January 26, 2023 Episode #042: Why Your Volunteer Recruitment Isn't Working (And What To Do Instead) We often think that, just because our marketing isn’t delivering the results we want, people in the community aren't interested in our cause or volunteering in general. It’s an easy [...]
December 22, 2022 Episode #037: Our Top 10 Nonprofit Blog Posts of 2022 Did you Know: in addition to producing two podcasts (Volunteer Nation and the Time+Talent Podcast with Jennifer Bennett), Tobi also writes a weekly nonprofit blog? There are literally hundreds of in-depth posts, each [...]
December 15, 2022 Episode #036: 5 Nonprofit KPIs Your Volunteer Program Should be Tracking Getting respect and buy-in for your volunteer program means knowing your numbers. This week, Tobi shares five nonprofit KPIs (key performance indicators) and how you can use them to pinpoint successful tactics [...]
December 8, 2022 Episode #035: 6 Ways to Prevent Burnout in Nonprofits The last 2+ years have been undeniably challenging, and many nonprofit leaders have struggled to keep a sense of passion for their work. Even when you love what you do like Tobi, you’re not [...]
December 1, 2022 Episode #034: Your Nonprofit Strategic Plan for Volunteers – What to Include Here’s a question: when you take a quick scan of the past year, how would you describe it in a word or two? What did your 2022 feel like? What did [...]
November 17, 2022 Episode #032: How to Utilize Volunteers for Giving Tuesday with Julia Campbell This week, Tobi sits down with author and fundraising expert Julia Campbell to talk about ways for nonprofits to get involved in Giving Tuesday, and how to include volunteers. What is [...]
November 9, 2022 Episode #031: Rethinking the Volunteer Engagement Cycle with Lori Gotlieb This week Tobi welcomes Lori Gotlieb to the show to talk about the volunteer engagement cycle, and some of the innovations going on throughout the sector right now. Defining the “Volunteer Engagement Cycle” [...]
September 1, 2022 Episode #021: Engage Volunteers with a Win-Back Campaign In this week’s podcast, Tobi examines the top reasons why volunteers may be hesitant to return to service and how volunteer leaders can help them overcome those doubts in a compassionate and confident way. [...]
August 24, 2022 Episode #020: How to Design Irresistible Online Volunteer Opportunities In this week’s podcast, Tobi takes a look at current trends for online volunteer opportunities and gives you 10 tips to make your job posts more effective, productive, and attractive to potential recruits. [...]
May 12, 2022 Episode #005: 8 Ways Your Nonprofit Website is Failing to Attract Volunteers #005 – Think of your nonprofit website like a party, and imagine yourself as a newcomer. Is the party you just entered so chaotic, confusing, and disorganized that you don’t know [...]