One hundred ninety-seven volunteers were surveyed to assess community development knowledge and skill gains and community involvement and community building behavior from participation in a Master Gardener program. Though the program was intended to disseminate horticultural information, it was found to have a serendipitous effect on community…

Describes the Learning Assistance program, which uses student volunteers to staff a study area for college students with physical handicaps. A training program for volunteers was conducted. Both handicapped students and volunteers thought the program was helpful. (JAC)

Volunteering can teach elementary and secondary students about community service while improving their attitudes, enhancing their academic work, and providing them with valuable skills and experience. (SK)

The authors present a first-hand account of the massive literacy program in Nicaragua. They describe the political rationale and the extensive organizational tasks of the National Literacy Crusade, pointing out that its success depended upon the commitment of the people and the government to literacy and liberation. (Author/SK)

Describes how the Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade, faced with monumental problems in logistics and organization, succeeded in reaching many of the 800,000 adult illiterates in the country. (AEA)

In order to keep institutions funded, the selection of the trustee development committee is seen as the first priority of the board. The role of trustee in development, selecting the development committee, leadership, organization, development policy, and the effort (communication, information, collaboration, imagination, and conservation) are…

Volunteer management is seen as the result of communications and training. The elements of successful volunteer involvement are examined. Techniques for volunteer development available to members of institutions of higher education are identified. Professional staff must know how to work with volunteers and how to locate new volunteers.…

Considers what benefits volunteerism offers to the aging and to their communities, how this role for the aging is valued, what has been learned from the greater utilization of senior citizen volunteers, and how this opportunity can be provided to those who want it. (Author/AM)

Investigates the use of the MMPI to discriminate volunteers who would become active hotline workers from those who would drop out during or shortly after training. (Author/RK)

Discusses the Early Adolescent Helper program, which was designed to provide a safe and positive after-school environment for young people. In this program, 10- to 15-year-olds serve in day care, Head Start, latchkey programs, and at senior centers. (RJC)

Most college fundraising volunteers are uncomfortable asking for money. A training technique designed to help volunteers overcome these fears takes three hours and addresses attitudes about money and requesting it, good and bad solicitation, and the elements of effective solicitation. A program schedule and practical exercises are offered. (MSE)

Suggests that Catholic schools implement legally sound procedures for volunteer services. Offers guidelines for soliciting and screening volunteers, obtaining references, providing supervision and training. (AC)

Offers descriptions of successful volunteer programs in two schools: one a school-wide program using parents as volunteers to increase student achievement, and the other a literacy program that depends on volunteers in one 1st-grade classroom. Notes that it takes time and effort to organize and involve volunteers productively, but that they can…