Resources

Statistics & Trends

Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (CSGVP)

New Statistics for Giving, Volunteering & Participating!

This study offers perspectives on giving and volunteering. Imagine Canada and Volunteer Canada released the new results of the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. Conducted in 2007 by Statistics Canada, the CSGVP includes new information about how Canadians support one another and their communities.

Volunteerism Rates Increase in Alberta!

CSGVP Alberta-specific analyses by Volunteer Alberta with funding from
the Government of Alberta, The Muttart Foundation and TransCanada Corporation.

Subsector Factsheets

Full Subsector Reports:

Want to learn the story behind the stats?
Holding a workshop in your community? Organizing a conference? Need a refresher for your organization?

Ask Volunteer Alberta to speak at your next event

Check out Volunteer Alberta's list of presentations and workshops currently available.
If there is another topic that you are interested in, please let us know.

Volunteer Alberta - Speaker Request Form DOC
Volunteer Alberta - Speaker Request Form PDF

NEW! Quit Beating the Bush for Volunteers - CSGVP Statistics powerpoint

Stats pulled from the 2004 CSGVP for Alberta

Volunteer Alberta has compiled the Alberta-specific statistics from the CSGVP. These numbers are very useful for seeing how your organization compares to the provincial averages, to use in funding/grant applications and reports, and to use when speaking to the media.

PDF - Alberta's Donors - 2004 Fact Sheet

PDF - Alberta's Donors - 2004 Report

PDF - Alberta's Volunteers  - 2004 Fact Sheet

PDF - Alberta's Volunteers  - 2004 Report

PDF Link - 2004 Canadian Highlights

CVI: Alberta's Capacity to Support Volunteerism

Original Survey

Full Report

Executive Summary

For a link to interactive software (OLAP Cube) that enables you to look at the data from this survey in more detail please visit:  http://www.cisresearch.ca/volunteeralberta/capacitystudy.htm. 

Volunteer Alberta as the host of the Alberta Network for the Canada Volunteerism Initiative (CVI), undertook a province wide survey in 2004 assessing:

· The current capacity of organizations to support community engagement

· The gaps in resources that support this work

Highlights include:

·  Alberta is leading other provinces in terms of organizations’ adoption of the Canadian Code of Volunteer Involvement (CCVI)

·  Volunteer recruitment, community awareness and volunteer burnout are the three most significant challenges faced by respondents

CVI: Examining Community Engagement in Faith Communities

Full Report

Executive Summary

In 2004, the Alberta Network of the CVI surveyed 17 faith community leaders regarding volunteerism.

Highlights include: 

· Faith communities play an integral role in supporting community involvement of its members, both within and outside the walls of faith institutions

· The faith community desires to be engaged by the voluntary sector in consultations and to be informed of what is expected of them in relationships

· Challenges to community engagement include lack of time, apathy, lacking information, funding, prejudices, and potential value conflicts

Click on the links above for the full report or executive summary.

CVI: Report on the Participation of Urban Aboriginal People in Volunteerism in Alberta

Full Report

In 2004, the Alberta Local Network of the CVI surveyed urban Aboriginal people regarding volunteerism.

Highlights include:

· Volunteerism, as a means to give back to community, is a key component to Aboriginal cultural values

· Aboriginal volunteer organizations are beginning to work together to accomplish their goals

· Relationship building and open communication is vital to engage Aboriginal volunteers, as well as cultural awareness and sensitivity

· According to Aboriginal culture, success is measured through acquiring the following: new skills, knowledge, thankfulness, happiness, and a sense of contributing to others

Click the link above to view full report.

CVI: Community Forum

Full Report

Executive Summary

In 2004 over 340 diverse organizations in fifteen different communities across Alberta participated in a local community forum.

The Community Forums aimed to gain a regional understanding of:

· What is needed to help the volunteers and organizations involving volunteers build healthy communities through community engagement?

Highlights include:

· Alberta communities have a multitude of assets that support community engagement, such as community pride, non-profit associations, schools and businesses

· Funding, lack of collaboration and volunteer burn out are challenges to community engagement

· Individuals, business and government have a role to play to encourage and support community engagement

Click on the links above for the full report or executive summary.

CVI Community Forum II – The Next Step

Full Report

Executive Summary

As a follow-up to the Community Forums in 2004, Community Forums II – The Next Step aimed to:

· Support communities in continuing to build their local networks

· Increase and appreciate the contributions volunteerism brings to the quality of life in Alberta communities, and

· Support the building of capacity within organizations that contribute to volunteerism

Highlights include:

· Human resources, in terms of volunteer burn-out and limited resources for paid volunteer managers, are a challenge in many communities

· Volunteer centres in Alberta communities are a valuable asset to community engagement and act as a resources for organizations involving volunteers, as well as for volunteers seeking engagement

· Inconsistency of criminal record check procedures across the province and lack of public understanding of their necessary and proper place in risk management practices is a continued challenge

Click on the links above for the full report or executive summary.

CVI: Benefits and Outcomes of Community Forums

Full Report

In response to reports by communities participating in the Community Forum (2004) and Community Forum – The Next Step (2004/05), the Alberta Network of the CVI explored the impact and benefits these forums had across the province.  Host communities were encouraged to share stories, experiences and observations about the benefits, outcomes and challenges that individuals, voluntary organizations, and communities experienced as a result of the forums. This report highlights the experiences that resulted from the forums.

Click on the link above for the full report.

Report on the 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP)

Website Link

This link connects to information from the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating of 2000.  Here you will find quick statistics from the most comprehensive look at the contributions of Canadians to one another and to their communities ever undertaken in Canada.

Cornerstones of Community: Highlights of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations (NSNVO)

Website Link

This link connects to information from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations released September 2004, providing Canadian information of the sector. A full report, executive summary and reports by province are available.

Reports and recommendations for Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector

A new set of key information and resources on Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector was released by Imagine Canada on Thursday, June 29, 2006. The reports offer regional profiles of the sector in all provinces and territories, and also put forward a number of key recommendations on what government, businesses and organizations can do to strengthen the capacity of the sector to better serve Canadians.

Link to NSNVO Recommendations: Stregthening Capacity of Organizations PDF

New resources now available! A new series of regional reports and sub-sector fact sheets provides in-depth analysis of the sector across the country.

Link to Imagine Canada NSNVO reports and fact sheets 

Link to NSNVO Alberta Sector Report PDF

Rural Charitable Sector Research Initiative

PDF Link

Phase II - The Capacity Challenges of Nonprofit & Voluntary Organizations in Rural Ontario

This research represents Phase II of the Rural Charitable Sector Research Initiative (RCSRI). Launched in 2003, the RCSRI is a multi-phase project aimed at developing a portrait of the nonprofit and voluntary sector in rural Ontario.....This report presents the results of interviews conducted between February and April 2005.

CCVI Surveys

Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement - Survey Results and Recommendations. A survey of 21 Volunteer Centres by the Alberta Network of the CVI.

CCVI Survey (PDF 126.2 Kb)

Prairie Report

Strategic Information for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in the Canadian Prairies.

One of a series of five on Canada’s principal regions, this report relates the most recent details available from Statistics Canada about the levels of volunteering and donating by different types of individuals and for various kinds of nonprofit organizations in the Prairie provinces. The information is based on the 1997 and 2000 versions of the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. The report offers results of sophisticated statistical analyses revealing the unique characteristics of the volunteers and donors who made the greatest contributions of their time or money in this region, and explores the significance of these findings from a target marketing perspective.

Prairie Survey (PDF)