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Volunteers by Type
The books listed here focus on one or more target populations who do volunteer work. They apply and adapt the principles of volunteer management to different age groups or people with certain characteristics. Please note that all the books in this bookstore will have value to leaders of volunteers working with any of these populations.

Children as Volunteers How to integrate volunteers under the age of 14 into an existing adult volunteer program: multi-age teams, designing work, preparing the agency, liaisoning with schools, and legal issues. KickStart Features a series of 25 interviews with young Australians Volunteering by People with Disabilities A guide from the UK on how to recruit and retain people with disabilities in volunteer work as a route to opportunity, with a realistic approach to issues and barriers. Volunteering by Unemployed People A guide from the UK on how to recruit and retain people who are unemployed in volunteer work as a route to opportunity, with a realistic approach to issues and barriers. Articles on this topic from e-Volunteerism: The Electronic Journal of the Volunteer Community 2009 - Engaged or Disengaged: Young People’s Conceptions of Volunteerism 2008 - Children Are Our Future 2008 - International Youth Exchange Programs - Some Unexpected Roots 2008 - Managing the Non-Volunteer Volunteer 2008 - Selecting Goals and Optimizing Personal Resources: Contributions to the Development of Older Adult Volunteers By Benjamin H. Gottlieb, Ph.D., and Alayna Gillespie, M.A. 2008 - Baby Boomers in Action! An Initiative in Iowa to Recruit Baby Boomer Volunteers 2008 - Satisfaction among Volunteer Dentists Serving Underprivileged Elderly in Jerusalem 2008 - Volunteer Transitions among Older Americans 2008 - Engaging Generation Y 2008 - The Legacy of Volunteering by Children 2007 - Finding and Keeping Volunteers in Sport and Recreation: What the Research Tells Us 2007 - Teens with Autism Show that Volunteering Is for Everyone 2007 - Volunteering as a Family Unit 2007 - Young People’s Volunteering and Skills Development: A Study by The National Youth Agency 2007 Volunteering, Self-Help, and Citizenship in Later Life: A Literature Review 2006 - Identifying Promotional Appeals for Targeting Potential Volunteers 2006 - Crafting for Charity - A Global Movement 2004 - "Home Office Older Volunteers Initiative" 2004 - Working with Youth Volunteers 2003 - Reaching Out to Volunteers with Mental Illness 2003 - A Look at Employee Volunteerism 2003 - Developing Agency Capacity to Promote and Support Family Volunteerism 2003 - Working with Volunteers with Disabilities 2002 - Short Term Impact, Long Term Opportunities: The Political and Civic Engagement of Young Adults in America 2002 - Mandated Volunteering: Oxymoron or Opportunity? 2001 - Where Are the Men?