Who is Volunteering in America? A Data Dive
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Who is volunteering in America? How much do they volunteer, and with what organizations? How can nonprofits best engage Americans in their causes? The new report from the Corporation for National and Community Service, "Volunteering and Civic Life in America," has some answers. Drawn from the most recent U.S. Census Bureau surveys of tens of thousands of households, the report and its accompanying website show how cities, states, age groups and other demographics rank and interact when it comes to volunteering and community involvement. What does this mean for nonprofits? How can you use this data to increase support for your organization's efforts? Why does it matter that parents volunteer at a higher rate than non-parents, or that two out of every three Americans are volunteering informally in their communities? For April 2013 Nonprofit Insights webinar, VolunteerMatch President Greg Baldwin had a special conversation with Dr. Christopher Spera, Director of Research & Evaluation at the Corporation for National and Community Service. They discussed the history of this research report, the trends it reveals, and the many ways nonprofits can make best use of the information contained within.
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Who is Volunteering in America? A Data Dive
- 1. Who is Volunteering in America? A Data Dive with the Corporation for National and Community Service April 24, 2013 #vmlearn
- 2. Who are we? 2 #vmlearn Dr. Christopher Spera Dir. Research & Evaluation CNCS @nationalservice nationalservice.gov Anthony Nerino Statistician CNCS @nationalservice nationalservice.gov Greg Baldwin President VolunteerMatch @volunteermatch volunteermatch.org
- 3. Volunteering & Civic Life in America April 23, 2013 Christopher Spera, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation Anthony Nerino, Statistician 3#vmlearn
- 4. Research & Evaluation Agenda • Executing a rigorous set of program evaluations and research initiatives to build the foundation of evidence for the agency’s mission, programs, and strategic goals. • Fostering a culture of evaluation in our agency and our activities, ensuring our grantees and sub-grantees have access to the latest evaluation resources and assistance, and to the extent possible, demonstrating evidence of effectiveness at the highest standards. • Supporting the implementation of performance measures as called for by the Serve America Act (SAA) and the CNCS strategic plan, both within and across programs. • Putting in place a “research-to-practice model” so that research results are used to inform program and policy decisions, thereby infusing best practices into everyday program operations. 4
- 5. VCLA Background • Data collected through two supplements to the Current Population Survey: the Volunteer Supplement and the Civic Supplement. – CPS: a monthly survey of about 60,000 households (approximately 100,000 adults) by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. – Data are analyzed at the national, regional, state, MSA, and special group levels and presented on volunteeringinamerica.gov. 5#vmlearn
- 6. Volunteering: 10 Year Trend 4/24/2013 6 Over the past decade the national volunteer rate has remained reasonably stable, despite significant social and economic change. 27.4% 28.8% 28.8% 28.8% 26.7% 26.2% 26.4% 26.8% 26.3% 26.8% 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30% 32% 34% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Volunteer Rate, 2002-2011 #vmlearn
- 7. Volunteering : States 4/24/2013 7 40.9% 38.8% 38.4% 38.0% 36.8% 34.0% 35.0% 36.0% 37.0% 38.0% 39.0% 40.0% 41.0% 42.0% Utah Idaho Iowa Minnesota South Dakota Volunteer Rate: Top 5 States, 2011 Volunteer Rate #vmlearn
- 8. Volunteering: Urban/Suburban/Rural 4/24/2013 8 23.7% 27.5% 27.8% 21.0% 22.0% 23.0% 24.0% 25.0% 26.0% 27.0% 28.0% 29.0% Urban Residents Suburban Residents Rural Residents Urban/Suburban/Rural Volunteer Rates: 2011 Volunteer Rate #vmlearn
- 9. Organizations 4/24/2013 9 Civic, political, professional or international 6% Educational or youth service 27% Hospital or other health 8% Religious 34% Social or community service 14% Sport, hobby, cultural or arts 4% Other 7%Where People Volunteer: 2009-2011 #vmlearn
