DREAMS™ Generosity Accelerator Retreat

They are designed for nonprofit leaders who want to develop healthier, more authentic relationships with the people who support their work. Many participants are carrying the emotional weight of leadership and fundraising inside systems that often feel exhausting and transactional.

Giving partners and hosts may also participate in portions of the retreat experience, creating opportunities for meaningful conversation, trust-building, and shared learning.

Retreats are intentionally small and invitation-based. In hosted retreats, giving partners or hosts invite the nonprofit leaders they want to support. In retreats open to multiple organizations, leaders may apply directly. Either way, I meet with potential participants beforehand to make sure the retreat is the right fit for where they are in their leadership journey.

Giving partners help make retreats possible. Some host or underwrite an entire retreat for the nonprofit leaders they want to support. Others underwrite one leader’s participation in a shared retreat. In some cases, the organization or leader may also contribute.

Some hosts also participate in portions of the retreat conversations and learning experience.

The model can be shaped around the people involved, the setting, and the funding available. If you are interested in hosting, underwriting, or attending a retreat, we can talk through what makes sense.

Inspire Generosity is a faith-based practice. That perspective shapes the teaching, the hospitality, and the community that forms around each retreat. People come from a range of beliefs. What matters is a shared commitment to generosity, not agreement on faith. 

Retreats blend guided teaching, reflective conversation, relational learning, personal reflection, and practical application of The DREAMS® Framework. The experience is intentionally relational rather than conference-style, creating space for honest dialogue and meaningful connection.

Most retreats are intentionally small, typically including 8–12 participants. This allows for deeper trust, authentic conversation, and a more meaningful experience for everyone involved.

Because transformation requires space.

These experiences are intentionally designed to help participants step away from urgency, pressure, and constant performance so they can engage more honestly with themselves, their leadership, and the way they cultivate generosity relationships.

The retreat is the beginning of an ongoing shift rather than a one-time experience. Inspire Generosity offers continued support through conversations, support circles, and relational learning experiences designed to help participants continue integrating what they’ve learned into their leadership and generosity relationships.