Volunteerism Research Questions/Answers

Research Answers:
1. What five states rank as having the highest rates of volunteerism in the U.S.?

In 2007, 60.8 million volunteers performed 8.1 billions hours of service.

In the last three years, Utah has been the top volunteer state with a volunteer rate of 43.9 % followed by:
2. Nebraska
3. Minnesota
4. Alaska
5. Montana

Sources:
http://www.nationalservice.org/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1116
http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/

2.What five countries provide the most economic aid to other countries (overall and proportionate to population)?

1.United States
2. Switzerland
3.Germany
4.Italy
5.France/Turkey
Source:
http://www.efilsummersummit.org/index.php?page=newsletter&id=6

3.Where does the word “volunteer” originate?

“The word comes from Latin, and can be translated as "will" (as in doing something out of ones own free will)” http://en.wikipedia.org

4. How many nonprofit organizations provide the opportunity for citizens to volunteer in Boulder County?
There are 250 different nonprofit organizations in Boulder County that provide the opportunity for citizens to volunteer.
Source: http://www.bouldercounty.org/volunteer

5. What opportunities do CU students have to volunteer on their campus?

CU students can choose different fields to volunteer, including:
The Arts, such as film festivals, dance companies, art exhibitions etc.
Counseling/Crisis Intervention
Community Services
Animal Welfare
Helping people with disabilities
Recreation/Outdoors
Child care/ Pre-School
Health/Medical
Education
Families/Parenting (‘baby-sitting’)
Children: Clubs/Tutoring
Environment
Justice/Legal policies
Seniors
Women’s Assistance

Within these broad categories, there are around 30 different organizations on CU Campus where students are welcome to participate in volunteer work. For example: Peace Corps, Rocky Mountains Rescue Group, Sexual Health Education Program, Best Buddies, Bike Club, and much more. For more information and details check out: http://www.colorado.edu/vch/Database.html
As well, CU students can volunteer off the CU campus. There are more than 200 local Boulder communities that are looking for enthusiastic students volunteers. More information about opportunities to volunteer off CU Campus can be found on:
http://www.colorado.edu/vch/Database.html