How does identification with religion affect volunteering behaviours? Overall, those who identified with a religion showed greater volunteering (for any organisation) than those who did not identify with a religion (48.1% compared to 40.7%). Table 2: Average annual volunteering hours per volunteer to religious and non-religious organisations Religious organisations Nonreligious organisations All organisations Identified with a religion 121 127 145 Not identified with a religion 50‡‡ 123 123 All volunteers 119 125 134 ‡‡ The number of respondents is too small to achieve an acceptable confidence level, so caution is needed with this figure. Identification with a religion did not impact whether or not someone will volunteer for a non-religious organisation or the average number of hours volunteered for non-religious organisations. Figure 2: Average annual volunteering hours to religious, non-religious and all organisations by religious attendance Those who attended religious services several times a week volunteered the highest number of hours to religious organisations. Those who identified with a religion but never attended services volunteered the greatest number of average annual hours to nonreligious causes. I've always believed that giving is important in my life particularly from a Christian faith background, giving both financially and volunteering with skills and abilities. - Interview, Everyday giver, QLD 1 Cortis, Natasha, Andrew Young, Abigail Powell, Rebecca Reeve, Roger Simnett, Kerrie-Anne Ho and Ioana Ramia. 2016. Australian Charities Report 2015: Centre for Social Impact and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia. . 2 Lucas, Brian and Anne Robinson. 2010. "Religion as a head of charity." In Modernising charity law: Recent developments and future directions, edited by Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Kerry O'Halloran. Cheltenham UK: Edwards Elgar Publishing. Giving Australia 2016 report series Giving Australia 2016: a summary Philanthropy and philanthropists Giving and volunteering – the nonprofit perspective Business giving and volunteering Individual giving and volunteering Giving Australia 2016 Literature review summary report Giving Australia 2016 Literature review For more information: QUT | 07 3138 1020 Swinburne University of Technology | 03 9214 8000 | 02 8272 5101
How does identification with religion affect volunteering behaviours? Overall, those who identified with a religion showed greater volunteering (for any organisation) than those who did not identify with a religion (48.1% compared to 40.7%). Table 2: Average annual volunteering hours per volunteer to religious and non-religious organisations Religious organisations Nonreligious organisations All organisations Identified with a religion 121 127 145 Not identified with a religion 50‡‡ 123 123 All volunteers 119 125 134 ‡‡ The number of respondents is too small to achieve an acceptable confidence level, so caution is needed with this figure. Identification with a religion did not impact whether or not someone will volunteer for a non-religious organisation or the average number of hours volunteered for non-religious organisations. Figure 2: Average annual volunteering hours to religious, non-religious and all organisations by religious attendance Those who attended religious services several times a week volunteered the highest number of hours to religious organisations. Those who identified with a religion but never attended services volunteered the greatest number of average annual hours to nonreligious causes. I've always believed that giving is important in my life particularly from a Christian faith background, giving both financially and volunteering with skills and abilities. - Interview, Everyday giver, QLD 1 Cortis, Natasha, Andrew Young, Abigail Powell, Rebecca Reeve, Roger Simnett, Kerrie-Anne Ho and Ioana Ramia. 2016. Australian Charities Report 2015: Centre for Social Impact and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia. . 2 Lucas, Brian and Anne Robinson. 2010. "Religion as a head of charity." In Modernising charity law: Recent developments and future directions, edited by Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Kerry O'Halloran. Cheltenham UK: Edwards Elgar Publishing. Giving Australia 2016 report series Giving Australia 2016: a summary Philanthropy and philanthropists Giving and volunteering – the nonprofit perspective Business giving and volunteering Individual giving and volunteering Giving Australia 2016 Literature review summary report Giving Australia 2016 Literature review For more information: QUT | 07 3138 1020 Swinburne University of Technology | 03 9214 8000 | 02 8272 5101
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