Many Extension professional associations have had trouble getting members to participate in national leadership opportunities. The study reported here examined the perception of members of a national Extension professional organization (NAE4-HA) regarding specific leadership actions. It found the single act of taking on a leadership position…

Examines the different roles of the volunteer: companion/friend, advocate, and educator. Draws a profile of the volunteer, lists qualifications and personal characteristics, offers suggestions on where to work, and discusses special training programs to prepare volunteers for work with the dying. (JAC)

Describes Australian program of personal construct counseling for nonprofessionals who voluntarily cared for persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Considers problems in providing such counseling. Claims evidence indicates both anxiety levels and self-attributions about competence and helplessness of carers who have been counseled have…

Describes Alzheimer Support/Tender Loving Caregivers Project which represents the efforts of a mental health center to collaborate with an interfaith coalition to recruit and train church-based volunteers to provide respite care for frail elderly and their families. Describes educational component as overshadowing service. (Author/ABL)

Presents a model for constructing and evaluating an effective alumni volunteer program to aid the student recruitment effort. A review of successful programs reveals certain common features and provides important touchstones for other schools looking for the principles and practices with which to organize their own efforts. (Author)

Describes the successful implementation of a senior volunteers program in the Butte (Montana) Public Schools known as the Retired and Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) funded by the National Senior Service Corp. (PKP)

This manual is the fifth in a series of documents developed by the staff of the Domestic Violence Project, an agency committed to ending violence against women. This guide is designed to assist agencies in recruiting, screening, training, and supervising a volunteer staff. This publication emphasizes practical information and training techniques…

The role of the volunteer in the classroom is discussed. Recruitment of volunteers is considered and roles of volunteers are outlined, including areas such as individual instruction and organization of special activities. (PHR)

Presents overview of increasing proportion of older people and implications for church. Emphasizes ministry by, with, and to older persons and notes church's opportunity to extend its ministry. Encourages preparation of laypersons for such a ministry and presents models for equipping laypersons for such work. (Author/NB)

Describes personal, social, and political factors contributing toward youth crime upsurge in China since 1960. Describes "Bang-Jab" youth delinquency rehabilitation approach which relies on community system of support to bolster youth's self-esteem and financial security. Argues that bang-jab volunteers understand conditions in their…

Documented volunteer experience can be a valuable tool for the individual who volunteers as well as for the organization for which the volunteer works. Current trends point toward the heightened need for validating volunteer experience. Recordkeeping systems can help facilitate effective placement of all volunteers according to their interests,…

Examines the reality of corporate involvement in community and social welfare in light of the Reagan administration's emphasis on private sector philanthropy. Describes specific company programs and provides advice for corporate donors. (SK)

The authors discuss the contributions made by millions of older volunteers in the United States. They focus on the federal senior volunteer programs, (1) the retired senior volunteer program, (2) the foster grandparent program, and (3) the senior companion program. These model programs have been successfully replicated in other countries. (CH)

Examined theoretical and methodological difficulties of defining, coding, and analyzing data on older volunteers using findings from Minnesota Senior Study, a survey of needs and resources of elderly. Proposes new conceptual model for classifying volunteer roles, based on whether voluntary service is "formal" or "informal,"…

The author states that all types of leaders share four qualities: (1) intensity of vision, (2) ability to communicate agenda, (3) conviction in their beliefs, and (4) positive self-regard. She interviews Warren Bennis, an author on this subject, about the differences between business and volunteer leaders. (CH)