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Join Today to Build a Volunteer Program That Thrives

Resilience in Uncertain Times

As you build for the future, your community will be essential to your success. Now is the time to establish your nonprofit’s position as the “go-to” place to contribute time, talent, and treasure.

The VolunteerPro Impact LabTM can help you design a modern volunteer experience that volunteers can’t wait to support.

Let’s DO this!

Tobi Johnson, MA, CVA
President & Founder

How Does It Work?

You will start by assessing your program maturity using our online assessment tool. Then, you’ll use our templates to build out an action plan to take your volunteer program to the next level.

You’ll participate in live trainings and review the on-demand courses and replays that relate directly to your plan of attack. And, you’ll join our monthly coaching calls to get solutions and support.

To keep momentum moving forward, you’ll join our quarterly planning intensives to refresh and focus your plan for your next 90-day program development sprint.

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Our Model

Our proprietary Volunteer Strategy SuccessPath™ is based on decades of experience in the field and details the key steps you need to take to transform your organization’s volunteer strategy from fundamental to a fully mature approach.

These milestones are the key to mobilizing high-impact volunteer talent that brings about results for your good cause.

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On-Demand Program Assessment

Our bespoke Volunteer Strategy SuccessPath™ Assessment scores program maturity across each of the five phases and provides recommended resources from the VolunteerPro Impact LabTM to help. Access is free for members have unlimited access to the assessment tool.

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Got questions about membership? 
Please email us at wecare@volpro.net.  We’d be happy to help.

Who the VolunteerPro Impact LabTM is for …

The VolunteerPro Impact LabTM is the perfect fit for nonprofit and public sector organizations that rely on volunteer talent to meet their missions and are ready to rebuild for the future.

Our members know that a stable, long-term volunteer base is the key to their organization’s sustainability and that committed volunteers help them raise more funds and impact more lives. 

If your organization is ready to build a modern, sustainable, and effective volunteer engagement strategy, you’re in the right place.

The VolunteerPro ImpactLabTM will give you the tools, inspiration, “what’s working now” systems, and unparalleled support on your journey to mobilize and engage exceptional volunteers for your good cause.

Impact LabTM members come from a wide range of causes, charities, congregations, companies, and communities, including … 

  • Arts, culture, and humanities
  • Healthcare and hospice
  • Social and human services
  • Education, literacy, and mentoring
  • Sport and coaching
  • Homeless shelters and food banks
  • Affordable housing
  • Veterans services
  • Senior and disability services
  • Animal rescue and welfare
  • Workforce development
  • Parks, trails, and the environment
  • Social justice and advocacy
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Professional membership associations
  • Community and neighborhood development
  • City, state, and federal government programs
  • And more!

What’s Inside …

When you join, you’ll get immediate access to …

✅ Our Volunteer Strategy SuccessPathTM Online Assessment Tool to score program maturity levels across five domains

✅ Core Course Learning Hub with focused tutorials to quickly tackle recommended areas for program growth 

✅ Monthly Live Expert Seminars with START Guides and downloads to help with rapid learning-to-implementation

✅ Monthly Member Q&A Huddles to advance strategy and get direct advice on a project or challenge

✅ Quarterly Planning Intensives to stay on track and moving forward with your plan

✅ Monthly VolunteerPro (MVP) Playbook with event details and resource links centered on a monthly theme

✅ Wisdom AI-powered Search Widget to scan our content and review narrative answers with links to resources 

✅ Community Leaderboard with bonus prize levels to reward high-quality community contributions

✅ SuccessPath Resource Hub with of over 200 tools and templates to help you reduce program development time

✅ ProTalk Community Forum to check in, network, ask questions, share successes, and stay accountable to your goals

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Members also get these value-packed BONUSES …

✅ FREE VIP registration to VisionWeek our popular annual strategic planning bootcamp ($147 value, mid November 2025)

✅ 50% OFF our Volunteer Management Fundamentals online course for a full foundation ($199 value, enroll anytime)

