Student Papers
As a part of their graduate education, students develop papers and research topics pertaining to volunteerism. Some of the papers produced by graduate students enrolled in volunteerism-related course work at the LBJ School of Public Affairs are included here.*
*Please note that none of the sponsoring units (Serviceleader.org, the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and The University of Texas at Austin) endorses the views or findings put forth in these papers. Any omissions or errors are the sole responsibility of the authors of these reports.
- Best Practices in Employee Volunteerism
- The Changing Face of Philanthropy: Mexican Home Town Associations
- Corporate Volunteering in Arts Organizations: Giving Beyond Money
- Engaging Disengaged Youth in the 21st Century
- Family Volunteering and Youth Engagement in the Nonprofit Sector
- Formal Volunteering by the Elderly: Trends, Benefits, and Implications for Managers
- The Future of Volunteering: Children Under Age 14
- How Can We Help? Nonprofit Boards and the Volunteer Program
- Including the Developmentally Disabled in Traditional Volunteer Programs: Why Organizations Should Do It, and How to Get There
- Volunteer Lobbyists: Utilizing Nonprofits’ Advocacy Assets
- Why Nurses? Nurses and Volunteering: A Perfect Match



