Nonprofit Executive & Board Retreat Facilitation

“Dennis facilitated our Board of Trustees retreat with a focus on Board Governance and Trustee roles.  It was no small task to facilitate the meeting for 20 of us—all leaders in organizational life and many who have attended other retreats.  Dennis was very effective at keeping the discussion focused, creating opportunities for everyone to provide input, and using his experience as a CEO to provide examples that clarified issues being debated.  I recommend Dennis unequivocally.”

“One of Dennis’ greatest strengths is his ability to establish trusting relationships very quickly. He has been invaluable to me as a chief executive! His facilitation of our board retreat was inspiring and motivating to everyone.”

“Dennis helped our organization rally around a strategic vision at our recent retreat.  He was timely, professional, and generated extremely helpful work product in addition to delivering his message in an engaging presentation to our board. Dennis speaks with the benefit of a tremendous depth of experience, which also allows him to identify feasible goals for an organization and motivate its members to believe that those goals are within reach.  Dennis was just the jolt our organization needed to look toward next-level growth.”

“Thank you so much for your time and expertise facilitating our Alumni Board retreat! You led the group masterfully, keeping us on track with great humor and poise, and really made the retreat both productive and enjoyable. It is obvious that you have a lot of experience in managing nonprofit boards, and I am profoundly grateful for your willingness to share that expertise with us.”

“We are deeply in Dennis’ debt for an extraordinarily successful strategic planning retreat this weekend. Dennis listened to our concerns, embraced our goals, and skillfully built a consensus for them among our quite disparate board, all while living within our tight budget. He engaged the entire board and let them express their thoughts but without allowing any of them to dominate or take us on tangents. Dennis kept everyone thinking, but also smiling. He is a true professional.”

"Dennis Miller facilitated our board retreat, and he did a wonderful job. Specifically, he helped our board members see the broader needs of the organization, examine how their specific skill sets can best benefit our mission, and created renewed enthusiasm and commitment for their service. He helped us to hone in on our vision and lighted the pathway to achieve it."

"I wanted to personally thank you for your excellent presentation at our Board retreat. You touched on everything that I felt was important for our Board members to focus on and I particularly enjoyed you involving each one of them during the talk you gave. In short, everyone basically felt the same way Diana and I felt when we left your presentation last year in Orlando. I remember saying to her 'I wish our Board could have heard that.'"

"Thank you for being such a fabulous, motivational speaker for our annual Board Retreat. Your organization was impeccable, your insights were right on target, and your presence was absorbing. To put it another way, the day, thanks to you, exceeded my expectations and clearly made a positive impact on the entire Board."