IEA: Survey/Business Research: Publications and Reports: Arkansas Volunteerism

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Table 2
State Agencies/Organizations/Institutions
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	1,938,942	75,165	34,978,514
Indirect Services	408,884	29,114	7,376,267
Advocacy	264,229	41,586	4,766,691
Boards/Commissions	128,293	11,451	12,829,300
Total	2,740,348	157,316	59,950,772

Table 3
Cities
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	3,714,467	45,186	67,008,985
Indirect Services	5,680,833	21,279	102,482,227
Advocacy	184,865	1,931	3,334,965
Boards/Commissions	247,002	5,087	24,700,200
Total	9,827,167	73,483	197,526,377

Table 4
Counties
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	189,068	4,296	3,410,787
Indirect Services	100,917	4,141	1,820,543
Advocacy	42,906	3,043	774,024
Boards/Commissions	32,697	1,781	3,269,700
Total	365,588	13,261	9,275,054

Table 5
Civic Clubs/Volunteer Organizations
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	375,700	3,940	6,777,628
Indirect Services	54,976	2,479	991,767
Advocacy	23,385	300	421,865
Boards/Commissions	20,604	507	2,060,400
Total	474,665	7,226	10,251,660

Table 6
Faith Based and Community Organizations
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	791,433	43,585	14,277,451
Indirect Services	307,145	11,733	5,540,896
Advocacy	5,898	245	106,400
Boards/Commissions	44,769	3,953	4,476,900
Total	1,149,245	59,516	24,401,647

Table 7
Corporations
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	12,960	283	233,798
Indirect Service	15,127	448	272,891
Advocacy	50	4	902
Boards/Commissions	1,381	26	138,100
Total	29,518	761	645,691

Table 8
Private Colleges and Universities
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	98,591	4,347	1,778,582
Indirect Services	11,336	1,302	204,501
Advocacy	565	78	10,193
Boards/Commissions	6,324	524	632,400
Total	116,816	6,251	2,625,676

Table 9
Hospitals
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	734,355	4,435	13,247,764
Indirect Service	74,032	452	1,335,537
Advocacy	387	20	6,981
Boards/Commissions	20,968	489	2,096,800
Total	829,742	5,396	16,687,082

Table 10
Public Schools
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	957,009	42,212	17,264,442
Indirect Services	589,222	33,997	10,629,565
Advocacy	29,348	6,590	529,438
Boards/Commissions	156,075	5,712	15,607,500
Total	1,731,654	88,511	44,030,945

Table 11
Private/Parochial Schools
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	38,993	2,537	703,434
Indirect Services	93,206	4,455	1,681,436
Advocacy	1,908	36	34,420
Boards/Commissions	9,220	521	922,000
Total	143,327	7,549	3,341,290

Table 12
Libraries
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	49,242	1,861	888,326
Indirect Service	18,044	815	325,514
Advocacy	2,243	347	40,464
Boards/Commissions	161,810	251	16,181,000
Total	231,339	3,274	17,435,304

Table 13
Veterans Groups
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	82,269	1,117	1,484,133
Indirect Services	6,674	1,489	120,399
Advocacy	669	98	12,069
Boards/Commissions	1,340	63	134,000
Total	90,952	2,767	1,750,601

Table 14
National Service Groups
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	308,465	2,889	5,564,709
Indirect Services	46,277	1,576	834,837
Advocacy	50	28	902
Boards/Commissions	1,847	47	184,700
Total	356,639	4,540	6,585,148

Table 15
Senior Organizations
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	542,016	3,123	9,777,969
Indirect Services	244,963	1,255	4,419,133
Advocacy	780	16	14,071
Boards/Commissions	5,672	87	567,200
Total	793,431	4,481	14,778,373

Table 16
Youth Organizations
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	50,071	2,071	903,281
Indirect Service	200	50	3,608
Advocacy	0	0	0
Boards/Commissions	900	30	90,000
Total	51,171	2,151	996,889

Table 17
United Ways
Volunteer Categories	Hours Served	Number of Volunteers	Dollar Value
Direct Services	30,070	2,477	542,463
Indirect Services	65,819	3,613	1,187,375
Advocacy	10,386	1,213	187,363
Boards/Commissions	24,787	772	2,478,700
Total	131,062	8,075	4,395,901

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