Statistics on Volunteering

Data reported by official sources, usually governments, around the world.

Evaluating by Comparisons: Watch out for the Traps!, Susan J. Ellis
A Great New Report to Praise, Criticize, and Use, Susan J. Ellis
It's Time to Start Counting Volunteers Seriously, Susan J. Ellis
Mystifying Data: Can America's Promise Get Away with It?, Susan J. Ellis
Statistics, Bikinis and Volunteers: The New Independent Sector Study on Giving and Volunteering, Susan J. Ellis
Universal Standards vs. Your Own Situation, Susan J. Ellis
Value of Volunteering, Betsy McFarland
Wouldn't It Be Nice to Really Know, Susan J. Ellis

By Emily Hoban Kirby, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, and Surbhi Godsay, from CIRCLE/Civic Youth.

, 2011, pp. 23
Corporation for National and Community Service Research and Policy Reports

Various reports and studies on volunteering in the US, especially on youth service and AmeriCorps.

Nonprofits Canada

Site with research findings and reports on the voluntary sector in Canada, with many items on volunteering.

Volunteering in America

Interactive site from the Corporation for National and Community Service, offering six years of data on volunteering, rankings of states and cities, and volunteer trends and demographic information for every state and 162 large and mid-sized cities.

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book cover Measuring the Impact of Volunteers

Measuring the Impact of Volunteers

Presents the innovative Volunteer Resources Balanced Scorecard measurement and planning tool for aligning volunteer effort with organizational goals and effectively assessing the impact of that effort.