Independent Sector Releases New Value of Volunteer Time of $24.14
Per Hour
Independent Sector: 4.20.2017
Today,
Independent Sector announces that the latest value of a volunteer hour is $24.14 –
up 2.5 percent from the previous year. That figure, estimated from data
collected in 2016, shows the incredible contributions volunteers make to our
communities and our country.
Currently, 63 million
Americans volunteer about 8 billion hours of their time, talent, and
effort to improve people’s lives and the natural world. With the new value of
volunteer time, these Americans are contributing approximately $193 billion to
our nation. According to data from the Corporation
for National and Community Service, religious organizations were cited as
the type of organization that volunteers worked in the most (34%), followed by
educational or youth service (26%), and social or community service
organizations (15%). READ MORE>>
Top 5 Highest/Lowest States
Non
Profit Times: 4.20.2017 by Mark Hrywna
Most
states saw an increase in the value of volunteer time, with the highest by far
found in Washington, D.C., $39.17, followed by:
Washington,
$30.04
Massachusetts,
$29.88
Connecticut,
$29.29
California,
$28.46
New
York, $28.06
States
with the lowest value of volunteer time were:
West
Virginia, $20.98
South
Dakota, $20.81
Mississippi,
$19.85
New
Mexico, $19.77
Arkansas,
$19.66
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