youth to Serve: Issues for State Policy Makers (several articles)

The State Board Connection: Issues in Brief, National Association of State Boards of Education, September 1989
1989 Pamphlets / Booklets

Helper Triage: Volunteer Management in Emergencies

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

HDS Position Statement on Volunteerism

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HDS, Office of the Secretary
1982 Pamphlets / Booklets

Hawaii Revised Statutes: State Policy Concerning the Utilization of Volunteer Services

Statewide Volunteer Services, Office of the Governor, Hawaii
1984 Pamphlets / Booklets

Grants Announced to Demonstrate Volunteer Power

Volunteer Administration
1972 Articles

Governmental Listening Posts

Paper prepared for the National Forum on a Commission on Volunteerism, Blacksburg, VA 1980
1980 Bobbie Greene Kilberg John G. Milliken Articles

Government, Politicians, and the Use of the Word "Volunteer"

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
February 2004 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Government Volunteers: Why and How?

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1983 Joan Brown Articles

Government and volunteering

Australian Journal On Volunteering, Vol.9, No.1, 2004
2004 Justin Davis Smith Articles

Give the Young A Better Chance to Serve Their Country

Business Week, March 21, 1988
1988 Robert Kuttner Articles

Getting a City Volunteer Program Started - Phoenix, Arizona

City of Phoenix Municipal Volunteer Program, Arizona
1996 Pamphlets / Booklets

Four Presidents and the Great American Clean-Up

Applause magazine
1997 David Othmer Articles
Bookcover with a sillouette of a hand behind the title

Fostering Volunteer Programs in the Public Sector

Jossey-Bass Publishers
1990 Jeffrey L. Brudney Books

Final Report on the National Conference of Lt. Governors Multi-state Volunteer Project

National Conference of Lieutenant Governors
1977 Reports / Studies

Fair Labor Standards Act as pertains to volunteers

Excerpts from FLSA Handbook and BNA Wage and Hour Manual
1991 Handouts / Fact Sheets

Exempt Employees (explanation of FLSA laws & policy)

Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. May 1989
1989 Handouts / Fact Sheets

Executive Order: National and Community Service Programs

Office of the Press Secretary, The White House, February 27, 2004
2004 Handouts / Fact Sheets

Executive Order Number 48 Outlines New Policies Concerning Volunteers

North Carolina Visions. May/June 1980
1980 Articles