{"id":1199,"date":"2013-03-04T17:36:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T17:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erc.cals.wisc.edu\/volunteer\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2013-03-04T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T17:36:43","slug":"volunteer-wage-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kstepenu\/2013\/03\/04\/volunteer-wage-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Wage Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment 1: The url of The Independent Sector site that lists the value of volunteer time, in dollars has been found.<\/a><\/p>\n

Question 1: Volunteer Hourly Rate for FY05? Is this the volunteer rate we are all using this year?<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Comment 1<\/h3>\n

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:36:37 -0400
\nFrom: Mayio.Alice@epamail.epa.gov
\nSubject: [volmonitor] volunteer wage rate<\/p>\n

\n
In case you didn’t bookmark this page, here is the url of The Independent Sector<\/div>\n
site that lists the value of volunteer time, in dollars.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.independentsector.org\/programs\/research\/volunteer_time.html#state<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
From the site:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0The value of volunteer time is based on the average hourly earnings of<\/div>\n
\u00a0all production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls<\/div>\n
\u00a0(as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). INDEPENDENT SECTOR<\/div>\n
\u00a0takes this figure and increases it by 12 percent to estimate for fringe<\/div>\n
\u00a0benefits.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
For 2003, the estimated value is $17.19 per hour.<\/div>\n
HOWEVER, please scroll down the page and check out the state-by-staterates.\u00a0 The dollar value of<\/div>\n
volunteer labor varies considerably by State, according to this 2002chart (e.g., it’s much lower in<\/div>\n
South Dakota than it is in New York).<\/div>\n
Alice Mayio<\/div>\n
USEPA (4503T)<\/div>\n
(202) 566-1184<\/div>\n
mayio.alice@epa.gov<\/div>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Question 1<\/h3>\n

From: Tony Williams [mailto:Williams@savebuzzardsbay.org]
\nSent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:06 PM
\nTo: Volunteer water monitoring
\nSubject: RE:[volmonitor] [volmonitor]<\/p>\n

Volunteer Hourly Rate for FY05?<\/p>\n

The volunteer hourly rate for FY05 is $17.55. This rate will be used to
\ncalculate value of service for all volunteers.<\/p>\n

Is this the volunteer rate we are all using this year?<\/p>\n

If so then I have 3660 vol\/hr x $17.55= $64,233.00<\/p>\n

Responses to Question 1<\/h3>\n

Linda Green wrote:<\/p>\n

Hi Tony and all,
\nHere is the source for the $17.55 hourly rate for volunteering in the US in 2004:
\nhttp:\/\/www.independentsector.org\/programs\/research\/volunteer_time.html<\/a><\/p>\n

URI Watershed Watch uses it to calculate match for grants and\/or for calculating the value of our volunteer water quality monitors. The RI Department of Environmental Management has accepted this, as has the University of Rhode Island.
\nI know that this is not the case everywhere. What have others found?
\nLinda Green<\/p>\n

URI Cooperative Extension Water Quality
\nDepartment of Natural Resources Science
\n1 Greenhouse Road
\nKingston, RI 02881-0804
\n401-874-2905
\nwww.uri.edu\/ce\/wq\/<\/a>
\nwww.usawaterquality.org\/volunteer<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:31:33 -0500
\nFrom: Jane Brawerman
\nSubject: Re: [volmonitor] hourly rate for volunteering<\/p>\n

Hi Linda and all –<\/p>\n

For the past few years have been using a $25 hourly rate for our volunteers trained to conduct technical work, e.g. water quality sampling, field bioassessments, and invertebrate collection and id work, which is accepted by our CT DEP and others for grant match. When I learned from someone that she was distinguishing between technical\/management type volunteers and others, and using the $25 rate successfully, I started doing the same. It makes sense, since volunteers perform a wide variety of work, some requiring more training and skill than others.<\/p>\n

– Jane<\/p>\n

—
\nJane L. Brawerman, Executive Director
\nConnecticut River Coastal Conservation District
\ndeKoven House Community Center – 27 Washington Street
\nMiddletown, CT 06457
\nPhone (860) 346-3282
\nFax (860) 346-3284
\nwww.conservect.org\/ctrivercoastal<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:13:47 -0500
\nFrom: Chris Sullivan
\nSubject: Re: [volmonitor] hourly rate for volunteering<\/p>\n

Here in CT I wrote a grant for the watershed group I volunteer with in Branford (Branford River Project) and the 17.55 hourly match was allowed for volunteer time. The proposal was through the CT Rivers Alliance for the State Watershed Assistance in Small Grants program.<\/p>\n

peace
\nchris<\/p>\n

Chris Sullivan
\nProject SEARCH Coordinator
\n(203) 734-2513
\nFAX 203-922-7833
\nCenter for Environmental Research Education
\nKellogg Environmental Center
\n500 Hawthorne Ave
\nDerby, CT 06418<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:21:50 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
\nFrom: Michael Schenk
\nSubject: Re:[volmonitor] hourly rate for volunteering<\/p>\n

\n
What if the volunteered services are at a professional level, e.g. taxonomy training or GIS work?<\/div>\n
Cheers,<\/div>\n
Mike<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:09:47 -0600
\nFrom: “Lizotte, Michael”
\nSubject: Re:[volmonitor] hourly rate for volunteering<\/p>\n

While the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources rate for general volunteers is very low ($8\/hr), they do allow for volunteer professional services to be charged at the going rate, properly documented.<\/p>\n

Mike Lizotte<\/p>\n

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