Dec
17

Smithsonian Volunteers by the Numbers

Smithsonian volunteers are engaged in almost every area of museum operations, playing an essential role in sharing our collections, welcoming our guests and engaging in educational programming for the public. We’ve broken down our volunteers’ contributions for Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 31, 2019.) Take a look and take a bow! We couldn’t do it without our volunteers.

Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019)

 6,896 on-site volunteers contributed 508,670 hours of their time.

1,884 digital volunteers transcribed 92,679 pages

One in four volunteers is multilingual

Graphic showing languages spoken by volunteers

The National Zoo had the most volunteer hours in Washington, D.C. area

Graphic showing DC programs

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Center did the most with the least

104 volunteers contributed 40,201 hours

Graphic showing volunteers outside DC

Office of Visitor Services Volunteer Programs

OVS supports several outreach and visitor information programs at the Castle and at OVS-supported museums across the Smithsonian.

594 volunteers contributed 50,250 hours to OVS-supported programs in FY 2019

Graphic showing Castle volunteers

Visitor information Volunteers

 

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Posted: 17 December 2019
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.