Hi All Here is some basics on the size and importance on the Non Profit Sector which has direct and indirect impact on other countries. This is very significant to future NPOC membership Research Summary. Nonprofits are operations that provide accessible services for worthy causes, and they supply millions of jobs to Americans and represent a relatively huge portion of the United States GDP. Additionally, the revenue of these organizations has also more than doubled over the past decade. - There are 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. - Nonprofits employ 10% of the U.S. workforce. - Nonprofits employ 7.4% of the worldwide workforce. - 70% of the staff at international nonprofits are paid workers, while 29% are volunteers. - 5.7% of the United States GDP comes from nonprofits. - The total U.S. nonprofit annual revenue is $2.62 trillion. Glenn McKnight, MA Virtual School of Internet Governance Chief Information Officer www.virtualsig.org *YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION * *Mobile 437-237-4655*