My manager asked me to update my travel and conference budget for next year. I have a line item in there for sprints, but I'm never sure if she understands how unique and important to me they are, especially since I am expected to pursue conferences that mostly deal with philanthropy subject matter. I took the opportunity to rearticulate why they are important to me in my reply back, and thought it might be helpful to share:

"By the way, thank you for supporting my participation in Sprints. I find them incredibly energizing and I always learn tidbits that help my thinking at WPF. Also, the relationship building with consultants at other firms (besides [our SI]) has helped me to better set expectations about SF consultants and gut check our decisions (for example, not choosing [app exchange product]). Anyway, it's a delight to know that WPF supports knowledge building and sharing in this unconventional way, and I wanted to reiterate that it's not something I take for granted!"