Volunteering in America: 2007 City Trends and Rankings

摘要

For the past two years, the Corporation for National and Community Service has reported on state-by-state volunteer trends, allowing all 50 states to better understand who is serving in their communities and how, when, and why they serve. Following the release of our second annual state volunteering report in April 2007, the Corporation continues to deliver increasingly detailed reports on the trends and habits in volunteering across the country. Volunteering in America: 2007 City Trends and Rankings takes us to the next level, highlighting the diversity of volunteering habits and trends in Americas largest cities. This report can help local leaders from the government, nonprofit, and private sectors develop volunteer growth strategies unique to their citiestogether building a stronger America. While the city-by-city information is fascinating, this report reinforces one of the findings highlighted in previous reports. Although volunteering in America remains at historically high levels, the number of adults who volunteer has dipped recentlyprimarily because more than one-third of volunteers in 2005 dropped from the ranks in 2006. Our failure to retain more volunteers from one year to the next is cause for concern and should serve as a wake-up call to all those individuals, groups, and organizations that care deeply about addressing the nations most pressing needs through volunteering.