Peter Wrinch reflects on the insights he has gleaned during his time as CEO of Hollyhock.

At the Retreat Center Collaboration, we’re celebrating an abundant year of change, growth, and impact. Thank you for being a part of this journey!

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.

Completed in July 2023, our Sustainability Toolkit offers an overview of the recent Cal Poly sustainability study and its findings, including highlights from the students’ literature review and data analysis. The toolkit suggests key areas for improvement, provides a tool and manual, plus links to related data.

In partnership with a team of industrial engineering students at Cal Poly University, the Retreat Center Collaboration is studying models for financial and programmatic sustainability at retreat centers. Find out what the team has learned from their eight-month study.

On this world-cafe-style Community Call, retreat center leaders were invited to bring a topic to discuss or select from a “menu” of discussion topics.

On this Community Call, we discussed ways retreat centers can inspire volunteers and program alumni to give back and deepen their participation in the community.

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.

Registration is now open for the RCC Annual Retreat, taking place this October 22 - 25, at Five Oaks Centre in Ontario!

Learn about how retreat centers are building relationships, establishing partnerships, and starting collaborative projects between retreat centers, movement groups, and community-based organizations.

In partnership with a team of Cal Poly University students, the Retreat Center Collaboration is studying models for financial and programmatic sustainability at retreat centers.

Rev. Lorren Buck joined us on our February 14th Community Call to facilitate a racial healing workshop grounded in Resmaa Menakem’s The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning.

We’re excited to gather with the Retreat Center Collaboration community this October 22 - 25, at Five Oaks Centre in Ontario!

On our January 24th Community Call, we exchanged best practices for staffing, discussed ways to develop a culture of equity within our centers, and brainstormed mental health supports.

On this Community Call, we discussed the pain points for retreat center leadership and board—how they’re rising to meet ongoing challenges and embracing intergenerational and intercultural leadership.

On our last Community Call of 2022, we reconnected to celebrate our shared story.

At the Retreat Center Collaboration, we’re celebrating an abundant year of change, growth, and impact.

On our November 22nd Community Call, we explored the idea of the Retreat Center Collaboration as a membership association.

RCC thrives on community input, and we're looking for a group of volunteers to advise our leadership. Share your insights on the work of retreat centers, and help inform the Stewardship Circle as they guide the Retreat Center Collaboration.

How is your center similar or different from others in the RCC community? What might you learn from your peer centers? What supports are community members requesting from RCC? Check out our 2022 survey results to learn more!