Volunteerism lives on. While the influence of IVS on the diversity of international volunteer programs beyond the Peace Corps is uncertain, international volunteerism has grown. From 2004 to 2014 between 800,000 and 1,100,000 Americans volunteered internationally each year.Lough, Benjamin J. “The Evolution of International Volunteering”, Written for presentation at the International Volunteer Service Exchange Conference, 12-13 October 2015, Beijing, China. United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Bonn, Germany. 2015. IVS was an early leader in this movement.
