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167 – Keeping Civic Engagement Alive Despite Funding Cuts with Sam Fankuchen

June 19, 2025 Episode #167: Keeping Civic Engagement Alive Despite Funding Cuts with Sam Fankuchen  In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson is joined by Sam Fankuchen, founder and CEO of Golden, about how nonprofit organizations can stay resilient and keep civic engagement alive amid [...]

166 – Train Volunteers with This Simple 4-Step Framework

June 12, 2025 Episode #166: Train Volunteers with This Simple 4-Step Framework  In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson shares a simple yet powerful four-step framework to help you train volunteers more effectively. Drawing on decades of experience in instructional design and facilitation, Tobi breaks [...]

165 – Let’s Make Volunteering Accessible for All with Allyson Ferrari

June 5, 2025 Episode #165: Let's Make Volunteering Accessible for All with Allyson Ferrari  In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson is joined by Allyson Ferrari, Director of Connections at Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, to explore how organizations can make volunteering more [...]

164 – Moving from Volunteer Compliance to Building Your Nonprofit Community

May 29, 2025 Episode #164: Moving from Volunteer Compliance to Building Your Nonprofit Community In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson unpacks a powerful mindset shift in the nonprofit world: moving beyond volunteer compliance and toward building a thriving volunteer community.  Tobi explores the delicate [...]

163 – New Research from Points of Light with Jennifer Sirangelo

May 22, 2025 Episode #163: New Research from Points of Light with Jennifer Sirangelo In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson sits down with Jennifer Sirangelo, President & CEO of Points of Light, to explore why volunteerism is not just a “nice to have”, it’s [...]

162 – The #1 Secret to Deep Volunteer Participation

May 15, 2025 Episode #162: The #1 Secret to Deep Volunteer Participation  In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson dives into one of the most powerful, yet often overlooked, tools for volunteer engagement: human connection. Tobi reminds us that it's not tech tools or training manuals [...]

161 – Leadership Principles for Sparking Change – Part 2 with Jenni Field

May 8, 2025 Episode #161: Leadership Principles for Sparking Change – Part 2 with Jenni Field  In this powerful follow-up episode of The Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi Johnson continues her insightful conversation with Jenni Field, diving deeper into the leadership principles that drive meaningful change, especially [...]

160 – Leadership Principles for Sparking Change – Part 1 with Jenni Field

May 1, 2025 Episode #160: Leadership Principles for Sparking Change – Part 1 with Jenni Field  In this episode of Volunteer Nation, Tobi Johnson sits down with leadership and communications expert Jenni Field for an insightful conversation about what it really takes to lead with credibility [...]

159 – How to Hire a Future Proof Volunteer Coordinator

April 24, 2025 Episode #159: How to Hire a Future Proof Volunteer Coordinator  In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi Johnson breaks down exactly what it takes to hire a future proof volunteer coordinator who can lead with confidence and adaptability. Given how vital [...]

158 – Nonprofit Capacity Building with the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

April 17, 2025 Episode #158: Nonprofit Capacity Building with the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond In this episode of The Volunteer Nation Podcast, host Tobi Johnson sits down with Diana Villarreal and Gail Cavallaro from the Community Foundation for greater Richmond to explore how strategic [...]

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