February 20, 2025 Episode #150: Launch a Community-based Advocacy Program in Six Steps In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi focuses on nonprofit advocacy, emphasizing the importance of advocacy in uncertain times. Tobi outlines a detailed six-step plan to launch a community-based advocacy program, [...]
February 13, 2025 Episode #149: Nonprofit Advocacy Strategies – A Checklist In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, host Tobi Johnson provides an in-depth discussion on nonprofit advocacy strategies. Tobi talks about the immediate need for nonprofit advocacy and shares five key strategies to effectively [...]
February 6, 2025 Episode #148: Nonprofit Advocacy 101 – Yes You Can! In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi addresses the critical need for nonprofits to engage in advocacy, especially amidst current uncertainties like federal funding chaos. She explains how advocacy's role has diminished [...]
January 30, 2025 Episode #147: Volunteer Recruitment Trends from Our New Report In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi discusses the key volunteer recruitment trends from the 2025 Volunteer Management Progress Report. She explores the major challenges non-profit organizations face in recruiting and retaining [...]
January 23, 2025 Episode #146: Expanding Volunteer Jobs to Be Done at Your Nonprofit In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi dives into the art of expanding volunteer roles within nonprofits. Inspired by a recent workshop, she breaks down the essential steps to designing [...]
January 16, 2025 Episode #145: Build Your Program with the NEW VolunteerPro Volunteer Impact Lab! In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi introduces the newly rebranded VolunteerPro Impact Lab, a community dedicated to supporting volunteer-driven organizations in their program development and assessment. Tobi [...]
January 9, 2025 Episode #144: Bringing a Collectivist Spirit to Nonpartisan Volunteer Work with Britt Hogue In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi is joined by the Founder of the Collective Good, Britt Hogue. The pair discuss the importance of bringing a collectivist [...]
January 2, 2025 Episode #143: 3 Big Problems with Your Volunteer Recruitment Flyer In the first episode of 2025, Tobi shares her insights on developing an impactful volunteer recruitment flyer. She discusses common problems, such as lack of audience targeting, incomplete journey planning, and ineffective distribution [...]
December 26, 2024 Episode #142: Our Top 6 Volunteer Nation Podcast Episodes from 2024 In this holiday-themed episode of The Volunteer Nation Podcast, host Tobi Johnson shares the top 6 Volunteer Nation Podcast episodes from 2024! Themes include transitioning from doer to nonprofit leader, transforming volunteer leadership, [...]
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 [...]