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The Bureau of Labor Statistics cites that volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2014 to September 2015. Among those who volunteered, median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a low of 36 hours for those under 35 years old to a high of 94 hours for those aged 65 and over. According to The Corporation for National and Community Service, in 2015, 1 in 4 Americans volunteered 7.9 billion hours, which equated to an estimated value of $184 billion! In fact, volunteering has increased by 60% since 1974, when President Nixon created the first National Volunteer Week!

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CFMA thanks you for all your volunteer hours and wishes you happy National Volunteer Month!
 
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Volunteers LIKE YOU have made CFMA the construction financial professional's organization of choice.
 
YOUR time and YOUR expertise in:
  • Serving on a CFMA committee
  • Serving on your CFMA chapter's board
  • Authoring articles for CFMA Building Profits
  • Presenting a CFMA Conference session
are just a few ways YOU give so generously to CFMA!

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