Podcasts by Time + Talent Podcast

410. Diversifying Your Volunteer Team - It Can Be Done! from 2022-12-19T11:00

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During the height of COVID, CASA of San Joaquin County faced the fact that over 1500 children from the County were living in f...

409. From AmeriCorps to Her Doctorate: One Leader's Journey from 2022-12-12T11:00

Courtney Tull joins us to talk about her work with volunteers and  her journey - so far!

Starting with her work as a...

408. Using Volunteer Feedback and Reflection to Boost Engagement from 2022-12-05T11:00

MobileServe helps groups like schools - from elementary to college - and companies connect with nonprofits to access service learning opportunities.

407. Evolving Your Model to Empower Women from 2022-11-28T11:00

Theresa Goebel-Menting founded and directs the We EmpowHer Women’s Empowerment Series, aimed at helping marginalized women and their families overcome challenges ...

406. Youth Volunteers as Leaders from 2022-11-21T11:00

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 news...

405. Building Flexibility Through Team-Based Direct Service from 2022-11-14T11:00

404. How One Zoo Reimagined Engagement Through the Pandemic from 2022-11-07T11:00

The Chester Zoo introduced a range of micro-volunteering activities alongside our traditional roles to engage the community in conservation action and volunteerin...

403. Helping Veterans Fight Loneliness through Remote Volunteering from 2022-10-31T10:00

In this episode, Prince Taylor, Deputy Director, VA Center for Development & Civic Engagement at the US Department of Veterans Affairs shares how their organizati...

401. Welcome to Season 4 from 2022-10-24T10:00

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 seas...

402. Build a Better Volunteer Handbook with a Team Approach from 2022-10-24T10:00

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...

310. The Leadership Path - from Volunteer Services to the C-Suite from 2022-03-18T17:37:08

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 l...

309. Balancing the Needs of Employees and Volunteers from 2022-03-11T14:30:46

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 straig...

308. Tapping the Potential of (Career) Volunteers from 2022-03-04T13:53:10

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 ...

307. Connecting with Volunteers During Times of Change from 2022-02-25T18:13:59

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...

306. Quilting for Justice from 2022-02-18T22:15:05

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...

305. How Remote Volunteering Gave this Organization an Edge! from 2022-02-11T14:58:41

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 g...

304. Managing Change through Strategic Communications from 2022-02-04T10:52:48

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...

303. Easy Technology Solutions for Older Adult Volunteers from 2022-01-28T18:33:08

Sara Bumgarner, Volunteer Services Manager and RSVP Director of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of the Treasure Coast shares how her organization re-purposed...

302. Why Do Volunteer Managers Adopt New Technology? from 2022-01-21T21:48:44

Mark Hager shares his exciting research on technology adoption in volunteer management. This research was conducted in conjunction with CCVA and focused on CVAs a...

301. Welcome to Season 3! from 2022-01-21T21:45:50

Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Director, Education and Training at VolunteerMatch talk about the Season 3 themes and the...

209. Becoming an Architect of the Volunteer Experience from 2020-11-09T18:47:06

During Faiza’s work with volunteers, she has radically shifted how she sees her role and the work of leading and engaging volunteers. Initially, she focused on th...

208. Transforming Your Volunteer Strategy from the Ground Up from 2020-11-02T14:08:15

SOAR365 (formerly the Greater Richmond Arc) was founded 65 years ago by parents determined to find new and different ways to support their children with disabilit...

207. Corporate Social Responsibility Its a Two-Way Street from 2020-10-26T14:13:06

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Nicolle Lee from Voya Financial joins us to pull back the curtain and share her company's employee volunteer program's strateg...

206. Strengthening the Impact of Young Professional Volunteers from 2020-10-19T19:37:23

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Like many organization’s Habitat for Humanity, NYC has faced challenges when tapping into the time and talent of young profess...

205. Digital Transformation as the New Normal - Moving Mentoring Online from 2020-10-12T15:16:05

Oasis Institute is the largest intergenerational K-3 mentoring program in the nation with 83 school districts and 4000 tutors. The average volunteer is a 72-year-...

204. Building Community Together - Online&During a Pandemic from 2020-10-05T16:00

Cedars has been supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1919. They work together with the people they serve — as individuals...

203. Dignity&Respect Extends to Volunteers Too from 2020-09-28T17:50:28

Metrocrest Services in the greater Dallas Area provides food and support services to 600-800 clients a week. Food Pantry, Rides, Home Repair, Consignment Store, A...

202. The Hard Truth: Diversity&Inclusion from the Volunteer Perspective from 2020-09-28T17:43:19

After decades as a leader of volunteers for high-profile national charities in the UK, Helen Timbrell switched gears to work as an organizational development cons...

201. Welcome to Season 2! from 2020-09-28T17:16:36

What do you get when you interview a slate of talented leaders of volunteers and nonprofits professionals who understand the power of community? You get Season 2 ...

109. The Rewards&Challenges of Nonprofit Board Diversity - Part 2 from 2019-11-25T15:21:41

In Part 2 Dabash Negash from NYC Service shares ideas for starting a conversation and setting some goals and practices to help your organization understand and achieve better Board diversity, eq...

108. The Rewards&Challenges of Nonprofit Board Diversity - Part 1 from 2019-11-25T15:12:34

In 2018 NYC Service partnered with the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee to conduct a survey on nonprofit board diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) gaps, strategies, recommendations and resour...

107. Digital Team Building with Remote Volunteers from 2019-11-18T14:36:51

Elise Segars from Crisis Text Line shares her experience motivating, inspiring, and building relationships with volunteers that she never meets face to face. We talk about what’s worked, what wa...

106. Designing a Leadership Pipeline for 23,000 Volunteers from 2019-11-07T22:58:06

That’s not a typo – the New York Roadrunners, the organization that plans running events including the New York City Marathon, engages 23,000 volunteers a year. Erika Amaya joins us to talk abou...

105. Building an Army of Volunteer Advocates from 2019-11-04T14:15:15

Carla Lehn had a vision for how volunteers could transform the California State Library system.

She talks about what she learned, the unexpected benefits of gathering feedback, and how sh...

104. Using Radical Transparency to Build Volunteer Buy-In from 2019-10-28T13:39:21

Open, honest, and transparent communication can produce real results when applied to introducing and implementing changes to a volunteer engagement strategy. Kend...

103. Key Lessons from 7 Years of Intern Iterations from 2019-10-21T15:45:48

The Huron River Watershed Council’s internship initiative addresses a trifecta of community needs, intern needs, and agency needs. Jason Frenzel - Volunteer & Ste...

102. Putting Volunteer Wellness First from 2019-10-14T14:20:08

As a wellness organization, one of the aims of Beach Cities Health District is to impact the health and wellbeing of volunteers themselves. Through their research...

101. Welcome to the T+T Podcast - Bold Practices in Volunteer Engagement from 2019-09-06T16:06:29

Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Senior Manager, Education & Training at VolunteerMatch talk about why they started the Ti...