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The Value of Volunteering Time

The Value of Volunteering Time Charitable organization most frequently use the value of volunteer time for recognition events or communications to show the amount of community support an organization receives from its volunteers. Volunteering & Civic Engagement in US. Trends & Highlights Overview • 26.5% of residents volunteer Age of Volunteers • 32.4 volunteer hours per resident • 35-44: 15.5% • 64.5 million volunteers • 45-54: 14.7% • 7.9 billion hours of service • 55-64: 13.4% • $175 billion of service contributed • 65-74: 13.1% • 51% of residents donate to charity • 16-19: 13% • 9% of residents participate in public meetings Note: Numbers in both charts may not add up to 100% because of rounding State Values for Volunteer Time This estimate helps acknowledge the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to making a difference. Charitable organizations can use this estimate to quantify the enormous value volunteers provide. Value of a Volunteer Hour, by State: 2013 Alabama: $20.50 Illinois: $24.08 Montana: $19.64 Rhode Island: $23.53 Alaska: $26.50 Indiana: $21.56 Nebraska: $20.13 South Carolina: $20.15 Arizona: $22.52 lowa: $20.93 Nevada: $19.05 South Dakota: $19.04 Arkansas: $18.93 Kansas: $20.88 New Hampshire: $22.86 Tennessee: $20.13 California: $26.34 Kentucky: $19.68 New Jersey: $25.33 Texas: $23.40 Colorado: $25.10 Louisiana: $22.13 New Mexico: $19.77 Utah: $22.65 Connecticut: $26.43 Maine: $20.10 New York: $26.45 Vermont: $21.65 Delaware: $20.29 Maryland: $25.43 North Carolina: $21.04 Virginia: $24.49 D.C.: $38.69 Massachusetts: $27.00 North Dakota: $23.92 Washington: $26.72 Florida: $21.24 Michigan: $22.13 Ohio: $21.40 West Virginia: $19.76 Georgia: $22.25 Minnesota: $24.31 Oklahoma: $20.88 Wisconsin: $21.78 Hawaii: $22.16 Mississippi: $19.35 Oregon: $21.35 Wyoming: $23.16 Idaho: $19.92 Missouri: $21.17 Pennsylvania: $21.94 Five Most Popular Volunteering Service Activities Fundraisers Fundraising or selling an items to raise money: 26.2% Food Drive Education « Collecting, preparing, distributing, or serving food: 23.6% « Tutoring or teaching: 18.2% Labor « Engaging in general labor or transportation: 20.3% Top I we States for Valeunteering& Community Engagement- Volunteering and civic engagement are the cornerstone of a strong nation. Citizens working together and talking to each other help solve problems and make their communities better places to live and work. Volunteering Community Engagement #1- Utah: 40.9% #1-Utah: 76.7% #2 - Idaho: 38.8% # 2 - West Virginia: 74.5% #3- lowa: 38.4% #3- New Hampshire: 74% # 4 - Minnesota: 38% # 4 - Montana: 73.2% #5 - South Dakota: 36.8% #5- Vermont & lowa: 73% Two out of three citizens (65.1% or 143.7 million citizens) served their communities by doing favors for and helping out their neighbors, an increase of 9.5 percentage points from lastyear, while more than half (56.7%) trusted all or most of the people in their neighborhood. Parent Volunteering Parents' volunteer rate is seven percentage points higher than the national average (33.7% compared to 26.8%) making schools a hub for volunteering and civic activity. Top States for Parent Volunteers Parent Volunteering Key Findings • Parents between the ages of 26 & 50 with school-aged children volunteered at a significantly higher rate than non-parents in this age range, with volunteering rates for parents peaking at nearly 1 in 2 parents (46%) in their late 40's. #1-Utah: 52% #2- South Dakota: 46.2% #3- lowa: 45.9% #4 - Minnesota: 45% #5 - Wisconsin: 44.3% • Working mothers are a key part of volunteering parents, as nearly 4 in 10 (38%) volunteered. Wwinspire Sources: http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/national http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/assets/resources/FactSheetFinal.pdf https://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time?utm_source=June+2014+Nonprofit+Connection&utm_campaign=June+2014+newsletter&utm_medium=email © 2014 Winspire

The Value of Volunteering Time

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The following data representing the value of volunteer time is solely based on the hourly earnings (approximated from yearly values) of all production and non-supervisory workers on private non-farm p...

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