This Bulletin provides the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy's annual overview of trends in charitable donations since 1984 using data from Canadian income tax returns. This Bulletin provides our annual overview of trends in charitable donations since 1984 using data from Canadian income tax returns. A study of 44 key volunteers working in grassroots francophone organizations in Calgary and Edmonton. Using participant observation and semi-structured interviews framed in the perspective of serious leisure, the study examines costs and rewards of volunteering, careers in this role, various lifestyle considerations, and contributions to survival and development of linguistic community. The results are considered in the context of government budgetary reductions and declining job opportunities.
Some recommendations follow.