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Volunteers: How Much Is Your Time Worth?

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Volunteers continue to be vitally important to nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in this country. Washington, DC, ranked highest at $34.04, followed by New York ($28.73), Connecticut ($28.26), and Massachusetts ($27.43). Last year saw a 35-cent increase to $22.14 an hour compared to 2011.

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

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A recent Government Accountability Office report noted that the majority of commuter lines are run by nonprofit organizations with public money, and that, thanks to the economic slowdown, there is an “overall lack of federal funding available to make investments.”. In May, two trains collided on a stretch of track in Connecticut.

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