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Develop the Nonprofit Leadership Skills You Need to Lead

Investing in nonprofit leadership development seems like a luxury nowadays, but is it? Does it make sense to invest in proactively developing team leadership skills? Or should we continue to let folks learn through endless trial and error, just like those of us who’ve been around for a while did? Do we have the time? What happens when the large percentage of Boomers who make up the majority of our nonprofit executive ranks are ready to retire? Who will take the reins, and are they ready to succeed?

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:01:48-05:00November 26th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

How to Design a Volunteer Training Program that Boosts Learning

How to Design a Volunteer Training Program that Boosts Learning When designing a volunteer training program, the biggest challenge is how to create a training process that doesn’t scare volunteers away. Often, the programs I work with have daunting amounts of information volunteers must learn in order to perform with confidence. Programs must be assured [...]

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:01:48-05:00November 26th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

How to Engage the New Remote Volunteers

How to Engage the New Remote Volunteers In Part I of this post, I discussed the changing nature of the workplace and how technological advances affect how we can work with remote volunteers. In today’s world, most volunteers are both virtual and mobile -- even those that work on-site -- because many already access information, [...]

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:01:49-05:00November 26th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

How to Use Storytelling Marketing to Build Support for Your Cause

Whether you are trying to recruit volunteers, raise money, or advocate for an increased budget there’s nothing quite like a captivating testimonial to build support. The only problem is that it’s hard to come up with factual stories “on demand” when you need them. That’s where storybanking comes in

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:01:49-05:00November 26th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

6 Ways You Can Ignite Volunteer Support

To help nonprofit leaders better persuade others to support their missions, I've been studying what motivates human behavior, more specifically what motivates us to switch direction, away from our well-worn path toward something new.

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:01:49-05:00November 26th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

Resources for Volunteer Coordinators That’ll Gain You Respect

7 Resources for Volunteer Coordinators That'll Gain You Respect We’ve been interviewing volunteer program managers across the country for a new service we are launching in April. It has been so much fun to hear stories about how people get started in the field of volunteer management and the challenge they face in finding quality [...]

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:01:49-05:00November 25th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

Your Guide to Volunteer Opportunities for Professional Development

As our economy evolves, I hear the frustration expressed that volunteers aren’t available any more. Two reasons are often cited -- 1) Older volunteers are delaying retirement, and 2) Unemployed volunteers are returning back to work. But, I wonder of this is the case.

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:02:08-05:00November 25th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

Volunteer Leadership Skills You Need to Know

Volunteer Leadership Skills You Need to Know A few weeks ago I was flying to the coast of Georgia for a speaking gig. I travel fairly frequently, so I have my set routine. Print out the boarding passes the night before (crossing my fingers that I’ll get magically selected for TSA pre-check), fold my travel [...]

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:02:08-05:00November 25th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

How to Mobilize Communities: Top Lessons from the Women’s March

How to Mobilize Communities: Top Lessons from the Women's March If you followed the meteoric response to the Women's March on Washington, you can't help but admire this tremendous feat of community organizing, resulting in the largest march in US history. Nonprofits, activists, and leaders of volunteers can learn a lot about how to mobilize [...]

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:02:08-05:00November 25th, 2019|Article|Comments Off

How To Develop Volunteer Leaders with 10 Low-Cost Activities

If mastery, autonomy and purpose are keys to motivation, there is no better way to motivate volunteers than through leadership programs that allow volunteers to experience all three. But, how can you inspire volunteers to lead and support them when you have no time and little money?

By Tobi Johnson|2026-02-26T12:02:09-05:00November 25th, 2019|Article|Comments Off