✅ 50% OFF our Volunteer Recruitment BoostCamp live cohort-based course with coaching ($499 value, 2025 dates coming soon)

Grow Your Organization’s Impact With Expert
Volunteer Program Design Support

We help you achieve the following with expert training, coaching, and resources galore …

  • Design a High-Impact Volunteer Strategy from the Ground Up

  • Renovate a Lagging Volunteer Program to Reach Full Potential

  • Recruit Reliable, Enthusiastic, Committed Volunteer Talent

  • Train and Prepare Volunteers to Provide Quality Services

  • Coach and Lead Diverse Volunteer Teams from All Walks of Life

  • Recognize and Reward Volunteers for Their Valuable Contributions

  • Foster Strong Leadership Capacity in Employees and Volunteers

  • Make Smart, Focused Investments in Tools and Technology

  • Build Outcomes Metrics and Tracking Systems to Reliably Report Results

Expert Live Training with Replays 

Helpful Guides & Templates

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Get Growing Today!

Assess your current volunteer program maturity and build for the future at a fraction of the cost of high-priced consulting programs.

Monthly Plan

$59/ month / per person
  • Pay Month-to-Month
  • Access to our program assessment tool
  • All live seminars & Q&A coaching calls
  • AI-powered resource hub
  • Peer forum of action takers
  • Community leaderboard with bonuses
  • And MUCH more!
JOIN NOW

Annual Plan

$597/ year / per person
  • SAVE $111 Per Year!
  • Access to our program assessment tool
  • All live seminars & Q&A coaching calls
  • AI-powered resource hub
  • Peer forum of action takers
  • Community leaderboard with bonuses
  • And MUCH more!
JOIN NOW

Team of Two

1,045/ year / 2 people
  • SAVE $149 Per Year!
  • Access to our program assessment tool
  • All live seminars & Q&A coaching calls
  • AI-powered resource hub
  • Peer forum of action takers
  • Community leaderboard with bonuses
  • And MUCH more!
JOIN NOW >>

Team of Three

1,194/ year / 3 people
  • SAVE $597 Per Year!
  • Access to our program assessment tool
  • All live seminars & Q&A coaching calls
  • AI-powered resource hub
  • Peer forum of action takers
  • Community leaderboard with bonuses
  • And MUCH more!
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We also offer generous group rates for larger teams and enterprise-wide memberships.

Reach out to wecare@volpro.net for more info.

Guest Experts at Your Fingertips

Here are a few you will find inside the VolunteerPro Impact LabTM.

Joan Garry
on Nonprofit Leadership

Joan Garry Consulting

Dr. Matthew Whitaker
on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diamond Strategies

Matt McGregor
on Risk Management & COVID

First Advantage

Alyson Gallaher
on Special Event Volunteers

Volunteer East Tennessee

Faiza Venzant
on the CVA Credential

Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA)

Joanne Fine Schwebel
on Measuring Volunteer Impact

Joanne Fine Schwebel Consulting

Sandy Rees
on Volunteer Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Dr. Melissa Heinlein Storti, CAVS
on Preventing Burnout

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center

“VolunteerPro offers webinars that are not peddling common sense in the guise of new revelations. They aren’t offering opinion-based information only, but rather, they provide information based on actual-real-life science. And, they are developed by an actual expert whose methods have withstood the test of time.”

Alana Knoppw, MSW, Manager, Volunteer Program, Southeast Region, Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice

“So, my CEO just commanded me to ‘start interviewing volunteers prior to inviting them to Recruitment’ and can I just say THANK YOU Tobi and everyone at VolPro for having such applicable worksheets and a gorgeously searchable database of resources. Interviews fix a logjam I was experiencing with onboarding, but so happy to have some inspired options at my fingertips.”

Paula Allen, CVA, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Filoli Historic House and Garden

“I won an award yesterday for excellence in volunteer administration and I credit that to taking your courses! So thank you for your good work!”

