Top 10 List for Nonprofit Volunteer Leverage

Posted October 18, 2021 10:35 AM by Al Mueller

Leveraging volunteers can exponentially improve organizational efficiency, and it is key to the following nonprofit models.

Below are a few top 10 lists around nonprofit volunteer leverage so you can compare your favorite charities in the Nonprofit Analytics database.

Top 10 Charities with the Most Volunteers

	Charity	Volunteers	Staff	Volunteers to Staff	Clients Served
1	Every Home for Christ	1,017,001	65	15,622 to 1	117,004,828
2	Samaritan’s Purse	586,000	2,897	202 to 1	12,425,000
3	Awana Clubs	425,000	198	2,144 to 1	4,681,800
4	Alpha International	400,000	105	3,800 to 1	1,183,376
5	Child Evangelism Fellowship	300,000	238	1,261 to 1	23,496,896
6	Alpha USA	162,250	47	3,452 to 1	364,148
7	Mission India	114,000	40	2,832 to 1	122,276
8	The Salvation Army – Southwest	98,608	542	182 to 1	499,673
9	Young Life	87,972	5,471	16 to 1	745,545
10	Convoy of Hope	82,620	170	486 to 1	13,795,751

(4-year average number for volunteers, staff, and clients served)

Some nonprofits provide many 1-touch services, while others engage more deeply with a select group of clients. Understanding the nonprofit’s model and what they measure is important, but so is also comparing the ways nonprofits measure impact and results.

That’s why each 2-page Nonprofit Analytics highlights trendlines among the 175 data points captured, including sections on leadership, financial management, leverage, strategy, impact, and financial sustainability. Excellence in Giving’s up-to-date Nonprofit Analytics database of 600 nonprofits gives you insight into a charity’s staff size, volunteer base, staff to volunteer ratio, along with staff growth and staff retention metrics.

Nonprofits can lower expenses through the use of more volunteers than paid staff. This top 10 list below highlights the nonprofits that have the greatest volunteer-to-staff ratios. Can you have a higher volunteer model and still survey clients served?

Top 10 Charities with the Greatest Volunteer to Staff Leverage

	Charity	Volunteers	Staff	Volunteers to Staff	Survey Clients
1	Every Home for Christ	1,017,001	65	15,622 to 1	No
2	Children in Christ	18,642	2	8,285 to 1	Yes
3	Alpha International	400,000	105	3,800 to 1	Yes
4	Meals From The Heart	7,309	2	3,655 to 1	Yes
5	Alpha USA	162,250	47	3,452 to 1	Yes
6	Mission India	114,000	40	2,832 to 1	Yes
7	Awana Clubs	425,000	198	2,144 to 1	Yes
8	Nathaniel’s Hope	7,700	4	1,987 to 1	Yes
9	Community Bible Study	58,162	32	1,837 to 1	Yes
10	For the Children	20,000	12	1,684 to 1	No

(4-year average number for volunteers and staff)

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