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 24, 2022 Episode #033: New Research on Volunteer Funding with Dana Litwin This week, Tobi sits down with strategic volunteer engagement expert and consultant Dana Litwin to talk about a brand new research project in the volunteer sector, and how the data uncovered in that [...]
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” [...]
November 3, 2022 Episode #030: From Volunteer Disruption to Impact with Beth Steinhorn and Jerome Tennille This week, Tobi welcomes authors Beth Steinhorn and Jerome Tennille to discuss how organizations have responded to the volunteer disruption they’ve experienced over the past few years, and what lessons [...]
October 27, 2022 Episode #029: Evolutions in Corporate Social Responsibility with Chris Jarvis This week, Tobi sits down with Chris Jarvis from Realized Worth to talk about corporate social responsibility (and what that oft-used term really means), as well as how to nurture your volunteers through [...]
October 20, 2022 Episode #028: How Nonprofits Can Use Podcasts to Build Community with Anthony Wilson Have you ever considered starting a podcast to tell the world about your organization? Podcast creators can strategically use podcasts to build community around a common interest or goal, create [...]
October 13, 2022 Episode #027: Secrets to Building a Sense of Community with Volunteers Do you remember the first time you experienced a sense of community with other people? It may have been a team sport, or an academic group, or a faith-based gathering. For Tobi, it [...]