The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Volunteering by Americans Hits Four-Year Low

Sixty-one million Americans donated time to charity last year, the lowest number of volunteers in four years, according to new data from the federal government.

The figure represents a drop from the 65.4 million people who said they volunteered in 2005, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 4.4 million more than in 2006....

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