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New findings from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
1 December 2007
Alliance magazine
Did you know…
That the value of volunteering for civil society organizations outdistances the value of gifts of cash to these organizations by almost 1.5 to 1, and in some countries this reaches 3 to 1. These findings come from the first ‘satellite accounts’ on the non-profit sector and philanthropy produced by countries in compliance with the UN Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions.
Composition of CSO revenue from philanthropy: gifts of time vs gifts of cash
Source
Salamon et al (2007) Measuring Civil Society and Volunteering: Initial Findings from Implementation of the UN Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies.
