The article describes VISION Foundation, a self-help program providing work opportunities for both paid and volunteer persons who are newly blind or have progressive eye diseases. (Author/DLS)

An interagency collaborative project trains those who supervise and advise volunteers in community organizations to assist volunteers in career development and life planning. (SK)

In this experiment conducted in the Netherlands, male and female interviewers tried to gain cooperation from a sample of female respondents in a study of women's liberation. In agreement with the hypothesis, female interviewers obtained a significantly higher response rate on this sex-related topic than did male interviewers. (Author/SJL)

Stating that reducing volunteer leader turnover in extension services saves time and money and provides better program support, the author suggests offering better working hours, pleasant surroundings, reasonable work hours, and other inducements to retain volunteer workers. (MF)

In Eastern Junior High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, 50 local artists take over the school for one day a year, working, demonstrating, and performing with and for the students. (Author/JM)

The author offers guidelines for teaching volunteers and aides as classroom tutors. It is suggested that the tutor be instructed in administering pretests to students. Materials needed for tutoring are outlined, a simple teaching sequence is offered, and tutor supervision is mentioned. (SBH)

The author offers guidelines for utilizing volunteers in educating handicapped children. Several programs using volunteers are mentioned: the kindergarten screening project, listener program, primary classroom volunteers, and secondary school volunteers. The importance of teacher support is stressed. Steps for the teacher to follow for involving…

Describes a program at Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in which high school seniors work twice each week as community volunteers. (IRT)

L'Anse Creuse Public Schools in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, invite parents to participate in curriculum study committees. (MLF)

"Leadership for the 90s" trained 21 senior volunteers in "shared-servant" leadership to facilitate peer development in an association. Leaders showed significant improvement in conducting meetings, communicating clearly, speaking in public, and planning effective presentations. (SK)

Training for staff and volunteers in nonprofit organizations varies widely in quality, validity, and relevance. Learning is frequently equated with courses, and 42% of voluntary organizations have no formal training budget. The voluntary sector's human resource investment appear to be in only some of the people, some of the time. (SK)

Explains for principals' benefit the basics of technology infrastructure, necessary components, local area networks, wide area networks, and tips for networking a school's computers. Successful models often incorporate a mix of central-office and school-based technicians, secondary students in vocational programs, and community volunteers. (MLH)

Explains the Bookends program, which combats a community's lack of books for its children. Describes how this grassroots nonprofit organization collects books for schools and youth organizations that either do not have operating libraries or have libraries that are so depleted that they cannot adequately provide all of their children with books to…

Describes how MIT, Stanford, and Rensselaer are systematically mining the "knowledge capital" of their graduates to support more than just the efforts of the advancement division and traditional partners such as admissions and career services. They are developing comprehensive programs that help link alumni volunteers with every unit…

Describes innovative New Mexico basic-skills tutoring program (The Scholars Club) that provides classroom teachers extra time to teach elementary students who need help. Program is funded solely from corporate gifts, foundation grants, and individual donations. (PKP)