- 10. Types of Volunteer Activity 4/24/2013 The youngest volunteers primarily engaged in labor and transportation activities while 10 Age 16-19 24.0% Age 20-24 21.3% Age 25-34 24.9%Age 35-44 30.1% Age 45-54 29.5% Age55-64 26.2%Age 65-74 29.0%Age 75+ 28.1% General Labor Mentoring Fund Raising Fund Raising Fund Raising Collect Distribute Serve Food Collect Distribute Serve Food Collect Distribute Serve Food Ages 16-19 Ages 20-24 Ages 25-34 Ages 35-44 Ages 45-54 Ages 55-64 Ages 65-74 Ages 75 and over Age and Type of Volunteering #vmlearn
- 11. Volunteering: Selected Groups 4/24/2013 11 Over a 3-year period (2009-2011), parents, in particular mothers, had the highest rates of volunteering. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Parents (live with children <18) Nonparents (don't live with children <18) All fathers All mothers Men Women Volunteering : Parenting and Gender 2009 2010 2011 #vmlearn
- 12. Volunteering: “Parents Matter” 12 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 Volunteers by Age and Parental Status Non- parent volunteers Parent volunteers Rates of volunteering by parents are higher than those of non- parents, and as parents age this rate difference grows substantially. #vmlearn
- 13. Parents: Type of Organization 4/24/2013 13 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Civic / Political / Prof. Educ / Youth Service Hospital / Health Religious Social / Comm Service Sport / Hobby / Cultural / Arts Other Type Parental Status by Type of Organization Parents (live with children <18) Nonparents (don't live with children <18) #vmlearn
- 14. Volunteering: Age Groupings 14 Within each generational group there is variation in the rate of volunteering raising some concerns about the utility of these groups for analysis. #vmlearn
- 15. Volunteering: Age Groups 2009-2011 4/24/2013 15 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Volunteer by Age Groups 2009 2010 2011 #vmlearn
- 16. Youth and Young Adult: Type of Organization 4/24/2013 The primary choices of where to volunteer for young adults are education and religious organizations. 16 #vmlearn
- 17. Older Adults: Types of Organizations 4/24/2013 Older Adults are far more likely to volunteer within a religious organization 17#vmlearn
- 18. Volunteering: Selected Groups 4/24/2013 18 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% High School Graduate Some College College Graduates Employed Adults Unemployed Adults Not in Labor Force Volunteering: Education and Employment 2009 2010 2011 College graduates and Individuals who are employed had higher rates of volunteering #vmlearn
- 19. Employment: Types of Organizations 4/24/2013 19 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Civic / Political / Prof. Educ / Youth Service Hospital / Health Religious Social / Comm Service Sport / Hobby / Cultural / Arts Other Type Type of Organization by Employment Status Employed Adults Unemployed Adults Not in Labor Force Unemployed individuals are more likely to volunteer in an education or youth organization. Employed individuals and those not in the labor force are more likely to volunteer in a religious organization. #vmlearn
- 21. Questions? 21 #vmlearn Dr. Christopher Spera Dir. Research & Evaluation CNCS @nationalservice nationalservice.gov Anthony Nerino Statistician CNCS @nationalservice nationalservice.gov Greg Baldwin President VolunteerMatch @volunteermatch volunteermatch.org
- 22. Next month: Volunteer engagement that tackles big problems http://learn.volunteermatch.org #vmlearn
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- Over the past decade the national volunteer rate has remained stable, despite both social and economic change. Basic Descriptives Top volunteer activities26.4% completed fundraising activities or sold items to raise money for an organization.23.7% collected, prepared, distributed, or served food 20.4% contributed general labor or transportation services18.3% tutored17.2% mentored Top states by volunteering rateUtah (40.9%), Idaho (38.8%) Iowa (38.4%), Minnesota (38.0%), South Dakota (36.8%)
- For the past five years working mothers have had the highest rates of volunteering. Parents have substantially higher rates that non-parents
- Civic Data Findings:Parents are more likely to be involved with groups relative to non-parents. Parents volunteer at schools and in sports and recreation groupsat a substantially higher level than other groups.
- Generational breakdowns suggest that there is wide variation within each group in particular for Millenials, Generation X and Older Adults