Board and Staff Retreats

Grow as a non-profit team

Vantage Point’s half or full-day retreats offer you and your team a meaningful opportunity to grow, learn, and reconnect.

Individually Customized

We tailor our board and staff retreats to fit your organization’s unique culture and context. Our planning and delivery model is nimble and flexible, and we strive for engaging, collaborative and inclusive learning experiences that are not just meaningful, but also affordable and accessible. 

If you already have an agenda in place and just need facilitation, we are ready to step in and support the conversations. Our team of skilled facilitators are experienced conveners ready to facilitate a diverse range of conversations and topics related to governance, leadership and team building.

Planning and Facilitation 

We support board and staff retreat planning and facilitation that focuses on strength-based team building, trust and relationship development, and clarifying roles and responsibilities. Here are a few retreat objectives we have recently facilitated:

• Identifying shared priorities for board and staff for the years ahead.
• Strengthening trust and relationships among board and staff, laying the groundwork for a robust team ready to propel the organization towards renewal and greater impact.
• Creating a 12-month operational plan.
• Reconnecting your team to the organization’s mission and future vision, creating a communal sense of purpose.
• Uncovering and defining the team or organizational culture, including the values and unique behaviors that drive organizational success.
• Understanding what our values mean in action, including what it looks like when we are living our values and when we are not.
• Defining our team goals and/or success: what results will drive performance?

Team Development and Training

Effective teams are critical to any thriving organization. Understanding your leadership skills and personal attributes will positively impact the effectiveness of your team.

That is where our team-building approach comes in.

We may start with a strength-based assessment that highlights the unique mix of skills and strengths of your team. Then, guided by our facilitator, you will embark on team-building exercises that enhance communication, deepen relationships, and nurture team performance.

Want to include training for your board or staff? We often facilitate these workshops at retreats:

• Board Fundamentals: Roles & Responsibilities
• Leadership: Team Collaboration
• Leadership: Conflict and Challenging Conversations

See a full list of our workshops here.

Board Self-Assessment  

For board retreats specifically, consider starting your retreat with an opportunity for reflection. Each board member has a chance to ponder their board experience so far and share their thoughts on the board’s functioning and impact. Vantage Point will tailor the online board self-assessment, manage the survey distribution, gather the results, and provide you with a summary of responses. This survey will offer key insights and uncover priority areas for board growth.