Why Volunteer?

Volunteering has a positive impact on the U.S. economy as a whole and small business recovery. See the rewards that you can receive from volunteering according to statistics gathered by SCORE.

Volunteers make a big impact.

• 1/4 or 77.4 million Americans, volunteer
• Volunteerism has an estimated economic value of $167 billion

In 2020 alone, SCORE volunteers

• Donated nearly four million hours of service
• Helped start 45,027 new businesses
• Supported the creation of 119,562 jobs
• Mentored 143,651 small business clients, resulting in many reporting higher revenues and increased business growth

Volunteerism benefits volunteers individually

• Those who volunteer regularly have a 27% better chance of gaining employment
• 60% of hiring managers see volunteering as a valuable asset 
• 92% of human resource executives agree that contributing to a nonprofit can improve an employee’s leadership skills

Volunteers can be any age with many in the workforce

• Americans volunteer across all age groups and stages of employment, with just over half (51%) employed full time
• 38% of SCORE volunteers are from minority or underserved business communities, serving a diverse range of clients (60% women, 46% minorities. 9% veterans)