Volunteers, donors and non-profit resources
Volume 8 No 2 / July 22, 200922 July 2009
In this issue: a focus on the broader non-profit sector, including reports on donors and volunteers in Canada, gender differences in charitable giving in the U.S.A., the impacts of the recession on non-profit organizations in Ontario and the economic contribution of Canada’s non-profit sector.
Resources
Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering (2005)
Arts Research MonitorBrief summary at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/081203/dq081203a-eng.htm Statistics Canada’s Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering provides information on the economic size and scope of the non-profit sector in 2005…. View this resource
Challenges and Opportunities for Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Sector during Tough Economic Times
Arts Research MonitorBased on telephone discussions in January 2009 with 100 non-profit organizations in Ontario (including 23 cultural organizations), this report highlights key challenges and coping strategies for non-profit organizations in the current recession. The… View this resource
Gender Differences in Charitable Giving 2009
Arts Research MonitorBased on an online survey of 1,003 American men and women who donated at least $1,000 to charitable organizations in 2007, this report finds that women play a strong role in charitable donation decisions. In particular, “more women than men act as pr… View this resource
Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians
Arts Research MonitorBrief summary at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/090608/dq090608a-eng.htm This report, based on a representative sample of 20,500 Canadians, provides basic information about volunteers and donors in the entire non-profit sector in 2007. The… View this resource
Other Resources
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