Latest Volunteerengagement Podcast Episodes

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410. Diversifying Your Volunteer Team - It Can Be Done!

Time + Talent Podcast - December 19, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Show Notes: During the height of COVID, CASA of San Joaquin County faced the fact that over 1500 children from the County were living in foster care. These abused and neglected children had been removed from their families and placed in foster homes, group homes (now called STRTPs), or even at...

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409. From AmeriCorps to Her Doctorate: One Leader's Journey

Time + Talent Podcast - December 12, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Courtney Tull joins us to talk about her work with volunteers and  her journey - so far! Starting with her work as an AmeriCorps member she found a connection with the work of leading and engaging volunteers in the community. Since that first experience, Courtney has achieved her CVA (Certif...

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408. Using Volunteer Feedback and Reflection to Boost Engagement

Time + Talent Podcast - December 05, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
MobileServe helps groups like schools - from elementary to college - and companies connect with nonprofits to access service learning opportunities. They also allow those groups to gather information and feedback from the students and employees participating. Kevin Bauman joins us to talk abou...

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407. Evolving Your Model to Empower Women

Time + Talent Podcast - November 28, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Theresa Goebel-Menting founded and directs the We EmpowHer Women’s Empowerment Series, aimed at helping marginalized women and their families overcome challenges that may be holding them back from their true potential. This program provides mentorship, support, and education for women in the Fon...

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406. Youth Volunteers as Leaders

Time + Talent Podcast - November 21, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
MuslimDepiction is a nonprofit that brings awareness and teaches about the diversity and culture of the Middle East. Through the help of volunteers and their newsletter, they spread the word about the nonprofit throughout America. They are also currently raising funds to build a school in Bali f...

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405. Building Flexibility Through Team-Based Direct Service

Time + Talent Podcast - November 14, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Leading volunteers is challenging, but it's rewarding too! Tobi Johnson of VolunteerPro and Jennifer Bennett of VolunteerMatch team up to chat with the best and brightest in our field. Looking for fresh ideas in volunteer engagement? This podcast is for you!

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404. How One Zoo Reimagined Engagement Through the Pandemic

Time + Talent Podcast - November 07, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
The Chester Zoo introduced a range of micro-volunteering activities alongside our traditional roles to engage the community in conservation action and volunteering in various ways from citizen science projects from home using motion sensor cameras in people's gardens to discover hedgehog habits ...

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403. Helping Veterans Fight Loneliness through Remote Volunteering

Time + Talent Podcast - October 31, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
In this episode, Prince Taylor, Deputy Director, VA Center for Development & Civic Engagement at the US Department of Veterans Affairs shares how their organization moved a friendly visitor program online and adapted it for remote volunteers.   The Compassionate Contact Corps is a virtual soci...

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402. Build a Better Volunteer Handbook with a Team Approach

Time + Talent Podcast - October 24, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
In 2021, during the pandemic, Holden Forests and Gardens began work on the foundation components for their volunteer engagement strategy. One of those efforts was a volunteer-led task force to redevelop their Volunteer Handbook. In this episode, Tracee Patterson Associate Director of Volunteer...

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401. Welcome to Season 4

Time + Talent Podcast - October 24, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Season 4 of the Time + Talent Podcast is here and we're finally caught up! Tobi and Jennifer are back with a second season of the year. We generally post one season per year; however Season 3 was posted earlier this year - having been delayed by COVID. Now, Tobi and Jenimfer are back on track ...

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310. The Leadership Path - from Volunteer Services to the C-Suite

Time + Talent Podcast - March 18, 2022 17:37 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Kelly Furnas of Operation Kindness shares her professional journey from Director of Volunteer Services to Chief Operating Officer in less than two years and the leadership mindset and actions that made this path possible. Founded in 1976, Operation Kindness is a pioneer in North Texas for provid...

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Episode 310 - The Leadership Path - from Volunteer Services to the C-Suite

Time + Talent Podcast - March 18, 2022 17:37 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Kelly Furnas of Operation Kindness shares her professional journey from Director of Volunteer Services to Chief Operating Officer in less than two years and the leadership mindset and actions that made this path possible. Founded in 1976, Operation Kindness is a pioneer in North Texas for provid...

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309. Balancing the Needs of Employees and Volunteers

Time + Talent Podcast - March 11, 2022 14:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
What happens when a volunteer manager needs to balance the needs of volunteers and paid staff? At the Lloyd Moss Free Clinic Andrea SpringerCollins takes a straightforward approach based in clear communication. In this episode she shares her approach and the systems she’s implemented to successf...

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Episode 309 - Balancing the Needs of Employees and Volunteers

Time + Talent Podcast - March 11, 2022 14:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
What happens when a volunteer manager needs to balance the needs of volunteers and paid staff? At the Lloyd Moss Free Clinic Andrea SpringerCollins takes a straightforward approach based in clear communication. In this episode she shares her approach and the systems she’s implemented to successfu...

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308. Tapping the Potential of (Career) Volunteers

Time + Talent Podcast - March 04, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Kara McLaughlin of Mesa Community Action Network shares how “career volunteers” play a pivotal role in guiding her agency’s program development and how they grow their leadership pipeline by fostering a welcoming culture and by integrating volunteers into operations at every level. A New Leaf ...

