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|  Nonprofit Nuts and Bolts The Art of Fundraising Recruiting Volunteers and Keeping Them Happy Marketing and Public Relations Leadership and the Board Good Neighbor Tool Kit Main Page Good Neighbor Home Page | The Power of One In a State of the Union address, President George W. Bush called for all Americans to devote 4,000 hours or two years of their lifetime to volunteer service. This may seem like an overwhelming request, but Americans have huge hearts and immense capacity for contributing not only their dollars but a significant amount of personal time to charitable causes. Take a look at the statistics and consider how important volunteers can be to the fulfillment of your organization’s mission. The number of individuals volunteering is impressive. According to a 2001 national survey by Independent Sector:
The time they commit is impressive, too.
Most notable is the value of their time.
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