Facilitating meaningful conversations that take your nonprofit to the next level
Retreats
Guided Dialogue
Meeting Design
Retreats for Board, Staff, New Teams, or Collaboratives
Retreats require our most precious resources - our time and attention - so they need to be spaces for purpose and possibility. Whether your retreat will be focused on strategic planning, team building, blue sky thinking, or an organizational reset, expert facilitation with intentional design will make the most of your gathering as time well spent.
Guided Dialogue
When a team, board of directors, or collaborative needs to build trust, foster mutual understanding, or create a supportive environment, guided dialogue is a productive path forward. As facilitator, I will create an empathic, structured discussion that fosters understanding, sharing, and learning through the perspectives of others.
Meeting Design or Refresh
Whether you’re leading a new team or reinventing one, designing a meeting driven by your mission coupled with a clearly defined purpose will ensure meaningful discussions that will take your organization to the next level.
Founded in 2016, Knight Ridge Consulting is dedicated to building an equitable nonprofit community.
JENNY BURCH, OWNER & PRESIDENT
MY STORY
Knight Ridge is a forest in southern Indiana. Part of my family settled there in the 1800's, and its rolling hills, gentle creek, and inspiring beauty bring me many fond memories. As a child, it was a space to actively explore, be brave, and learn. This natural world reflected the strength of its past and a hope for the future. I design my facilitation practice to create similar spaces for meaningful exploration, social connection, and learning.
I strive to be an empathic facilitator devoted to sharing spaces with others who build equitable nonprofit communities. My practice is informed by over 30 years serving nonprofits, both as practitioner and consultant across the arts, health and human services, faith-based, and women and youth-serving organizations. I have served in executive and board leadership roles at nonprofits both large and small.
LIFELONG LEARNING
I am an alumna of the Getty Museum Leadership Institute and the Disney Institute, where I collaborated with peers on strategic planning, financial planning, and customer loyalty strategies. I have served on panels and conducted workshops at numerous professional gatherings, including the American Association of Museums, Association of Children’s Museums, Midwest Museum Association, Ohio Museums Association, Indy Arts Council, Indiana Festivals Association, and Association of Indiana Museums.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
I served as Program Chair for the Development and Membership Professional Network of the American Alliance of Museums in Washington, D.C. I also served on the National Program Committee for the American Alliance of Museum’s 2020 national meeting. My personal philanthropy supports women’s and girls’ causes, public TV and radio, and conservation. I am a proud alumna of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana’s OPTIONS Class 11.