Volunteering Points of Light civic engagement.

Points of Light, the nonprofit founded by former President George H.W. Bush, will lead an effort to double the number of people who volunteer with U.S. charitable organizations from 75 million annually to 150 million in 10 years. CEO Jennifer Sirangelo announced the campaign in New Orleans at the foundation’s annual conference, which concludes Friday. The ambitious goal would represent a major change in the way Americans spend their time and interact with nonprofits. It also coincides with deep federal funding cuts to grant programs and with an effort to gut AmeriCorps programs, which sent 200,000 volunteers all over the country.