Join us for the NCHJ Retreat, a transformative experience designed to foster collaboration, personal growth, and community building. Our carefully curated agenda includes interactive workshops, team-building activities, and reflective sessions.
NCHJ Retreat 2025 Agenda
MONDAY
Jan 13, 2025
Grounding in Our History & Identity
CEO/ED Convening – 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Time Activity
10:30 AM Welcome
10:35 AM Agenda & Process Review
10:45 AM Warm Cups of Conversation:
Sharing Our Personal Whys
11:05 AM Reflections on Leadership: Reflecting on NCHJ’s
Evolving Engagement and Commitments
12:15 PM Wrap-Up & Next Steps
12:30 PM Adjourn
Grounding in Our History & Identity
Coalition Member Convening – 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Time Activity
1:00 PM Welcome
1:05 PM Context Setting
1:15 PM Retreat Process Overview
1:25 PM Participant Introductions
1:55 PM Reinforcing Community:
Setting Communal Agreements
2:25 PM Appreciating the Past: Part 1
3:15 PM Break – All
3:30 PM Appreciating the Past: Part 2
4:05 PM Reflecting on Our Collective Identity
4:50 PM Wrap-Up & Closing
5:00 PM Adjourn – All
TUESESDAY
Jan 14, 2025
Understanding the Landscape
The Coalition’s Internal Capabilities & Vulnerabilities and the External Opportunities & Threats
Time Activity
8:30 AM Arrival & Breakfast – All
9:00 AM Welcome
9:05 AM Day 2 Agenda Review
9:10 AM Portraits of Us: Relationship Building Activity
9:45 AM Vision & Guiding Principles: Part 1
10:45 AM Break – All
11:00 AM Vision & Guiding Principles: Part 2
12:30 PM Lunch – All
1:15 PM Understanding & Working Against Authoritarianism:
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM Break – All
3:15 PM Sensing the Future Together
5:00 PM Wrap-Up & Closing
5:15 PM Adjourn – All
6:00 PM Dinner - Proper Cuisine
WEDNESDAY
Jan 15, 2025
Clarifying NCHJ’s 2025 Priorities & Working Agenda
Time Activity
8:30 AM Arrival & Breakfast – All
9:00 AM Welcome
9:05 AM Day 3 Agenda Review
9:10 AM Team Dynamics: Putting the Pieces Together
9:50 AM Priority Setting & Critical Focus Areas: Part 1
10:45 AM Break – All
11:00 AM Priority Setting & Timelines: Part 2
12:00 PM Lunch – All
1:00 PM A 2025 Working Agenda: Part 1
3:00 PM Break – All
3:15 PM A 2025 Working Agenda: Part 2
4:40 PM Wrap – Up & Closing
5:00 PM Adjourn – All
THURSDAY
Jan 16, 2025
Mobilizing Our Movement & Members
Time Activity
8:30 AM Arrival & Breakfast – All
9:00 AM Welcome
9:05 AM Day 4 Agenda Review
9:10 AM Power Mapping Survey Findings
9:50 AM Coalition Composition & Connections
10:45 AM Break – All
11:00 AM Engaging Our Existing Structures
11:40 AM Wrap – Up & Closing
12:00 PM Adjourn – All *A bag lunch will be provided*