December 19, 2024 Episode #141: 8 Ways to Build Capacity with Volunteer Teams In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi shares 8 practical ways to build capacity with volunteer teams. These include leadership development, community engagement, program development and evaluation, and technology and data [...]
December 12, 2024 Episode #140: Volunteer Performance Issues – How to (Finally) Have that Chat! In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi discusses practical strategies for addressing volunteer performance issues. She introduces a structured approach called the 'Great Communications Model' and emphasizes the importance [...]
December 5, 2024 Episode #139: Unpacking Volunteer Retention Issues: A Case Study In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi unpacks volunteer retention issues using a real-life case study from a Reddit post titled 'I'm never volunteering for a food bank ever again.' Tobi reads [...]
November 28, 2024 Episode #138: Building Community in an Uncertain (and Sometimes Scary) World In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson shares an insightful discussion from a recent VolunteerPro membership coaching call. The episode dives deep into ways to create safe, inclusive spaces [...]
November 21, 2024 Episode #137: Volunteer Stats, Trends, and Benchmarks We're Researching Right Now In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Volunteer Management Progress Report survey. Tobi reflects on the evolution of the survey over the past [...]
November 14, 2024 Episode #136: Getting Back to Neighboring with Breauna Dorelus In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson discusses the concept of neighboring and its importance in building and sustaining volunteer programs with guest, Breauna Dorelus. They explore the idea [...]
November 7, 2024 Episode #135: How to Use Video Storytelling to Connect with Aaron Walton and Emmanuel LeGrair In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi Johnson delves into the potent potential of video storytelling in nonprofit and volunteer sectors. Joined by video storytelling experts [...]
October 31, 2024 Episode #134: 8 Annual Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi explores the importance of annual planning for volunteer services and shares personal experiences of the challenges faced when a plan is absent. [...]
October 24, 2024 Episode #133: My Secrets to Building Buy In & Reducing Resistance to Change In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson delves into her secrets to building buy in and reducing resistance to change within nonprofit organizations. Drawing on her [...]
October 17, 2024 Episode #132: Volunteerism in Australia Part 2 - A National Strategy with Zac Reimers and Sarah Wilson In the second part of this interview, Tobi discusses the implementation and future of Australia’s National Strategy for Volunteering with Zac Reimers and Sarah Wilson. They [...]