Volunteerism Associations:
Association for Volunteer Administration
http://www.avaintl.org
Publishes The Journal of Volunteer Administration and quarterly member briefing - UPDATE; has a professional certification program; sponsors Annual International Conference on Volunteer Administration in October
Points of Light Foundation
http://www.pointsoflight.org
Publishes Volunteer Leadership (formerly Voluntary Action Leadership); Council on Workplace Volunteerism; National Council of Volunteer Centers; Annual National Community Service Conference in June; "Volunteer Readership" catalogue (books, recognition items); National Volunteer Week materials; President's Volunteer Service Awards
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
http://www.arnova.org
Publishes Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly; Annual conference in the fall
National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government
http://www.naco.org/affils/navplg/
NAVPLG is an association of administrators, coordinators and directors of volunteer programs in local governments. Its purpose is to strengthen volunteer programs in local government through leadership, advocacy, networking and information exchange.
Denver DOVIA (Directors of Volunteers in Agencies)
http://www.denverdovia.org/
Directors of Volunteer in Agencies (DOVIA) promotes professionalism in the field of volunteer management, advocating for issues concerning volunteerism and providing network and educational training opportunities for its membership.
Volunteer Management Resources:
Volunteer Management Review - an online newsletter with tips on volunteer management
http://www.charitychannel.com/newsletters/vmr/
Energize, Inc. - an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.
http://www.energizeinc.com
e-Volunteerism - The Electronic Journal of the Volunteer Community
http://www.evolunteerism.com/
Volunteer Today - The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism
http://www.volunteertoday.com
Merrill Associates - Strengthening leadership and organizational structures to support volunteerism as a fundamental building block of civil society.
http://www.merrillassociates.net/
VolunteerMatch - dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/
USA Freedom Corps - The USA Freedom Corps will promote a culture of responsibility, service, and citizenship.
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/volunteer.html
Virtual Volunteering Project - to encourage and assist in the development and success of volunteer activities that can be completed, in whole or in part, via the Internet
http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/
The New Volunteerism Project - The Archival Collection of Ivan Henry Scheier
http://academic.regis.edu/volunteer/Ivan/default.htm
CyberVPM - Online discussion group about the practice of Volunteer Management. Moving to AVA in late 2002
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybervpm/
PRO-VM - Online discussion group about the Profession of Volunteer Management
Michael Stills - Listowner
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO-VM/