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Create a script for calling one of your state legislators to talk about an issue that you are passionate. Practice the script with a friend.

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Reach out to the city parks department and schedule a small field trip to learn more about their conservation efforts.

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Using a creative drawing application, draw a picture to correlate with each of the different stages of the Active Citizen Continuum.

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With a friend, schedule a phone call or in person interview of a local non-profit leader. Prepare questions before you go and report back to the class.

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Pick an issue to focus on. Research 3 local non-profits that seek to address this issue and report back in 500 words or less.

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Create a role play where you and a partner volunteer at a local non-profit. One of you should play the director of the non-profit where you educate the volunteers on the mission of the organization.

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With a partner, create a song that covers the different stages of the Active Citizen Continuum.

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Using the points of light volunteer calculator. Determine the economic impact of 3 different service projects.

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How does one put an economic value on the time volunteers give to an organization? The Economic Impact Of Volunteers Calculator created by Points of Light makes this possible. Organizations can use the Calculator to determine the value of the time their volunteers give doing a wide variety of volunteer jobs.

To use the calculator, enter the number of volunteer service hours and pro bono service hours given by one or more volunteers.

Economic Impact of Volunteer Calculator

How Impact Is Calculated

Traditionally, volunteer time has been estimated using a single dollar value for all types of volunteering. The Value of Volunteer Time, which is updated annually, is made available by Independent Sector. The current Independent Sector rate is $23.56 per hour ( 2015).

Use of a single value assumes that all volunteers are doing jobs that are of equal value. However, it can easily be shown that this is not true when considering the potential cost of replacing a volunteer with paid staff. A volunteer performing a professional task such as accounting is worth more in the market place than that same volunteer doing gardening.

The value of pro bono time is calculated using the standard for the average per hour value of pro bono service, which is provided by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy's (CECP) Valuation Guide. Learn more about the CECP's Pro Bono Valuation Guide.

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Calculating the Economic Impact of Volunteers

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How does one put an economic value on the time volunteers give to an organization? The Economic Impact Of Volunteers Calculator created by Points of Light makes this possible. Organizations can use the Calculator to determine the value of the time their volunteers give doing a wide variety of volunteer jobs.