Lough, B. J. (2019, July). Volunteering and measures of human development (CSD Research Brief No. 19-28). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/k92h-8h77
Tag: Advancing Research & Policy on International Volunteer Service
The Global Research Agenda on Volunteering for Peace and Development
Lough, B. J., Allum, C., Devereux, P., & Tiessen, R. (2018). The global research agenda on volunteering for peace and development (CSD Research Brief No. 18-50). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. doi:10.7936/xe2f-5p62
Skills-Based International Volunteering Among Older Adults From the United States
Lough, B. J., & Xiang, X. (2016). Skills-based international volunteering among older adults from the United States. Administration & Society, 48(9): 1085–1100. doi:10.1177/0095399714528179
D.C. forum highlights international volunteer service

Hosted by Brookings and the Building Bridges Coalition, the June 14 event in Washington, D.C., was the 10th anniversary forum on the role of volunteers in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and on the coalition’s impact research.
International Volunteering and the 2030 Development Agenda: Forging Global Development Outcomes, Research, and Alliances
June 14, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington D.C.
A Decade of International Volunteering From the United States, 2004 to 2014
Lough, B. J. (2015, March). A decade of international volunteering from the United States, 2004 to 2014 (CSD Research Brief No. 15-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
International Volunteering From the United States Between 2004 and 2012
Lough, B. J. (2013, June). International volunteering from the United States between 2004 and 2012 (CSD Research Brief No. 13-14). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
International Volunteerism in the United States, 2004-2010
Lough, B. J. (2012, February). International volunteerism in the United States, 2004–2010 (CSD Research Brief No. 12-08). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Volunteerism is powerful but undervalued, finds first State of the World’s Volunteerism Report

Today marks the ten year anniversary of the United Nations International Year of the Volunteer and the release of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program’s very first State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
Do helping hands forge lasting ties?
An American volunteer who builds a school in Haiti today may help create global goodwill for tomorrow, according to a study by Washington University in St. Louis researchers.
International Volunteering and Service
July 23, 2010, Washington, DC
Center for Social Development and Brookings Institution host international volunteer forum in D.C.
Experts on volunteerism will come together for the International Volunteer Service Research and Policy Forum Wednesday, June 23, at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
International Volunteerism in the United States, 2008
Lough, B. J. (2010, March). International volunteerism in the United States, 2008 (CSD Research Brief No. 10-11). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Access to International Volunteering
McBride, A. M., & Lough, B. J. (2008). Access to international volunteering (CSD Working Paper No. 08-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Inclusion and Effectiveness in International Volunteering and Service
McBride A. M., Sherraden M. S., & Lough B. (2007, May 24). Inclusion and effectiveness in international volunteering and service: U.S. Congressional briefing on global service fellowships (CSD Perspective No. 07-13). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
National and International Volunteerism Among Volunteers in the United States, 2005
Lough, B. J., & Spring, K. A. (2007). National and international volunteerism among volunteers in the United States, 2005 (CSD Working Paper No. 07-31). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
The Estimated Economic Value of a US Volunteer Abroad
Lough, B. J., McBride, A. M., & Sherraden, M. S. (2007). The estimated economic value of a US volunteer abroad (CSD Working Paper No. 07-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
International Volunteerism in the United States, 2005
Lough, B. J. (2006). International volunteerism in the United States, 2005 (CSD Working Paper No. 06-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.