The document introduces micro-volunteering as a way to engage people in volunteering through small tasks that can be completed in brief moments using digital tools and smartphones. It notes that while people say they don't have time to volunteer traditionally, collectively billions of hours are spent online each day watching videos, on social media, etc. Micro-volunteering breaks volunteering into small online tasks like tagging photos or transcribing documents that can add up to make a big impact. Nonprofits can leverage people's spare digital moments by posting micro-volunteering tasks online.
3. 74% of U.S. Citizens don’t volunteer. Most people cite a lack of time as the main reason. Source: 2005 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey Source: CNCS
7. GLOBALLY, WE: Watch 1 billion YouTube videos… Spend 274 million hours on Facebook…
8. GLOBALLY, WE: Watch 1 billion YouTube videos… Spend 274 million hours on Facebook… EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
9. It took ONE YEAR and SEVEN MILLION HOURS to build the Empire State Building.
10. It took ONE YEAR and SEVEN MILLION HOURS to build the Empire State Building. With the amount of time we spend on Facebook, WE COULD BUILD 40 EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY .
11. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF HOURS OF SPARE TIME EACH YEAR. HOWEVER, this time comes in brief moments throughout our daily lives .
25. $500 million dollars online. From 3 million people. At an average donation of $80. 90% of campaign $ raised online.
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27. Traditional fundraising (the same way it’s been done for decades). Lots of hand holding. Lots of big checks (similar to big chunks of time).
28. Traditional fundraising (the same way it’s been done for decades). Lots of hand holding. Lots of big checks (similar to big chunks of time). Fully utilized online fundraising. Took advantage of smart technology that greatly reduced management overhead. And the results were...
37. Missing person’s photo was submitted by her family. Missing person was identified by micro-volunteers who sifted through news images looking for matches.
38. Missing person’s photo was submitted by her family. Missing person was identified by micro-volunteers who sifted through news images looking for matches. 24 MISSING PERSONS IDENTIFIED.