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 report also provides some statistics specifically related to arts and culture volunteers in 2007, which obviously pre-dates the current recessionary environment.
Based 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.
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. The non-profit sector “exceeded the value added of the entire retail trade industry, and came close to the value added of the mining, oil and gas extraction industry”.
Based on a survey of 990 businesses in the fall of 2005, supplemented by two focus group sessions and 22 interviews, this report provides information about the types of organizations supported by employee volunteering, business benefits and challenges related to employee volunteering, the number of businesses that support employee volunteering, and how this support is provided.
Over the last few years, many cultural organizations have been raising funds. This report from Hill Strategies Research shows that 732,000 Canadians 15 years of age or older made financial donations worth a total of $188 million to arts and culture organizations in 2004. This represents a record level of donations by individuals to arts and culture organizations – much higher than amounts captured in surveys conducted in 2000 and 1997.
This Montreal report on business support for culture, based on interviews with representatives of 50 companies and an online survey completed by 210 business people, finds that the primary motivations for business sponsorships include enhancing the company’s image and reputation, contributing to the quality of life in the community, and contributing to the economic vitality of the community. For business donations, culture’s contribution to the quality of life was the main motivation.
Canadian arts and culture organizations rely on volunteers to fulfill many roles. This report from Hill Strategies Research shows that about 729,000 Canadians 15 or older, or 2.8% of the population in this age range, contributed volunteer labour to arts and culture organizations in 2004. The 729,000 volunteers contributed a total of 88 million hours to arts and culture organizations in 2004, equivalent to about 46,000 full-time, full-year jobs and valued at about $1.1 billion.
This presentation, conducted by Kelly Hill and presented by Culture Montreal, provides a portrait of individual participation in arts and culture organizations. After outlining key data on volunteers and donors from recent Hill Strategies Research reports, the presentation provides insights in the motivations and perceptions of volunteers and donors.
This report, based on a representative sample of over 22,000 Canadians, provides basic information about volunteers and donors in the entire non-profit sector in 2004. The report also provides some statistics specifically related to arts and culture volunteers.
This report summarizes data from a number of Canadian studies on the nonprofit and voluntary sector and compares the Canadian data to similar data from 36 other countries. The report finds that “Canada has one of the largest and most vibrant nonprofit and voluntary sectors in the world”.
