The very best way to keep up with Tom McKee and his writing, his books, his free resources, seminars, workshops and speaking http://www.volunteerpower.com/ Copyright 2010, Volunteer Power en-us Tue, 13, Jul 2010 09:00:00 PST http://www.volunteerpower.com/articles/Newsletter87.asp#TITLE1 http://www.volunteerpower.com/articles/Newsletter87.asp#TITLE1 Tom@VolunteerPower.com (Tom McKee) Article Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 PST What is the number one reason people give for not volunteering? We have all heard it and probably used it ourselves. But is it the real reason?<br /><br /> The excuse: "I've just got too much on my plate. I've got to cut back."<br /><br /> There is a problem with this reason. It just isn't the truth. It is an excuse.<br /><br /> Let's look at the stats:<br /><br /> <strong>Those who don't volunteer</strong><br /><br /> According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 74.2% of the U.S. population <a href="http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm" target="_blank">did not volunteer</a> last year. About 63.4 million people, or 26.8 percent of the population, volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2008 and September 2009.<br /><br /> <center><a href="http://www.volunteerpower.com/articles/Newsletter87.asp#TITLE1">Click here for the rest of the article provided by VolunteerPower.com</a></center>