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Volunteering in BC
The volunteer and community services
sector contributes to local economies, encourages innovation and
helps individuals achieve personal growth and career development.
Volunteer and community service organizations provide a vast range
of arts, cultural, educational, environmental, health, social, advocacy
and recreational services.
BC Statistics from the National
Survey on Giving, Volunteering & Participating (NSGVP)
The 2000 NSGVP (www.givingandvolunteering.ca)
provided us with a changing picture of volunteering in Canada and
in the province of British Columbia from the previous survey in
1997. Here are some downloadable fact sheets from the 2000 survey:
The
2000 NSGVP ( www.givingandvolunteering.ca
) provided these BC statistics on volunteering:
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26% of British Columbians volunteered 142.6 million hours.
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That is equal to 74,000 full-time jobs.
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Approximately 845,000 British Columbians volunteered in 2000.
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Therefore, the percentage of BC residents who contribute to volunteering
in Canada would be approximately 13%.
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