Volunteering in Minnesota
1.48 million volunteers
171.3 million hours of service
$3.9 billion in service
40.4 volunteer hours per capita
44 percent of 65- to 74-year-olds volunteer
Sources: Corporation for National and Community Service, 2013. Wilder Foundation Compass
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