Volunteering in America - 2010 Highlights

Each year, the Corporation for National & Community Service releases a report of research, providing elected officials and nonprofit leaders with information on volunteer trends and demographics. This information can help volunteer managers develop strategies to mobilize more volunteers to address local needs through service.

The 2011 report was recently released - on August 8th - reflecting volunteer data from 2010. Some of the key findings of the report include:

• Generation X volunteers (born 1965-1981) devoted more time to service in 2010 than ever before, giving more than 2.3 billion hours.
  
• Volunteers served approximately 8.1 billion hours. While the number of number of volunteers dipped a little between 2009 and 2010, the number of hours remained steady. This indicates that volunteers are committing more hours to service.
  
• The proportion of volunteers who serve 100 hours or more increased between 2009 and 2010.
  
• The average number of hours served per volunteer increased from 50 hours per year (in 2009) to 52 hours per year (in 2010).

For more information on volunteer trends, or to view the entire report, visit www.VolunteeringInAmerica.gov.