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Episode 308 - Tapping the Potential of (Career) Volunteers

Time + Talent Podcast - March 04, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Kara McLaughlin of Mesa Community Action Network shares how “career volunteers” play a pivotal role in guiding her agency’s program development and how they grow their leadership pipeline by fostering a welcoming culture and by integrating volunteers into operations at every level. A New Leaf ...

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Episode 307 - Connecting with Volunteers During Times of Change

Time + Talent Podcast - February 25, 2022 18:13 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Elena Laguna of Oxfam shares how her organization navigated openings and closings of their retail shops due to COVID, which are the primary source of unrestricted funding for the organization’s work, all while maintaining a sense of community amongst their volunteers. Oxfam is an international no...

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307. Connecting with Volunteers During Times of Change

Time + Talent Podcast - February 25, 2022 18:13 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Elena Laguna of Oxfam shares how her organization navigated openings and closings of their retail shops due to COVID, which are the primary source of unrestricted funding for the organization’s work, all while maintaining a sense of community amongst their volunteers. Oxfam is an international n...

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Episode 306 - Quilting for Justice

Time + Talent Podcast - February 18, 2022 22:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Lauren Black from the Social Justice Sewing Academy talks about the opportunity her organization had to completely rethink the way they engaged volunteers, and to launch an entirely new volunteer engagement strategy during a pandemic. What do you do when a pandemic strikes and your organizatio...

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306. Quilting for Justice

Time + Talent Podcast - February 18, 2022 22:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Lauren Black from the Social Justice Sewing Academy talks about the opportunity her organization had to completely rethink the way they engaged volunteers, and to launch an entirely new volunteer engagement strategy during a pandemic. What do you do when a pandemic strikes and your organizatio...

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305. How Remote Volunteering Gave this Organization an Edge!

Time + Talent Podcast - February 11, 2022 14:58 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Michele Wiesner of Hire Heroes USA shares how her organization was given an “edge” when it comes to engaging volunteers during a pandemic and how they have been growing capacity through remote volunteering since 2005. Hire Heroes USA provides employment assistance services to thousands of tran...

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Episode 305 - How Remote Volunteering Gave this Organization an Edge!

Time + Talent Podcast - February 11, 2022 14:58 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Michele Wiesner of Hire Heroes USA shares how her organization was given an “edge” when it comes to engaging volunteers during a pandemic and how they have been growing capacity through remote volunteering since 2005. Hire Heroes USA provides employment assistance services to thousands of tran...

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304. Managing Change through Strategic Communications

Time + Talent Podcast - February 04, 2022 10:52 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Elizabeth Garrabrant from the Mid-Ohio Food Collective shares how she’s engaging new types of volunteers in new ways to meet the needs of her community during the second year of the pandemic. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective serves 20 counties in central and eastern Ohio. They run a foodbank as we...

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Episode 304 - Managing Change through Strategic Communications

Time + Talent Podcast - February 04, 2022 10:52 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Elizabeth Garrabrant from the Mid-Ohio Food Collective shares how she’s engaging new types of volunteers in new ways to meet the needs of her community during the second year of the pandemic. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective serves 20 counties in central and eastern Ohio. They run a foodbank as we...

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Episode 303 - Easy Technology Solutions for Older Adult Volunteers

Time + Talent Podcast - January 28, 2022 18:33 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Sara Bumgarner, Volunteer Services Manager & RSVP Director of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of the Treasure Coast shares how her organization re-purposed use of a simple online device to help volunteers and patients stay connected during COVID. The VNA of the Treasure Coast was founded ov...

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303. Easy Technology Solutions for Older Adult Volunteers

Time + Talent Podcast - January 28, 2022 18:33 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Sara Bumgarner, Volunteer Services Manager and RSVP Director of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of the Treasure Coast shares how her organization re-purposed use of a simple online device to help volunteers and patients stay connected during COVID. The VNA of the Treasure Coast was founde...

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Episode 302 - Why Do Volunteer Managers Adopt New Technology?

Time + Talent Podcast - January 21, 2022 21:48 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Mark Hager shares his exciting research on technology adoption in volunteer management. This research was conducted in conjunction with CCVA and focused on CVAs and how they’ve changed or adopted technology during the pandemic. Mark Hager has been leading the field in research on volunteer man...

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302. Why Do Volunteer Managers Adopt New Technology?

Time + Talent Podcast - January 21, 2022 21:48 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Mark Hager shares his exciting research on technology adoption in volunteer management. This research was conducted in conjunction with CCVA and focused on CVAs and how they’ve changed or adopted technology during the pandemic. Mark Hager has been leading the field in research on volunteer man...

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301. Welcome to Season 3!

Time + Talent Podcast - January 21, 2022 21:45 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Director, Education and Training at VolunteerMatch talk about the Season 3 themes and their thoughts on how leaders of volunteers are continuing to adapt and evolve to engaging volunteers during the ongoing pandemic. Seas...

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Episode 301 - Welcome to Season 3!

Time + Talent Podcast - January 21, 2022 21:45 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Director , Education & Training at VolunteerMatch talk about the Season 3 themes and their thoughts on how leaders of volunteers are continuing to adapt and evolve to engaging volunteers during the ongoing pandemic. Seaso...

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