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  • 1. Volunteering in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111638
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines volunteering in Canada: volunteer rates, number of hours volunteered and types of organizations supported. It describes key socioeconomic characteristics of volunteers, types of volunteer activities, motivations for volunteering and barriers to volunteering. The article also examines "informal volunteering", that is, direct help provided to family, friends and neighbours. Data are from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2012-04-16
  • 2. Tracking repeatedly measured variables in the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth: An illustration based on volunteering during adolescence Archived
    Articles and reports: 12-002-X200900110692
    Description:

    Researchers are able to examine changes in trends over time, through the examination of responses to repeatedly-asked questions, among the same respondents, over several cycles of longitudinal data. Working with these repeatedly-measured responses can often be challenging. This article examines trends in youth's volunteering activities, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, to highlight several issues that researchers should consider when working with repeated measures.

    Release date: 2009-04-22
  • 3. Cornerstones of Community: Highlights from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 61-533-X
    Description:

    This publication provides the first national portrait of the many thousands of nonprofit and voluntary organizations found in every Canadian community. The data, from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations, reveal a set of organizations that are widely diverse in nature, touching virtually every aspect of Canadians' lives.

    Release date: 2005-06-30
  • 4. Summary of the Findings of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 61-533-S
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This booklet summarizes the key results of the first National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations. These organizations have a significant economic presence and serve as vehicles for citizen engagement. However, many report significant challenges to their capacity to fulfill their missions.

    Release date: 2005-03-11
  • 5. The culture of volunteering and donating: Helping culture organizations between 1997 and 2000 Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-004-X20020026549
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines trends in how Canadians donate their time and money to arts and culture organizations, using results from the 2000 and 1997 cycles of the National Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2003-06-20
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  • 1. Volunteering in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111638
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines volunteering in Canada: volunteer rates, number of hours volunteered and types of organizations supported. It describes key socioeconomic characteristics of volunteers, types of volunteer activities, motivations for volunteering and barriers to volunteering. The article also examines "informal volunteering", that is, direct help provided to family, friends and neighbours. Data are from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2012-04-16
  • 2. Tracking repeatedly measured variables in the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth: An illustration based on volunteering during adolescence Archived
    Articles and reports: 12-002-X200900110692
    Description:

    Researchers are able to examine changes in trends over time, through the examination of responses to repeatedly-asked questions, among the same respondents, over several cycles of longitudinal data. Working with these repeatedly-measured responses can often be challenging. This article examines trends in youth's volunteering activities, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, to highlight several issues that researchers should consider when working with repeated measures.

    Release date: 2009-04-22
  • 3. Cornerstones of Community: Highlights from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 61-533-X
    Description:

    This publication provides the first national portrait of the many thousands of nonprofit and voluntary organizations found in every Canadian community. The data, from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations, reveal a set of organizations that are widely diverse in nature, touching virtually every aspect of Canadians' lives.

    Release date: 2005-06-30
  • 4. Summary of the Findings of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 61-533-S
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This booklet summarizes the key results of the first National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations. These organizations have a significant economic presence and serve as vehicles for citizen engagement. However, many report significant challenges to their capacity to fulfill their missions.

    Release date: 2005-03-11
  • 5. The culture of volunteering and donating: Helping culture organizations between 1997 and 2000 Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-004-X20020026549
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines trends in how Canadians donate their time and money to arts and culture organizations, using results from the 2000 and 1997 cycles of the National Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2003-06-20
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