June 6, 2024 Episode #113: Volunteerism Statistics for 2024: Insights from Our Latest Research - Part 1 Tobi Johnson delves into volunteerism statistics for 2024, sharing insights from the latest Volunteer Management Progress Report. Tobi discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volunteer capacity, the [...]
May 30, 2024 Episode #112: How to Run a Value-Packed Volunteer Q&A In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson delves into the undervalued yet powerful tactic of running effective volunteer Q&A sessions. Tobi discusses the goals of a good Q&A, including making volunteers [...]
May 23, 2024 Episode #111: New Volunteer Orientation: What to Include, What to Leave Out In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson delves into the vital topic of new volunteer orientation. Tobi offers detailed insights on what to include and what to avoid, [...]
May 16, 2024 Episode #110: Using Psychographics to Improve Your Volunteer Recruitment Appeals In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi explores the use of psychographics over demographics to improve your volunteer recruitment appeals, emphasizing the importance of understanding prospective volunteers' beliefs, values, interests, and [...]
May 9, 2024 Episode #109: When a Scarcity Mentality Becomes a Habit In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, host Tobi Johnson discusses the widespread issue of scarcity mentality within the nonprofit sector and how it limits organizations' ability to grow and engage volunteers effectively. [...]
May 2, 2024 Episode #108: Definition of a Volunteer - Why It Matters to Be Precise In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson delves into the nuanced and often overlooked topic of clearly defining a volunteer and why it matters to be precise. [...]
April 25, 2024 Episode #107: Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2024! In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson celebrates National Volunteer Week 2024, and shares insights into the history and significance of volunteerism! Tobi also highlights the challenges facing the nonprofit sector, including a [...]
April 18, 2024 Episode #106: Smarter Volunteer Program Assessment In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson shares insightful tips on how to create smarter volunteer program assessments, without the need for expensive external consultants. Tobi discusses the importance of learning from assessments to [...]
April 11, 2024 Episode #105: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Volunteer Managers In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson explores the seven habits that make volunteer managers highly effective, inspired by Stephen Covey's famous book 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.' [...]
April 4, 2024 Episode #104: The WOW! Volunteer Experience In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson discusses the importance of providing a wow volunteer experience. She emphasizes that beyond traditional methods of appreciation, designing a well-run program plays a crucial role in volunteer [...]