How to Fund Your Next Board Retreat or Strategic Planning Session

Every nonprofit eventually hits a moment of polite stagnation. Board meetings are full, calendars are packed, and everyone is working hard—but progress feels heavier than it should. Conversations repeat themselves. Decisions take longer. Direction becomes unclear. Passion wilts. The organization isn't broken, but it isn't quite clicking either. That's usually when someone finally says what everyone else is thinking: "We should probably do a board retreat." Or, "Maybe it's time for a planning session." The idea hangs in the air for a moment, feels responsible and hopeful, and then gets quietly shut down with a familiar phrase: "We just don't have the budget for that right now." That sentence sounds practical. It feels disciplined. And most of the time, it's the wrong conclusion. Listen and Learn!

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How to Fund Your Next Board Retreat or Strategic Planning Session is an episode from The Fundraising Coach - Tom Iselin - Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofits by Tom Iselin.

This episode is 09:11 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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