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 [...]
October 10, 2024 Episode #131: Volunteerism in Australia Part 1 - A National Strategy with Zac Reimers and Sarah Wilson In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi invites Zac Reimers and Sarah Wilson onto the show to talk about volunteerism in Australia, focusing on [...]
October 3, 2024 Episode #130: How to Build a Volunteer Plan for 2025 In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson provides practical advice on how to build a strategic volunteer plan for 2025. As we approach Q4 of 2024, Tobi discusses the [...]
September 26, 2024 Episode #129: Paid or Volunteer Role? A Simple Checklist In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi provides a thorough guide on distinguishing between paid and volunteer roles within nonprofit organizations. Tobi offers a simple checklist and key considerations involving legal implications, [...]
September 19, 2024 Episode #128: Insurance for Volunteers - Do You Need It? with William Henry In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi invites William Henry onto the podcast to discuss the critical yet often overlooked topic of insurance for volunteers. They delve [...]
September 12, 2024 Episode #127: Volunteer Centric, Community Centric, Organization Centric: What's the Difference? In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi delves into the different approaches to volunteer engagement: volunteer-centric, community-centric, and organization-centric. Tobi provides insights on the significance of each approach, their [...]
September 5, 2024 Episode #126: 8 Ways to Empower, Not Rescue Nonprofit Employees & Volunteers In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi shares the 8 ways to empower, not rescue nonprofit employees and volunteers. She discusses the importance of coaching skills for nonprofit professionals [...]
August 29, 2024 Episode #125: Diversity & Women in the Workplace: Claim Your Space with Amira Barger In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi Johnson invites strategic communications and marketing counselor, Amira Barger for an enlightening discussion on diversity and women in the workplace. They [...]