Volunteering Statistics
Excerpt from 1998 Volunteer Survey by the UPS Foundation:
"The primary reasons for no longer volunteering�demands on time and no
longer involved�are beyond the control of most volunteer groups. What
concerned us, however, was the number of people leaving because of poor
management practices: two out of five volunteers stopped volunteering for
one or more of these reasons(i.e. not good use of time; poor use of
talents; tasks not clearly defined; not thanked). The best way to build
the number of volunteers and their hours is to be careful managers of the
time already being volunteered."
For a copy of the complete survey report, contact the AVA office or the
UPS Foundation, Community Involvement Department, 55 Glen Lake Parkway NE,
Atlanta, GA 30328. Phone: 404-828-4242 Fax: 404-828-6593
or visit the
UPS web site.
For a copy of the 1999 Volunteer Impact Initiative Report visit: http://www.community.ups.com/community/philanthropy/toolbox.html
Sources of Data on Volunteering
2000 United Kingdom Volunteering Survey. Results are available from:
Nestle UK Ltd., St. George's House, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1NR England
A comparative study of the Volunteer Investment & Value Audit
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a European tool for valuing volunteers
http:// http://www.volunteering.org.uk/euroviva.htm
AARP survey on older Americans volunteering
http://ombwatch.org
Canadian survey on volunteering and giving
http://www.statcan.ca/english/IPS/Data/89C0025.htm
Independent Sector survey on teen volunteering
http://www.independentsector.org/media/teen_volunteers.html
National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating in
Canada www.nsgvp.org
Report on volunteering and giving by Canadians
http://www.ccp.ca
Research on health and other benefits of volunteering, including quotes
and a bibliography www.volunteer.ca
Salary surveys of the nonprofit sector www.idealist.org/career/profassociation.html
Statistics on American Senior Volunteers available from:
[email protected]
UPS survey on volunteer motivations & management
http://www.community.ups.com/community/philanthropy/toolbox.html
Volunteering in Ohio cities
http://www.joe.org/joe/1998february/rb3.html
Volunteering in Presbyterian churches
http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/cmd/rs/pp1194.htm
Volunteering in Western Australia
http://www.volunteer.org.au/
Volunteering by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender
People
Working Group on Funding Lesbian & Gay Issues,
116 East
16th St.,
New York, NY 10003.
212-475-2930
Our thanks to Steve McCurley for providing much of this
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