latest research re: volunteering in the USA
12:57, 14 August 2009
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The Volunteering in America Web site at has been completely updated with the latest research findings regarding volunteering in the USA from 2008. You can find detailed multi-year information on volunteering trends and demographics in all 50 states, U.S. regions, and several cities. A summary of the findings can be found in the 6-page PDF, Volunteering in America Research Highlights.
Remember, however, that research regarding volunteering always has to be read with a grain of salt; everyone has a different definition of volunteering. Many people will answer "no" in response to the question "do you volunteer?", yet they are unpaid baseball coaches, PTA board members, religious class teachers, etc. Also, some researchers don't consider unpaid political activism or service learning as volunteering, and will disregard answers regarding such. Always read the report's definition of volunteering as communicated to respondents, and look carefully at how questions were worded.
Unfortunately, these and other recent research still don't really explore online volunteering. Here are resources relating to research on online volunteering I've compiled to date.
