In One Retreat
Board Members

learn to build capacity by enlisting the help of people they already know

Build Board Capacity

Just as Oscar learned in Marshall's novel,
you'll learn how to create incredible results through the power of genuine connections. You won't have
to spend a ton of extra time, or make big changes to build the capacity you need to expand your mission.

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Choose a Direction to Increase Your Capacity

Our most popular program helps your board generate hundreds of new, warm prospects in just a few hours. A second program creates the starting point for your Partnership Council - the leadership group that focuses on building your legacy. Like Victoria, we'll show you comfortable ways to infuse our process into your board life. You'll make a bigger impact without the discomfort of only asking for money. Give us a call... we can help you get funding for all you capacity building needs!

These programs deliver results right away


  1. Six Mission Growing Practices
    Unleash the full potential of your board. Together, we'll uncover over 100+ new and valuable resources and begin putting them to work growing your mission. Board leaders begin making a greater impact, without feeling pressured to ask for money. They become Relationship Ambassadors opening doors and making introductions.
  2. Build Communities of Supporters
    Set into motion four simple ways that your board can enlist the help of others. They'll learn how to maximize their return on connections by building relationship strategies. Your board will introduce you to new communities of supporters. Together, we'll identify eight new leaders and unravel the resources that lie buried in their spheres of influence. We'll build an action plan that you can use right away with your board to develop new opportunities through these communities.
As a Board Member, You'll:
  • Feel Fulfilled and Valued
  • Gently Engage People You Know
  • Enlist Support from Unexpected Sources
  • Create More Impact Than You Imagined
  • Casually Draw Peers You Value into Service

Additional support, follow-up coaching and consulting is available with each program.


Relationship Strategies That

Build Your Capacity

Everyone talks about the importance of relationships in capacity building. Our products focus solely on showing development professionals and their boards, step-by-step, how to grow their mission by making relationships stronger and more genuine.