Survey shows no increase in the number of people volunteering

Third Sector, 7 December 2005

Volunteer numbers have failed to increase this year despite the efforts made for Year of the Volunteer, according to a new report by nfpSynergy.

The 21st Century Volunteer, which was produced by the not-for-profit think tank and commissioned by the Scout Association, shows that, in October this year, 19 per cent of those surveyed said they had volunteered in the past three months - the same as in October 2004. The report estimates that...

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