2027 Director of Development Retreat - Gatlinburg

SAVE THE DATE!

Full agenda and registration links coming soon!

Are you tired of staring at donor databases until your eyes cross, dodging board members who want to talk about gala napkin colors, and explaining for the nine-millionth time that money doesn't actually grow on non-profit money trees?

Pack your bags and escape the fundraising trenches. On April 25-27, Tennessee Nonprofit Network is heading to the mountains for the inaugural Director of Development Retreat at the gorgeous Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg.

This is your chance to step away from the relentless grit and grind of securing funding, stop sweating annual report deadlines, and finally find your people—the only other humans on earth who understand the unique trauma of a fiscal year-end or the sheer thrill of an unearthing an unrestricted major gift. We are trading spreadsheets for studios, spreadsheets for scenery, and spreadsheets for actual peace and quiet.

Expect high-craft inspiration, deep sighs of relief, peer camaraderie, and zero forced icebreakers involving yarn.

Registration Details

• Dates: April 25-27, 2027
• Location: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
• Without Accommodations: $499 (Plenty of great hotels in the area!)
• With Accommodations: $599 (Accommodations are onsite and include your own room and personal bathroom)
• Non-Member Rate: $799

Full agenda and registration links coming soon.

Clear your calendar, tell your executive director you're going off-grid for your own sanity, and get ready to remember why you actually like the non-profit sector.