Pause. Reflect. Realign.
Move Forward Together.
REFLECT & RENEW RETREATS
Strategic planning and facilitated retreats for boards, leadership teams, staff, and community initiatives.
ideal timing
WHY ORGANIZATIONS LOVE THIS PROCESS
Room to ask the questions that matter.
Organizations are often so busy delivering programs, solving problems, and responding to day-to-day needs that they rarely create space to step back and ask: What's working? What's no longer working? What are we learning? Where should we focus next? How do we build alignment around our priorities?
Reflect & Renew Retreats create that space — through facilitated conversations, assessments, planning exercises, and collaborative visioning that help teams strengthen communication, uncover opportunities, align around priorities, and build practical action plans for the year ahead.
- ✓Celebrate successes
- ✓Learn from challenges
- ✓Gather honest feedback
- ✓Strengthen communication
- ✓Identify opportunities
- ✓Foster team connection
- ✓Build alignment
- ✓Create realistic priorities
- ✓Develop actionable plans
THE SHIFT
From overwhelmed to moving forward.
- Busy
- Reactive
- Overwhelmed
- Misaligned
- Clear
- Aligned
- Focused
- Moving forward
→
who it's for
Built for teams ready to align.
Every Reflect & Renew engagement is designed using the Catalyze Growth Pathway, moving from deep discovery and reflection into practical planning, engagement, and ongoing momentum.
Board development, strategic planning, annual priorities, fundraising readiness, governance alignment.
Clarify roles, improve communication, strengthen decision-making, and align around goals.
Gather feedback, identify improvements, build culture, and increase engagement.
Facilitate collaboration, stakeholder input, and strategic direction.
Leadership retreats, annual planning, culture building, and growth strategy.
THE REFLECT & RENEW FRAMEWORK
Four movements, one path forward.
Reflect
Celebrate accomplishments, gather insights, identify lessons learned, and assess current realities.
Reimagine
Explore opportunities, challenges, emerging needs, and future possibilities.
Realign
Identify priorities and create shared understanding around goals and responsibilities.
Renew
Develop practical next steps and action plans.
retreat options
Choose your depth.
Reflect & Renew Essentials
Focused reflection and planning.
- Strategy
- Communications
- Publicity
- Community engagement
- Partnerships
- Event production support
- Creative and digital support
Reflect & Renew Growth
A deeper experience for boards, staff, and leadership teams preparing for growth.
- Pre-retreat interviews / survey
- Customized facilitation
- Strategic planning exercises
- Team engagement activities
- Summary report
- Recommended priorities
- 60-day follow-up session
Reflect & Renew Partnership
Annual planning, board engagement, stakeholder input, and org development.
- Staff & board retreats
- Joint alignment session
- Stakeholder surveys
- Community listening sessions
- Strategic planning support
- Quarterly work plans
- Ongoing advisory support
optional add-ons
Extend the engagement.
Community surveys, listening sessions, focus groups, and interviews.
Governance discussions, board roles, responsibilities, and effectiveness.
Development of annual priorities, goals, and organizational work plans.
Program reviews, opportunity assessments, and initiative planning.
Integrate fundraising and communications priorities into annual planning.
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
- Greater alignment
- Stronger communication
- Team engagement
- Clear priorities
You leave with more than notes.
- Strategic recommendations
- Quarterly work plans
- Actionable next steps
- Renewed energy & focus
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
The person in the room with you.
Sarah Cornwell
FOUNDER & LEAD STRATEGIST
Sarah brings more than 20 years of experience facilitating strategic conversations, stakeholder engagement, community initiatives, organizational development, and collaborative planning sessions.
Known for her ability to create welcoming spaces, ask insightful questions, identify patterns, and help groups move from ideas to action, Sarah helps organizations uncover clarity and build momentum.
FEATURED PROJECT
Cottage Grove Local Food Action Plan
Facilitation · Stakeholder Engagement · Strategic Planning
The City of Cottage Grove was selected as one of only 16 communities nationwide to participate in the U.S. EPA's Local Foods, Local Places initiative — bringing together local, state, and federal partners to strengthen the region's food economy.
As a member of the Local Foods, Local Places Steering Committee, Catalyze helped engage farmers, businesses, community organizations, government agencies, and tourism partners to identify opportunities, build consensus, and develop a shared vision. The result was a City Council-adopted Local Food Action Plan — a collaborative roadmap for economic development, community resilience, and long-term investment in the local food system.
Read the case study →
Ready to create space for what matters most?
The strongest organizations don't just work hard — they create time to reflect, learn, adapt, and plan intentionally. Let's design a retreat experience that strengthens alignment and helps your team move forward with clarity and confidence.