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Volunteerism Do you have a resource to share? E-mail mcfwebmaster@mcf.org. Volunteering in America: State Trends and Rankings This report from the Corporation for National and Community Service, based on an annual survey of 60,000 households begun in 2002 by the U.S. Census Bureau, says that nearly 29 percent of adult Americans volunteered in 2005, giving a median of 50 service hours. The report is the first to take a wide-ranging, in-depth look at volunteering at the national, regional and state levels. The study also reveals that the top five states for volunteering are Utah, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa and Alaska.   More resources Volunteer Resource Center Corporation for National & Community Service Volunteers: What Makes Them Stay? | Why Do They Leave? Guidestar Find local volunteer opportunities: Hands On Twin Cities Online Voluntarism On The Rise Philanthropy News Digest Civic Involvement Tied To Education Washington Post Volunteers Give Of Themselves, Literally NonProfit Times

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