Bar News - May 13, 2011
Giving Back: 83 Percent Gave Time, Services
According to a recent poll by the NH Bar Association, 83 percent of respondents – all Bar members – gave time and/or services in their communities in 2010-11. Here is breakdown of how they gave:
| 65% |
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Social or religious service (Examples: Participation in service through a church, fraternal organization such as Rotary, hospice volunteer, soup kitchen or food pantry, other hands-on volunteering.) |
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| 56% |
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Community governance (Examples: serving on town or school board or as moderator, municipal budget committee, state legislator, serving on a statewide board.) |
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| 47% |
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Youth and education (Examples: PTO, youth sports coaching or officiating, juvenile diversion, Sunday school, after-school activity volunteer, or coach.) |
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| 35% |
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Nonprofit governance and fundraising (Examples: service as chair or board member, fundraiser for local, state or national nonprofit.) |
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| 34% |
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Pro Bono Referral Program (Examples: Taking cases, referral marathons, case review.) |
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| 34% |
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Other legal-related volunteering (Examples: unpaid court-sponsored mediation, legal advice to nonprofits, etc.) |
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| 60% |
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Have held a leadership role in the community or in the legal profession. |
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| 85% |
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Give six or more hours per month to various volunteer efforts. |
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| 51% |
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Say giving has increased during the recession. |
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