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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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1998 AVA Articles of Incorporation 1998
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A Tribute to Harriet Naylor
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Download
1978 1978 AAVS Plans for Involving Local and State Volunteer Director Associations
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Download
1976 Alliance for Volunteerism - 1976 Incorporation Certificate
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1975 Alliance for Volunteerism - 1975 Application for 501-c-3 status
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2006 Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA) - Articles of Incorporation
 Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (2006), Richmond, VA Download
1977 Alliance for Volunteerism - 1976-7 report on activity and members
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives
1980's? Voluntarism in a World Turned Upside Down
 Unknown Eva Schindler-Rainman Download
1991 AVA History (1940-1991)
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Download
1979 AVA History (1979)
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Download
2002 AVA Home Page - 2002
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1983 AVA Task Force on Affiliation - 1983 Report
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives
1980 In Honor of Past Presidents of AVA (1980 speech)
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Sarah Jane Rehnborg Download
1990 List of AVA Presidents 1961-1990
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Download
1968 Silver Reflections - 1968 speech by Miriam Karlins
 Association for Volunteer Administration archives Miriam Karlins Download
1980 VOLUNTEER - 1979 Program Summary (after NCVA & NICOV merger)
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1998 AVA Virginia Incorporation Application 1998
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1998 International Year of Volunteers 2001 -- Resolution Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly
 United Nations General Assembly Download
2003 AVA Awards 2003
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2002 AVA Awards 2002
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2001 AVA Awards 2001
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2000 AVA Awards 2000
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1981 The Changing Role of Women in Volunteerism
 Speech delivered to the Y.W.C.A, Seattle, WA, February 27, 198, as reprinted in VITAL SPEECHES OF THE DAY by Alton S. Cartwright Mary M. Gates Download
1999 AVA Awards 1999
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1998 AVA Awards 1998
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1997 AVA Awards 1997
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1984 AVA Awards 1984
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1983 AVA Awards 1983
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2002 Volunteering By People with Disabilities
 The National Centre for Volunteering Filiz Niyazi Download
1980 Community Relations & Volunteerism
 Human Resources Network, Philadelphia, PA Download
1988 Corporate Philanthropy -- View from the Executive Floor (speech)
 Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Independent Sector, Houston, TX, October 24, 1988 Robert V. Van Fossan Download
2003 Volunteering, Reaching Out for Reconciliation and Peace (Global)
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Xanana Gusmao Download
1984 The Volunteer Administrator (early database system)
 Micromasters, Asheville, NC Download
1989 Harriet Naylor Distinguished Member Service Award: Acceptance Speech -- Susan J. Ellis
 Association for Volunteer Administration Susan J. Ellis Download
1984 Tournament of Roses Parade: A Salute to the Volunteer Has Local Impact (media advisory)
 Mayor's Voluntary Action Center, Office of the Mayor, New York, NY Download
1981 The Volunteers Skillsbank

A handbook with innovative way to connect individual talents to community needs

 VOLUNTEER: The National Center for Citizen Involvement Pat Saccomandi Download
1976? Comments from participants in meetings of New York City municipal workers union, city personnel, & key voluntary agencies after 1975 NYC fiscal crisis.
 Mayor's Voluntary Action Center, New York City, NY Download
1978 Wasted Resources: Handicapped, Youth, Aged and Retiring
 Volunteerism Consortium, University of California at Davis, February 26, 1978 (speech) Harriet H. Naylor Download
1979? Volunteers -- An Endangered Species or New Breed
National 4-H Conference (speech) Harriet H. Naylor Download
1978 Where Are We Now?
 U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Volunteer Development, May 1978 Harriet H. Naylor Download
1999 Voluntary Action - One Size Does Not Fit All: Four Models of Volunteer Management
 The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research Download
1985 Youth Views on Volunteering and Service Learning from the Chicago Area Youth Poll
 Journal of Volunteer Administration Karen J. Popowski Download
1970? Volunteer Administration as Professional Work
 Personal white paper Harriet H. Naylor Download
1983 Voluntarism Commemorative Stamp
 U.S. Postal Service Download
1975 AVA Articles of Incorporation 1975
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1989 State Leaders Are Wary of Federal Efforts to Link Student Aid to Volunteer Service
 The Chronicle of Higher Education, Volume XXXV, Number 28, March 22, 1989 Goldie Blumenstyr Download
1988 Volunteering Is Good for Your Health (TODAY Show interview)
 TODAY Show, Interview with Allan Luks, Institute for the Advancement of Health, March 1, 1988 Download
1981 Needed: A "We Decade"
 Speech at the Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition of the Darien Community Council, Darien, CT Vin Hoey Download
1986 "With that last suggestion alone, you just earned your pay!" -- A Volunteer Consultant's Story
 Personal writing. Ivan H. Scheier Download
2001 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 Download