The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Real Challenge for Volunteerism

By David Eisner

The number of Americans who volunteer has increased each year since 2002. This multiple-year climb in civic engagement is extremely unusual -- traditionally, spikes of this kind fade after just a few months. Not since the attack on Pearl Harbor has the United States seen the kind of sustained increase in volunteering that has marked the years since the 2001 terrorist...

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