{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Fund Your Next Board Retreat or Strategic Planning Session","description":" Every nonprofit eventually hits a moment of polite stagnation. Board meetings are full, calendars are packed, and everyone is working hard\u2014but progress feels heavier than it should. Conversations repeat themselves. Decisions take longer. Direction becomes unclear. Passion wilts. The organization isn\u2019t broken, but it isn\u2019t quite clicking either. That\u2019s usually when someone finally says what everyone else is thinking: \u201cWe should probably do a board retreat.\u201d Or, \u201cMaybe it\u2019s time for a planning session.\u201d The idea hangs in the air for a moment, feels responsible and hopeful, and then gets quietly shut down with a familiar phrase: \u201cWe just don\u2019t have the budget for that right now.\u201d That sentence sounds practical. It feels disciplined. And most of the time, it\u2019s the wrong conclusion. Listen and Learn! ","author_name":"The Fundraising Coach -- Fundraising Tips, Tools, and Tactics for Nonprofits -- by Tom Iselin","author_url":"http:\/\/www.tomiselin.com","html":"