Ethics, Standards and Terminology

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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Words Do Make a Difference! (Canada)

Johnstone Training and Consultation, Carp, Ontario, Canada
1992 Ginette Johnstone Pamphlets / Booklets

What's The Difference? Using student interns and volunteers

The NonProfit Times, March 2004
2004 Susan J. Ellis Articles

What's In A Name? A volunteer by any other name

The NonProfit Times, November 2001
2001 Susan J. Ellis Articles

What's in a Name or a Title?

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
September 2006 Susan J. Ellis Articles

What You Should Know About the Legal Definition of "Volunteer"

Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1982
1982 Robert A. Christenson Articles

Volunteers? Donors? Let’s Call Them All Supporters!

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
November 2018 Sheri Wilensky Burke Articles

Volunteers and the Ethics of Advocacy

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1986 Margery Naylor van Inwagen Articles

Volunteerism-Specific Values: A Proposal for Discussion

The Journal of Volunteer Administration, Winter 1996
1996 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Volunteering Values: Considering why you engage them

The NonProfit Times, June 2005
2005 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Volunteering in For-Profit Settings: Exploitation or Value Added?

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
February 2000 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Volunteer Policies

United Way & Community Chest, Cincinnati, OH
1990's Pamphlets / Booklets

Volunteer Management Competencies: Indicators for Novice to Expert

Maine Commission for Community Service and University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
2007 Anne Schink Lawrence Ullian Pamphlets / Booklets

Volunteer Code of Ethics (example from MADD)

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
2003 Samples

Voluntarism -- Volunteerism (definitions)

Energize, Inc.
1982 Susan J. Ellis Handouts / Fact Sheets

Volunt/ar/eer/ism: What's the Difference?

Energize, Inc.
Susan J. Ellis Articles

Values in Volunteerism - Time to Reconsider

Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer 1975
1975 Ivan H. Scheier Articles

Unskilled vs. Differently Skilled: Maximize Volunteer Differences

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
November 2000 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Universal Standards vs. Your Own Situation

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
October 2003 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Universal Declaration on the Profession of Leading and Managing Volunteers

International Working Group on the Profession, convened by the Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA
2001

Types of Volunteers and Voluntarism

Volunteer Administration
1972 David Horton Smith Articles

The Volunteer Services Department in a Health Care Institution

American Hospital Association
1988 Pamphlets / Booklets

The Treasure Trove of Knowledge Philanthropists

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

The Relevance of Professional Ethics

Volunteer Management Magazine, Association for Volunteer Administration, Summer 2005
2005 Kathy Perun Katie Campbell Katherine H. [Noyes] Campbell Articles

The Practice of Excellence in the Volunteer World

The Journal of Volunteer Administration, Spring 1984
1983 Eva Schindler-Rainman Articles

The New AVA Statement of Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration

Journal of Volunteer Administration
1996 Keith Seel Articles

The Money Factor in Volunteer Management

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
March 1999 Susan J. Ellis Articles

The Limits of the "V" Word

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
October 1998 Sarah Jane Rehnborg Articles

The Great Debate of Community Service Vocabulary Continues

The Nonprofit Times, September 1991
1991 Susan J. Ellis Articles

The Fair Labor Standards Act and Other Obstacles to Progress

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
February 2006 Susan J. Ellis Articles

The Bill of Rights and Code of Responsibility for Volunteers

Hospitals magazine, Journal of American Hospital Associations. 32:41, February 1, 1958
1958 Handouts / Fact Sheets

That Pesky Word “Volunteer”

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
2017 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Statement on Professional Standards (Manitoba, Canada)

Manitoba Association for Volunteer Administration
1987 Pamphlets / Booklets

Statement of Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration

Association for Volunteer Administration
1995 Pamphlets / Booklets

Standards and Guidelines for The Field of Volunteerism

Association of Volunteer Bureaus, Inc.
1978 Ann Jacobson Pamphlets / Booklets

Should We Cap the Number of Hours a Volunteer May Serve Each Week?

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

Should We Ask Volunteers to Give Money on Top of Time?

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

Should Volunteer Program Managers Be Volunteers, Too?

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

Setting Standards for Volunteer Programs

Voluntary Action Leadership, Winter 1986
1986 Articles

S#%& Words We Need To Stop Saying: Words and Phrases to Erase from the Lexicon of Volunteer Management

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
July 2019 Rob Jackson Erin Spink Articles

Roles of a Volunteer Co-ordinator: A Checklist

Institute for Fund Raising
1978 Handouts / Fact Sheets

Raising Money through Volunteer Labor

ENERGIZE, Inc -- Hot Topic
June 2003 Susan J. Ellis Articles

Proposed Statement on Standards for a Department of Volunteer Services in a Health Care Institution

American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services of the American Hospital Association
1977 Reports / Studies

Professional Ethics in Volunteer Services Administration

Association for Administration of Volunteer Services, Ethics and Standards Committee
1975 Pamphlets / Booklets

Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration (one pager)

Association for Volunteer Administration
1995 Handouts / Fact Sheets

Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration (2006)

Association for Volunteer Administration, 2005.
2005 Pamphlets / Booklets

Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration -- Training Kit

Association for Volunteer Administration, Richmond, VA
2001 Pamphlets / Booklets