Research on Volunteerism

Books, etc. to Purchase

The vast majority of resources in the VMRC are free and online; however, there are some valuable books, videos, and publications out there too. Here are some to consider:

• Energize, Inc.: Bookstore

eBooks

• Turn Your Organisation Into A Volunteer Magnet, 2nd Edition – Andy Fryar, Rob Jackson, and Fraser Dyer @ Energize, Inc.

Journals

• Australian Journal on Volunteering – Volunteering Australia
• e-Volunteerism – Energize, Inc.
• The International Journal of Volunteer Administration (IJOVA)
• Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ)
• Service Enquiry - Global Service Institute and Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa (VOSESA)
• Voluntary Action: The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research

Magazines

• The NonProfit Times
• Nonprofit World Magazine – Society for Nonprofit Organizations
• Magazines - VolResource (UK)
• Volunteering - Volunteering England

Newsletters

• Blue Avocado
• Board Café – CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
• eVOLution – Volunteer Canada
• Global Volunteer Update – World Volunteer Web
• National Service Briefing - Youth Service America @ Servenet.org
• Newsletter - VolunteerMatch
• RCVO Connections – Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations
• Resource Connection - Corporation for National and Community Service
• VolResource (UK/Ireland only)
• Volunteer Today

Newspapers

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Registration required)
• Volunteering – Guardian Unlimited

Podcasts and Audio

• Life Matters - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National (A series of discussions with Dr Melanie Oppenheimer on volunteering in Australia)

Video

• Recruiting and Supporting Your Volunteers - Jayne Cravens

Where to Find Research on Volunteerism

• Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
• Australian Volunteering Library Network (Avalon) - Volunteering Australia
• The Center for Civil Society Studies at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
• The Center for Volunteer Innovation – National Human Services Assembly
• The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
• The Commission on the Future of Volunteering
• Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
• Imagine Canada
• Independent Sector
• Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR)
• International Service Publications – Center for Social Development, Washington University
• National Statistics – Volunteering England
• The New Volunteerism Project: The Archival Collection of Ivan Henry Scheier – Dayton Memorial Library at Regis University
• New Zealand Research on Volunteering – Volunteering New Zealand
• Papers and Reports – ServiceLeader.org
• Publications and Resources – Center for Social Development, Washington University
• Research – World Volunteer Web
• Research and Policy – Corporation for National and Community Service
• Research on Volunteerism - Energize, Inc.
• Special Collection on Volunteerism - Regis University
• Statistics - Volunteering Australia
• Statistics on Volunteering - Energize, Inc
• Stats and Facts on Volunteering – Volunteer Canada
• Studies on Volunteers and Volunteerism - ServiceLeader.org
• Urban Institute
• VoluntaryGateway.ca
• VolunteeringInAmerica.gov – Corporation for National and Community Service
• World Volunteer Web