Volunteers

How to Help Volunteers Who Are Too Close to a Cause

People who have survived gun violence, cancer, or other life-altering experiences require special attention when they try to help charities aiding clients in similar...

Number of Volunteers Reaches Highest Level Since 2005

The 64.3 million Americans who gave time last year is a healthy sign for participation, but people are offering slightly less time than they did in 2010.

Half of American Teenagers Volunteer, Largely Because Their Friends Do

Fundraising is the most common task young volunteers perform, and researchers say they are a "secret weapon" charities can use to make successful appeals.

Military Base Becomes Center for Volunteerism Leaders

San Francisco’s Presidio is now a kind of service academy to develop leadership skills for people involved in solving community problems.

Nonprofits Lend Volunteers Tools They Need to Lend a Hand

A network of charities is sprouting to make it easy for nonprofits to get hammers, drills, wheelbarrows, and other items they need to run big-scale renovation and building...

Obama Names Fla. Volunteer Leader to Head National-Service Agency

Wendy Spencer, head of Florida's commission on volunteerism and community service, was named on Monday to head the federal unit.

Peace Corps Sparked Many Nonprofit Careers, Says Survey

About 20 percent of corps alumni who served during the 1960s have worked primarily at nonprofits since then.

High Volunteerism Can Mean Lower Unemployment Rates, Study Says

States in which a big share of people participate in civic activities tended to suffer the least-drastic increases in joblessness during the downturn.

Map: Volunteer Rates in America Over the Years

Volunteerism Holds Steady in America

More than one in four Americans volunteered last year, with the biggest share donating time to religious causes.

United Way Seeks to Recruit a Million Volunteers to Mentor Students

The organization will focus on 70 cities where dropout rates are especially high.

Video: What Makes a Good Bell Ringer?

Salvation Army bell ringers describe what it takes to be a good fund raiser during the holidays.

Making Volunteering a Family Affair

More and more organizations are seeking ways to involve parents and children in charity work, often as a way to stretch resources in tough times.

The Value of Retired Volunteers

A project aimed at matching skilled, older volunteers with charities shows how those organizations can benefit far beyond the amount of time managers put into supervising and...

How Countries Rank in Giving and Volunteering