The figure contained in this excerpt from the
Foundation Center may be of value to your organization
and its development:

1)  Value of Volunteer Time Increases by 36 Cents in
2004

 Independent Sector ( http://independentsector.org/ )
has
 announced that the value of volunteer time has
reached
 $17.55, up 36 cents from a year earlier.

 The hourly value, updated yearly, is based on the
average
 hourly earnings of all non-agricultural workers as
 determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To
arrive at
 its figure, Independent Sector took the BLS number
and
 increased it by 12 percent to estimate for fringe
benefits.
 Nationally, IS estimates the total value of hours
 volunteered in 2004 was equivalent to approximately
$272
 billion of contributed services, assuming the total
number
 of volunteer hours held constant from previous years.

 "No number can adequately capture the true value
volunteers
 bring to so many causes and communities across this
 country," said IS president and CEO Diana Aviv.
 "Nevertheless, this yearly estimate helps us all
focus on
 the enormous contribution of our nation's volunteer
corps."

 "Independent Sector Announces New Estimate for Value
of
 Volunteer Time." Independent Sector Press Release
3/24/05.
 http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1283/ispr

 http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1284/ad.htm


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