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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
This report presents 23 key indicators on the well-being of
children, including an indicator on youth participation in volunteer activities.
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics,
2000
America's Teenage
Volunteers
This report examines the giving and volunteering behavior of American teenagers.
Source: INDEPENDENT SECTOR,
1998
Annual Kauffman Teen Survey
This survey examines teen opinions, activities and concerns about their expectations for the future, health and safety, and relationships with adults.
Source: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2002 |
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Giving Project: African-American Segment Research Findings
This report discusses the findings of a study of the motivations,
capacity and current vehicles for charitable giving among affluent
African-Americans in Baltimore, Maryland.
Source: Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, 1999
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The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait
This study analyzes two comprehensive surveys on the nation's civic and political behavior -- from voting to volunteering -- and chronicles the differences among four separate generations ("DotNets", "Generation X", "Baby Boomers", and "Matures").
Source: CIRCLE, 2003 Civic Engagement Among Minority Youth
This report examines the voter turnout, voter registration, and volunteering trends of minority youth.
Source: CIRCLE, 2002
Community Service and Social Responsibility in Youth
This report uses a case study from an inner city high school in Washington, D.C. to show how volunteering in a soup kitchen helped disadvantaged teens see themselves as active agents in society.
Source: Youniss, James, and Miranda Yates. University of Chicago Press, 1997
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Engaging Youth in Lifelong Service: Findings and Recommendations for Encouraging a Tradition of Voluntary Action Among America’s Youth
This report documents the impact of childhood experiences on adult giving and volunteering, and tips for engaging more youth in service.
Source: INDEPENDENT SECTOR,
2002
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Growing into Giving: Young People's Engagement with Charity
This report provides evidence that young people are in fact involved in a wide range of altruistic activities. It explores young people's frustrations at the opportunities charities offer them to get involved.
Source: Charities Aid Foundation, 2002 I
Institute Annual Freshmen Survey
This survey is designed to provide community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities a cost-effective method of collecting comparative data on their entering students for use in institutional decision-making, research, and assessment activities.
Source: Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, 2003 N National Youth Survey, 2004
This survey provides data on Americans between the ages of 15-25, including the issues they care about, their levels of trust, volunteering, and their attitudes toward government.
Source: CIRCLE and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Council for Excellence in Government, 2004
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Public Opinion Survey on Community Service and Dialogue Between Youth and Adults
This is a study of 12 to 17-year olds on their attitudes and perceptions regarding community involvement and the need for dialogue between adults and youth in this regard.
Source: 4-H Council, 2001 T
Taking the Initiative – Promoting Young People’s Involvement in Public Decision Making in the USA
This report gives a glimpse of some of the work taking place in the USA to try to engage young people in public decision making.
Source: Carnegie Young People Initiative, 2002
Teens and Their Parents in the 21st Century: An Examination of Trends in Teen Behavior and the Role of Parental Involvement
This report analyzes key trends in teen behavior, and investigates the role of parents’ involvement in their teenagers’ lives.
Source: Council of Economic Advisers, 2000
Teens Reaching Youth
A national study on the implications of volunteerism.
Source: Journal of Extension, Winter 1992, Vol. 30, No. 4
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Understanding Youth in Canada
This is a study on the physical, emotional, and social concerns of today’s youth.
Source: Anne Robinson and Associates, 2002 V
Volunteering Among Teenagers in the United States
This study examines the characteristics of teenage volunteers.
Source: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 23, Winter, 1994
Volunteering Among
Young People
This report provides information on the frequency of volunteering, trends, and the organizations for which young people volunteer.
Source: CIRCLE, 2003
Volunteering and Giving Among Teenagers 12 to 17 Years of Age
This report documents the trends emerging from the national survey of volunteering and giving among teenagers.
Source: INDEPENDENT SECTOR,
1996
Volunteering and Recruitment, Service and Pioneering: The Challenge of Youth Organizations in the 1950's in U.S.A. and Israel
This paper presents comparative historical research exposing the attempts to encourage the young generation in Israel and the United States to get involved in the field of volunteering, serving and participating in social and community affairs during the 1950's.
Source: Paula Kabalo
Volunteering in the United States, 2003
The data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2003 Current Population Survey. The purpose of the supplement is to obtain information on the incidence of volunteering and the characteristics of volunteers in the United States.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2003 Y
Young People's Involvement Survey
This report looks at youth’s involvement in the community.
Source: Do Something/Princeton Survey Research, 1998
Youth
and Community: Engaging Young People in Philanthropy and Service
This report focuses on the ways nonprofit organizations are engaging youth, and helping them become activists and responsible leaders through various philanthropic civic activities.
Source: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 2003
Youth
as e-Citizens: The Internet and Youth Civic Engagement
This project will investigate the new electronic media's potential to serve youth civic development.
Source: Kathryn Montgomery, Center for Media Education
Youth Giving and
Volunteering
This study summarizes the findings of Canadian youths' contributions to charitable giving and volunteering.
Source: Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, 2000
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