Ordinary citizens give a variety of reasons for not volunteering. Not having enough time is the most common reason, and no wonder since taxpayers organizations have maintained for years that, considering the variety of tax levies, the average American works for the government until May. That's less time for personal pursuits than the serfs had back in the middle ages.

The following are commonly heard reasons: they don't believe they can make a difference; they don't know where their services are really needed; they believe too many resources are allocated to administration; they observe wasted resources and don't want their own generosity to fall into that category; they believe they will be assigned insignificant or meaningless tasks; they believe others are better equipped to help (have more time, money or expertise), they get too little positive feed back from the community and friends often consider them to be chumps rather than heroes; they have to fill out too many forms and jump through too many hoops to have their services accepted; they are afraid of liability; afraid of the neighborhoods or people that require their assistance; they are stopped from following their hearts by ordinances, licensing requirements, zoning laws and a myriad of regulations.

Another Way  works to increase incentives via the pomp and circumstance of the Volunteer Corps awards and providing the infrastructure needed to match volunteers with the organization that will make the most advantageous use of their generosity. Another Way  participants lobby for a simplified tax code, more accountability for nonprofits, tax credits for contributions of time and goods as well as monetary contributions; expansion of Good Samaritan laws to ensure against personal liability and for local governments to provide insurance for all volunteers.