Oasis Institute is the largest intergenerational K-3 mentoring program in the nation with 83 school districts and 4000 tutors. I the past, all tutoring took place in person before COVID-19 required a pivot. By prioritizing safely and inclusion Elizabeth was able to pivot her strategy to work for both students and tutors. She trained volunteers that wanted to participate online and created a communication plan to those that didn’t feel comfortable in the loop. She now plans to expand the...

Cedars has been supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1919. Their residential and day programs are known for creating a life-affirming, loving environment in which participants are able to live creative, productive, and joyous lives. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they created a curated private Facebook channel to keep everyone -- residents, volunteers, staff, and donors -- up to date on developments. It has become much more than a way to...

Metrocrest Services in the greater Dallas Area provides food and support services to 600-800 clients a week. While they had a diverse clientele, volunteers came from the surrounding suburbs and didn’t reflect the diverse community they served. Brittni shares her personal story of how she has created opportunities for neurodiverse volunteers of all ages, court-ordered volunteers, intergenerational opportunities, and is actively recruiting Xennials.

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 consultant and coach. Recently, Helen published the research study “What the bloody hell are you doing here? A comparative study of the experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and White volunteers in four organisations.” In this episode, Helen and Hadji Singh, a research participant, share some of the eye-opening results.

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 of the Time + Talent podcast! In this episode, we offer our key takeaways from interviews with our smart and dedicated guests and share what you can expect. We have deep respect for the talented people who lead volunteer programs -- their leadership is being tested, but they are undaunted. They demonstrate that creative leaders can...

In Part 2 o this interview, Dabash Negash from NYC Service shares practical ideas for starting a conversation and setting some goals and practices to help your organization understand and achieve better Board diversity, equity and inclusion. She also shares the ABCs of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. If you missed Episode 108, you can hear her discuss the results and findings from their survey and report on Board diversity in New York City.

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 resources and published a full report on their findings entitled What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC Nonprofit Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this episode, Dabash Nagash joins us to talk about the survey, the report, and what they learned. She discusses ways to put the results into action in...

Crisis Text Line volunteers live all around the U.S. and volunteer from their homes or work online. So, the agency pays special attention to keeping far flung, virtual volunteers engaged. 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 wasn’t as successful, and how their recognition strategy is designed to ‘surprise and delight’ their volunteers.

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 about how she couldn’t make that happen without volunteer leaders.

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 she literally wrote the book on the transformative power of volunteer advocates!

Open, honest, and transparent communication can produce real results when introducing changes to a volunteer engagement strategy. Kendra Baumer shares the success she’s had at the New York–New Jersey Trails Conference. She practices a kind of “compassionate radical transparency” (our words) as her leadership philosophy, which she employed to conduct a recent program assessment. This step was vital for an organization that is 100 years old and steeped in tradition.

The Huron River Watershed Council’s internship initiative addresses a trifecta of community needs, intern needs, and agency needs. Jason Frenzel - Volunteer & Stewardship Coordinator - is taking an iterative approach to its design and his approach has evolved over the years to become ever more aligned with the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) goals for the organization.

Join us for a chat with Megan Vixie, Chief Engagement Officer at Beach Cities Health District, one of the leading preventive health agencies in the nation. Megan recognizes the need to help meet the emotional and motivational needs of volunteers as well. As a manager of talent across the organization, she recognizes that volunteerism is a two-way street and that ensuring that the personal needs of volunteers are met is a key part of her job.

Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Senior Manager, Education & Training at VolunteerMatch talk about why they started the Time + Talent podcast and outline the trends and themes that define this first season. Don't forget to subscribe to this show!