An Introduction to Volunteering and Volunteering Facts
Being a Trustee is just one of many opportunities to volunteer and so as Trustee Week begins, it seemed appropriate to write something about volunteering and why we do it.
Fact:
17.1 million adults in England volunteered formally over the last 12 months [2009/2010].
Around one million full-time workers would be needed to replace them, at a cost of £18 billion to the economy.
[Taken from the ‘Volunteering: the Facts’, NCVO]