Karen Stolt, CVA, Volunteer Manager, Lollypop Farm

“The webinars are my favorite thing about VolunteerPro! There hasn’t been a single one from which I didn’t take something away and put into practice. The information is timely and the templates that are provided are a tremendous timesaver, so I don’t have to reinvent the wheel to put the ideas into practice; just a few tweaks to adapt the template to my needs and it’s good to go.”

Marie Howell, CVA, CAVS, Manager, Volunteer Services, Cook Children’s Health Care System

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“We have developed a robust program that can sustain itself. We can fully support our department on our own. We don’t need HR. We don’t need marketing. We don’t need really any other support teams because Tobi has shown us how to do it ourselves.” 

Sara Bumgarner, Volunteer Manager, Visiting Nurse Association of the Treasure Coast

“It’s one of those things where you can either work very hard or you can work very smart. And I think that by making an investment in your education for yourself, for your employees, for the other staff members that you pass along, what you’re learning to do, it saves you so much time and headache.”

Lisa O’Kane, Director of Volunteer Services, Southeastern Guide Dogs

“And that’s part of what happens when you join VolunteerPro. You make those first changes, those things that are the emergency things to take care of and then there’s all the information for further improving.  So, it’s an ongoing process, but at every point, I’ve created something that is transferable and long-lasting, so it really is an investment in the future.”

Janet Douglass, Volunteer Coordinator, Joseph’s House

FAQ 

What our Most Successful Members Ask Before Enrolling in the
VolunteerPro Impact LabTM

If you’ve ever been frustrated by training that’s full of vague “fluff” and conjecture about what might work, you’ll appreciate our focus on research-based strategies and our decades of practical “roll up your sleeves” experience in the trenches as nonprofit professionals and leaders.

Also, we keep up to date on the evolving academic research. What’s even better – we cite it in our training slides so you can dive deeper if you want.

We believe this is the BEST training on the market (and the ONLY of its kind), hands down.

That’s why we guarantee it.

Impact LabTM membership subscriptions are automatically renewed at the end of each subscription period.  If you want to cancel or change your payment method, you can do so right from your member profile inside the portal.  Our goal is to make your access as easy as possible to manage.

We have two options to join:

  • Annual Membership – Your membership renews at the end of each 12-month period (the best option for budget-conscious nonprofits)
  • Monthly Membership – Your membership renews each month (you can also upgrade to an annual membership at any time)

You can cancel at any time and your membership will end at the close of your current cycle.

We know that you’ll be excited about all you are learning.  And to build a thriving volunteer program, you’ll need to collaborate with others to do that. So, if there is a template, checklist, swipe file you want to copy and use internally with others at your organization, that’s expected and entirely fine.

Our policy is one account = one person. So, we do ask that you not share your login. If your colleagues would like to have access to a live seminar or coaching call, you have a few options:

  1. Invite co-workers to pull up a chair and view live seminars alongside you.
  2. Purchase a team membership at a discount. Each of your co-workers will receive their own individual user name and password.

Absolutely!  Often our members get promoted, change roles, or leave their organizations and the ImpactLabTM no longer makes sense. To transfer your account to another team member, simply email us at wecare@volpro.net and give us the name and email of the new member and when you want the switch to take place.  We can generally make the change in one business day.

Each month we present live seminars and coaching calls. You can choose which make sense for you.

You can either join us live or watch video replays at your own pace.  You’ll also get the slides so you can take notes as you go.    

Big results take effort. Plan to spend about 1-3 hours each week participating and taking action. If you put in the work, you WILL make progress!

We’re not going to lie. In order to build a volunteer system to get the kind of traction your organization is seeking, you will need to put in some hard work. It will also mean you’ll have to get out of your comfort zone.

But, our Volunteer Strategy SuccessPathTM model saves you time by focusing on the milestones that truly build toward program maturity and results. And, Team VolPro will be there to answer questions and keep you moving forward.

And, you can use the systems, templates, and plans in this program “right out of the box,” which will also save you time. 

Let’s face it, it takes a TON of time to research and find examples what’s working for today’s volunteer coordination. And, even when you try things, there are no guarantees.

