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 [...]
December 12, 2024 Episode #140: Volunteer Performance Issues – How to (Finally) Have that Chat! In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi discusses practical strategies for addressing volunteer performance issues. She introduces a structured approach called the 'Great Communications Model' and emphasizes the importance [...]
December 5, 2024 Episode #139: Unpacking Volunteer Retention Issues: A Case Study In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi unpacks volunteer retention issues using a real-life case study from a Reddit post titled 'I'm never volunteering for a food bank ever again.' Tobi reads [...]
November 28, 2024 Episode #138: Building Community in an Uncertain (and Sometimes Scary) World In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson shares an insightful discussion from a recent VolunteerPro membership coaching call. The episode dives deep into ways to create safe, inclusive spaces [...]
November 21, 2024 Episode #137: Volunteer Stats, Trends, and Benchmarks We're Researching Right Now In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Volunteer Management Progress Report survey. Tobi reflects on the evolution of the survey over the past [...]
November 14, 2024 Episode #136: Getting Back to Neighboring with Breauna Dorelus In this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast, Tobi Johnson discusses the concept of neighboring and its importance in building and sustaining volunteer programs with guest, Breauna Dorelus. They explore the idea [...]
November 7, 2024 Episode #135: How to Use Video Storytelling to Connect with Aaron Walton and Emmanuel LeGrair In this episode of the Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi Johnson delves into the potent potential of video storytelling in nonprofit and volunteer sectors. Joined by video storytelling experts [...]
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. [...]