Baby Boomer Volunteer Resources
http://www.allianceonline.org/boomers.page
Includes research reports and articles on working successfully with Baby Boomer volunteers.
Civil Society section of Citizendium
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Civil_society
Civil society is the "arena of uncoerced collective action around shared interests, purposes and values." This new wiki (2007) is being compiled by academic Roger A. Lohmann.
Corporation for National and Community Service Research and Policy Reports
http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/role_impact/performance_research.asp
Various reports and studies on volunteering in the US, especially on youth service and AmeriCorps.
"Family Volunteering:
A Discussion Paper" http://www.volunteer.ca/volunteer/pdf/FamilyEng.pdf
Volunteer Canada defines terms, describes how and why families engage
in service, examines strategies and barriers to implement family
projects, and includes an extensive bibliography. Free, 22-page,
PDF.
Global Service
Institute research papers
http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/csd/gsi/Publications/
International reseach
studies on civic service, national service, and youth service.
Growing to Greatness
(G2G): The State of Service-Learning Project
http://www.nylc.org/inaction_init.cfm?oid=3698&null=1085585886405
Long-time advocate for
service-learning, the National Youth Leadership Council has produced
several detailed evaluation studies of the impact of student service,
available as free downloads or for purchase in print.
Institute for
Volunteering Research
http://www.ivr.org.uk
Internationally-recognized,
London-based leader in research truly focused on volunteers.
See especially their Research Bulletins.
Maecenata Institute
for Philanthropy and Civil Society
http://www.maecenata.de/index_en.html
(English)
To promote knowledge
and understanding of civil society and private philanthropy through
academic research and exchange with emphasis on Germany. Site
is also available in German, French and Russian.
nfpSynergy
http://www.nfpsynergy.net/freereports
This UK consulting and
research firm provides free -- and well-written -- reports on many
aspects of trends in nonprofit management, online charity outreach,
and volunteering. You must register your e-mail address to
download PDFs.
Nonprofits Canada
http://www.nonprofitscan.ca/home.asp
Site with research findings and reports on the voluntary sector
in Canada, with many items on volunteering.
Special Collection
on Volunteerism
http://www.regis.edu/library.asp?page=about.collections.volunteer
Regis University in Denver,
Colorado has been amassing one of the field's largest online depositories
" to collect, preserve, promote and encourage research and
study in the field of volunteerism." Includes the Ivan Scheier
Archive.
A 2002 study that highlights
actions nonprofits can take to build a stronger volunteer program.
The researchers recommend that nonprofit organizations make a much
stronger investment in volunteer recruitment, management, support,
and evaluation.
Summa de Voluntades
(Spanish Bibliography)
http://www.eu-voluntariado.org/modules.php?name= Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=245
En esta bibliografía
sucinta irán apareciendo periódicamente las más recientes publicaciones
sobre voluntariado social en lengua española. Regularmente señalaremos,
dentro de esa bibliografía, el libro de actualidad: un trabajo que,
por razones diversas, pueda considerarse como el más representativo
del período que cubre la bibliografía y a la que dedicaremos una
pequeña reseña.
Understanding
Canadian Volunteers: Using the National Survey on Volunteering,
Giving and Participating to Build Your Volunteer Program
http://www.givingandvolunteering.ca/pdf/reports/Understanding
_Volunteers.pdf
This excellent, free, 44-page
guide demonstrates wonderfully how to apply research to practice
by applying data in the National Survey to specific aspects of volunteer
management. By Norah McClintock for the Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy and Volunteer Canada (2004).
Volunteer Edmonton's "Summaries of Reports"
http://www.volunteeredmonton.com/summariesofreports.html#dual_leadership
Synopses of various studies and articles on volunteering.
Volunteer Management
Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations: A Briefing
Report
http://www.nationalservice.org/research/vol_capacity_brief.pdf
2004 study by the Urban
Institute, UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community
Service, and the USA Freedom Corps (34 page PDF).
World Volunteer Web -- International Research Studies
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/resources/research-reports/national.html
Extensive -- and intriguing -- list of studies on volunteerism in dozens of countries around the world, compiled by this site run through United Nations Volunteers.
Youth Civic Engagement
Index
http://www.civicyouth.org/research/products/youth_index.htm
Report analyzes a comprehensive survey of Americans' civic and political
behavior from voting to volunteering, chronicles the differences
between the generations, and takes the most in-depth look to date
at the civic perspective and behavior of "Generation DotNet" (ages
15-25).