So, stop spinning your wheels. We’ve got decades of experience under our belts and can save you time by showing you the way.

My “done with you” step-by-step training, tools, and coaching will help you scale more rapidly, rather than hunting and pecking for systems that might work and “tips and tricks” from people with little or no expertise.

You have two choices. 1) go without and keep struggling OR 2) invest in the next best thing to hiring a high-priced consultant: expert training and systems that can get your agency traction. We like option #2 for you!

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Our No-Risk, All Reward
Money Back Guarantee 

Make no mistake, Tobi and Team VolPro will be “in it to win it” with you every step of the way.

In fact, we are SO CONFIDENT that our systems and frameworks can help your organization get results that we back it with our 7-day, No-Questions-Asked Golden Guarantee. 

If for some reason, you don’t feel confident that your VolunteerPro Course or Impact LabTM membership will set you firmly on the path to robust volunteer involvement at your nonprofit, simply reach out to us at wecare@volpro.net within 7 days of purchase and we will refund your investment, no questions asked. 

Join Today!

Monthly Plan

$59/ month / per person
JOIN NOW

Annual Plan

$597/ year / per person
JOIN NOW

Team of Two

1,045/ year / 2 people
JOIN NOW >>

Team of Three

1,194/ year / 3 people
JOIN NOW >>

We also offer generous group rates for larger teams and enterprise-wide memberships.

Reach out to wecare@volpro.net for more info.

What’s Different About the VolunteerPro Impact LabTM?

After more than 20 years of boots-on-the-ground experience in nonprofits and government programs, Tobi Johnson opened the doors to VolunteerPro in order to meet an evolving need in the nonprofit sector – organizations were struggling to get and keep active volunteers.

As technology and society evolved, volunteer programs simply weren’t keeping pace. 

The “we’ve always done it this way” and “scarcity” mentality of many volunteer organizations was sadly holding back their progress and impact. They needed a new vision for volunteerism based on what’s working now, not old-school strategies.

Fast forward six years, and Tobi has helped thousands of leaders of volunteers around the world build their leadership skills, evolve their strategy, and make a bigger difference in the world by effectively leveraging volunteer talent.

Through VolunteerPro Premium membership you can get direct access to expertise and advice at a fraction of the cost of private consulting.  This is the ONLY service of its kind in the world that offers a focused model, assessment tool, courses, coaching, and community to its members in one affordable membership. 

If you are ready to stop struggling and start scaling the potential of volunteer talent – to LEVEL UP and SCALE your volunteer initiatives – we can help you gain the clarity and focus to get there faster.

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Still “thinking about it”?

Here’s why the VolunteerPro Impact LabTM makes sense …

Get ready to …

  • Implement the tools of today. We know digital. We teach today’s online tactics, based on what we’ve learned by running our own successful online business for over a decade. Technology tools are evolving quickly, and we’ll help you keep pace. And, you’ll get wise advice on how to transform your organization’s outdated practices into something modern without breaking the bank.

  • Bring in needed resources to your organization. Volunteers are donors and donors are volunteers.  Research shows that the COVID pandemic has not reduced giving. In fact, charitable contributions are on the upswing. For middle income earners, the average yearly charitable donation is approximately $3,296. A single gift covers the cost of an annual VolunteerPro Impact LabTM membership. Not a bad return on investment!

  • Save precious time. With an Impact LabTM membership, you won’t have to reinvent the wheel and waste time sifting through free content and learning through trial and error. Our ready-made templates will save you time and help you jump start your results immediately. We always include “next steps” so you can create action plans right away. We know employees are crazy busy. Our primary goal is to help our members learn and implement as quickly as possible.

  • Prepare employees for leadership and career advancement. With membership, get ready to add value to your organization’s talent pool. Employees will not only improve their volunteer engagement skills, but will also “level up” their leadership skills to further their next career step at your nonprofit.

Got Questions About Membership …

Contact us at wecare@volpro.net.
We would be happy to help you determine if this is the right investment for your organization.