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Articles

Balancing Act: The Challenges and Benefits of Volunteers by Mark A Hanger and Jeffrey L Brudney. Urban Institute (2004).

Building Active Citizens: Role of Social Institutions in Teen Volunteering by Robert Grimm, Jr et al. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2005.

Developing a Recruitment Plan. United Way Capital Area. 2005.

Health Benefits of Volunteering: Review of Current Research. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2007.

Keeping Baby Boomers Volunteering. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2007.

Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement Among Youth from Disadvantaged Circumstances by Kimberly Spring et al. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2007.

Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster: The Synergy of Structure and Good Intentions. The UPS Foundation.

New Age of Volunteerism by Dawn Lindblom. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2001.

Planning for Volunteers in Literacy: A Guidebook. National Center for Family Literacy. 2006.

Promising Practices for Volunteer Management. The Forbes Funds.

Recruiting and Retaining Senior Volunteers. Seniors for Schools.

Recruiting Male Volunteers by Stephanie T. Blackman. Corporation for National & Community Service. 1999.

Recruitment Diversity by LeVester Tubbs. Corporation for National & Community Service.

Sample Volunteer Contract. Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies.

Sample Volunteer Interview Form. Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies.

State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers. Nonprofit Risk Management Center. 2005.

Turning Your Organization Into a Volunteer Magnet edited by Andy Fryar et al. 2004.

Voluntary Associations in Low-Income Neighborhoods: An Unexplored Community Resource by John P. Kretzmann and John L. McKnight, Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University.

Volunteer Connections: The Benefits & Challenges of Employer-Supported Volunteerism. Volunteer Canada. 2001.

Volunteering in America: 2007 Trends & Rankings. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2007.

Volunteers in America: Texas. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2007.

Volunteer Management Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations. A Briefing Report. The Urban Institute. 2004.

Volunteer Management in America's Religious Organizations by Kimberly A. Spring and Robert T. Grimm, Jr. Corporation for National & Community Service. 2004.

Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers by Mark A. Hager and Jeffrey L. Brudney. Urban Institute. 2004.

Volunteers Mentoring Youth: Implications for Closing the Mentoring Gap. Corporation for National & Community Service.

Working with Corporate Volunteer Teams by Beth Tracy and Ann Stafford. IBM & AMD.

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Audio

Strengthening Your Volunteer Participation (Kathleen McCleskey) (33:56 min) Strengthening Your Nonprofit Organization DVD produced by ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations. 2003. (view online or purchase)

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Websites

Association for Volunteer Administration - www.avaintl.org The Association for Volunteer Administration is an international professional membership association providing networking with colleagues, professional credentialling, opportunities for skills development, and resources to aid organizations in developing the involvement of volunteers

Corporation for National and Community Service - www.cns.gov/about/index.html The Corporation for National and Community Service works with governor-appointed state commissions, nonprofits, faith-based groups, schools, and other civic organizations to provide opportunities for Americans of all ages to serve their community and the nation.

Energize, Inc. www.energizeinc.com - an international training, consulting, and publishing firm, specializing in voluntarism "especially for leaders of volunteers."

Hands On Central Texas www.handsoncentraltexas.org - a project of the United Way Volunteer Center; connects people with high quality volunteer experiences and leverages resources to community organizations in Central Texas.

International Association for Volunteer Effort www.iave.org - The International Association for Volunteer Effort was created in 1970 by a small group of women from throughout the world who shared a common vision of how volunteers can contribute to the solution of human and social problems and to the development of bridges of understanding among people of all nations.

NetAid www.netaid.org Through a global network of partners, NetAid connects individual and group volunteer efforts with nonprofit and charitable organizations. The Web site has detailed information about the organization's two flagship programs: NetAid World Schoolhouse and NetAid Online Volunteering.

Points of Light Foundation www.pointsoflight.org - Dedicated to encouraging community service, the Points of Light Foundation provides assistance to businesses that institute employee volunteer programs, youth organizations that promote involvement in the welfare of their community, and nonprofit groups that recruit and coordinate volunteer efforts.

SERVEnet www.servenet.org - SERVEnet, a program of Youth Service America, was designed to encourage community involvement through volunteering, by providing volunteer-based nonprofit organizations with the best resources available to them in a quick and easy manner and to match the skills, experience, and enthusiasm of dedicated volunteers with nonprofit organizations who need their participation.

ServiceLeader.org's Virtual Volunteering www.serviceleader.org/new/virtual - encourages and assists in the development of volunteer activities that can be completed via the Internet.

Texas Young Lawyers Association Lawyers as Leaders www.tyla.org/leaders - Lawyers As Leaders seeks to connect young lawyers interested in volunteering with nonprofits and community service organizations with whom they can make a positive contribution.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Volunteering www.hud.gov/volunteering - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Volunteering site provides a listing of volunteer opportunities, including federal, national, and local volunteer programs.

VolunteerMatch www.volunteermatch.org - helps individuals nationwide find on-site volunteer opportunities posted by local nonprofit and public sector organizations. Volunteers can search an online database of thousands of one-time and ongoing opportunities-including walk-a-thons, beach day cleanups, tutoring, home building, and meal deliveries-by zip code, distance, category, and duration, then sign up automatically by e-mail for those that fit their interest and schedule.

Volunteers of America www.voa.org - a national, nonprofit, spiritually-based organization providing local human service programs and the opportunity for individual and community involvement through outreach programs that help youths at risk, frail elderly, abused and neglected children, people with disabilities, and homeless individuals

Volunteer Quality Assurance Standards in Texas

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