Since leaving my role as CEO at Hollyhock, I’ve been working with retreat centers across North America and noticing the same pattern everywhere: successful fundraising isn’t about chasing wealthy donors—it’s about aligning purpose with social impact. Today’s funders are social investors looking for organizations whose work reflects the future they want to build. When retreat centers clearly articulate their purpose and demonstrate it through authentic, values-driven activities, they naturally attract aligned partners rather than chasing dollars. In short: get clear, get coherent, and the right funders will find you.

RCC and Peace Through Action USA invite retreat centers to apply to be prospective AmeriCorps member service sites in Peace Through Action’s upcoming application for AmeriCorps funding.

On this Community Call, we explored RCC's role as a mutual partner with retreat centers and how establishing formal partnerships might pave a clearer path for collaborative fundraising efforts.

We chose two emerging topics for our discussion this week, and spent time in small group discussions together with our hosts, Justine Johnson and Maureen Connors. Click to learn more and watch the video.