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Books on this topic

Articles and book excerpts on this topic:

• Advisory Volunteers, from The NonProfit Times "On Volunteers" column
• The Happiness of Giving:  The Time-Ask Effect, by Wendy Liu and Jennifer Aaker (2008-51 pg PDF), Center for Responsible Business. Concludes that people asked to volunteer give more money than those who are not.
• The Impact of Investing in Volunteers, by Ben Cairns and Romayne Hutchison from the Centre for Voluntary Action Research at Aston Business School (UK, 2006  - 40 pg. PDF)
• Staffing the Volunteer Program, from the book From the Top Down
• Self-Led Volunteer Groups from Secrets of Successful Boards

• 12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions: CEOs Who Lead the Way, by

  Betty B. Stallings

• Volunteer Management Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations: A Briefing Report -2004 study by the Urban Institute, UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps (34 page PDF).
• Volunteerism, Social Capital and Philanthropy In the Not-for-Profit Sector - The Forbes Funds -2002 study (47 pgs.)

Revelant Hot Topic essays:

• It’s Volunteers and Money - May '08
• The Wall of Executive Indifference - Aug '99

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