We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits 281. How to Mobilize Volunteers + Grow Holistic Generosity - Rob Peabody
Meet Rob. After witnessing how complicated it could be to do good, he had a vision of making volunteering easier through the use of technology. VOMO takes away all the extra time that goes into managing volunteer events making it simple for you and your teammates to get involved in your own community. After this convo, you know we got nothing but FOMO for VOMO😜
💡Learn:
- How to leverage technology to power our volunteers
- What volunteers are looking for today & how can we better engage them
- How VOMO power volunteer management and organization online
- Case study examples of how VOMO powered philanthropy through volunteerism
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Rob’s story and journey to where he is today (3:30)
- The story and inspiration behind the founding of VOMO (9:00)
- Case Study: The story of VOMO + Stand Together + 1Day LA partnership to bring a new, innovative volunteer platform to Los Angeles (14:00)
- VOMO’s scope of work and how someone would utilize the platform (17:00)
- What a volunteers want today: what they are looking for and how can we as organizations better engage them and give them meaningful experiences (23:00)
- Case study of an organization that found success engaging and equipping their volunteers through VOMO (27:00)
- Redefining generosity to include a more holistic approach for today's giver (32:00)
- A powerful story of philanthropy in Rob’s life (37:00)
- Rob’s One Good Thing: Advancement and change only happens when we take risks. (42:00)
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/281
About Our Sponsor Virtuous
You know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.
Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/
About Our Sponsor Feathr
Are you ready to take your digital engagement to the next level but feel stuck about where to start? Feathr is focused on making nonprofit outreach more impactful by connecting you to your audience - wherever they are online. Feathr offers great training, support, and campaign recipes based on goals specific to nonprofits. Fro
Thank you to our partners 🩵
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