Number of Volunteers Reaches Highest Level Since 2005 - Volunteers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Number of Volunteers Reaches Highest Level Since 2005 - Volunteers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: More Americans volunteered in 2011 than in any year since 2005, a new study finds. Approximately 64.3 million Americans volunteered at charities last year, providing 7.9 billion hours of service valued at $171-billion.