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Volunteer Hour Value Calculator

Calculate the economic value of volunteer time using Independent Sector rates. Includes FTE equivalents and staff cost comparison.

Inputs

$

Results

Total Volunteer Value

$167,450.00

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Full-Time Equivalents

2.4

Total Hours5,000
Value per Volunteer$3,349.00
Staff Cost Equivalent$217,685.00
Total Weekly Hours100
Avg Hours/Week/Volunteer2
Cost Savings$217,685.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Number of Volunteers, Annual Hours per Volunteer, and Hourly Value ($).
  2. Set Active Weeks per Year.
  3. Review Total Volunteer Value ($) and Full-Time Equivalents.
  4. Use Total Hours and Value per Volunteer ($) to inform your decision.
  5. Use the chart to visualize the results and explore different scenarios by adjusting inputs.

How the result changes with Number of Volunteers

Number of VolunteersTotal Volunteer ValueFull-Time Equivalents
10,001$33,493,349.00480.82
35,001$117,218,349.001,682.74
65,000$217,685,000.003,125
90,000$301,410,000.004,326.92

What each input means

Number of Volunteers
Total active volunteers in the program
Annual Hours per Volunteer
Average hours each volunteer contributes per year
Hourly Value ($)
Value per volunteer hour (Independent Sector rate: ~$33.49)
Active Weeks per Year
Number of weeks volunteers are active (for weekly hour calculation)

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Number of Volunteers = 50, Annual Hours per Volunteer = 100, Hourly Value ($) = 33.49, Active Weeks per Year = 50 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total Volunteer Value
    Total Volunteer Value
    167450 = $167,450
  3. Calculate Full-Time Equivalents
    Full-Time Equivalents
    2.4 = 2.4
  4. Calculate Total Hours
    Total Hours
    5000 = 5000
  5. Calculate Value per Volunteer
    Value per Volunteer
    3349 = $3,349

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