January 13, 2010
Lester Salamon's plenary presentation at the 20th IAVE World Volunteer Conference, Panama 2008
PUTTING VOLUNTEERING ON THE ECONOMIC MAP OF THE WORLD- AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY
Lester M. Salamon
IAVE CONFERENCE, 4 APRIL 2008
“The General Assembly calls on member states to…Establish the economic value of volunteering to help to highlight one important aspect of its overall contribution to society and thereby assist in the development of informed policies ….”
UN Res., 2001
PUTTING VOLUNTEER WORK ON THE ECONOMIC MAP OF THE WORLD
Johns Hopkins, International Labour Organization, and United Nations Join Forces
TREATMENT OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS IN THE SNA
KEY REFINEMENTS IN HANDBOOK MEASUREMENT OF NPIs
TREATMENT OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS IN THE SATELLITE ACCOUNT
KEY REFINEMENTS IN HANDBOOK MEASUREMENT OF NPIs
U.N. NPI HANDBOOK COMMITTED IMPLEMENTERS
Australia Israel
Belgium * Canada *
Czech Republic United States *
France Japan
New Zealand
* Multiple satellite account editions available
Project Countries
Global Civil Society, Volume Two
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION PAID VS. VOLUNTEER LABOR, 36 COUNTRIES VOLUNTEER SHARE OF CIVIL SOCIETY WORKFORCE, BY COUNTRY
Value of Volunteer Work as Share of GDP
Contribution to GDP Volunteers vs. Selected Industries, Canada
Volunteer Input as a Share of Total Private Philanthropy, 36 Countries
Gifts of Time as Share of Total Philanthropy, Selected Countries
Johns Hopkins University/
International Labour Organization
ADVANTAGES OF LABOR FORCE SURVEYS
DISADVANTAGES OF LABOR FORCE SURVEYS
APPROACH -- PROCESS
APPROACH -- SUBSTANCE
BROAD DEFINITION OF VOLUNTEERING
TIMETABLE
YOUR ROLE
