Community Leadership

(Involvement, member of board or other leadership position with community organization)
	Current/past involvement	Current/past board or leadership position
Involvement or leadership with one or more organizations (net)	72.1%	33.8%
Educational institution/library	36.6%	11.7%
Hospital	13.7%	4.7%
Religious organization	36.6%	13.4%
Local/national charity	27.9%	11.2%
Community organization, e.g. zoning or planning board, etc.	10.2%	5.2%
Political organization	8.7%	2.7%
Business development organization	7.2%	2.2%
Cultural institution, e.g., museum, orchestra, etc.	19.4%	4.5%
Involvement or leadership with two or more organizations (net)	48.8%	15.2%
Involvement or leadership with three more organizations (net)	23.6%	5.0%

Source: 2008 Ipsos Mendelsohn Natural History Subscriber Study. Indexes based on 2008 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey

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