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 volunteersWhat volunteers are looking for today & how can we better engage themHow VOMO power volunteer management and organization onlineCase study examples of how VOMO powered philanthropy through volunteerismEPISODE HIGHLIGHTSRob’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/281About Our Sponsor VirtuousYou 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 FeathrAre 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. From fundraising tJoin us at ImpactUp: Story! Join us online from 12-1:30 CST for a free virtual session including a keynote with storytelling phenom, Afdhel Aziz, and a roundtable convo with 4 amazing nonprofit leaders. Then that evening, in nearly 50 cities around the world are hosting local meetups to keep the conversation going in person.Find a meetup near you or join us virtually! //Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter