Hall thinks some of the volunteering findings will interest employers. There are opportunities for employers to increase the skill sets of their employees simply through enabling their volunteering activities. The linkages between giving, volunteering and participating emerged strongly. People who volunteer are more likely to be donors and are more likely to give more than non-volunteers. They're also more likely to be civic participants, that is, to be active members in organizations.
Donors are more likely to be volunteers and to be members.
The role of religion was confirmed as a strong factor in contributory behaviour. People who have a religious affiliation, attend church weekly or say they're very religious, give more than people who don't have a religious affiliation or attend church less frequently. The rest gave to other types of organizations. Hall expects the data from the survey to be of great interest to those to raise funds or manage volunteer programs for charities. Fundraisers, for example, will be able to look at donors to a particular cause, such as health care, and find out how these people tend to give, what motivates them to give, how those motivations differ from donors to other causes, and examine their socio-demographic profiles.