ICF Foundation Receives 2023 Power of Associations Silver Award for 2021-2022 Coaching for Social Impact Project The International Coaching Federation (ICF) Foundation earned a Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful Coaching for Social Impact initiative. The ICF Foundation partnered in 2021 with social [...]
ICGLR Youth Forum Coaching for Peace Makers and Future Leaders ICF Foundation believes that equipping coaches to make an impact with their communities will amplify and accelerate social impact. This includes not only providing tools to support coaches, but also guiding them to find the best insertion points within a social change organization to [...]
This article is co-authored by Dumisani Magadlela Ph.D. and Maria Elena Retter, ACC, both immediate past Board Trustees of the ICF Foundation and was originally posted on the Coaching World Blog. As we conclude our terms as ICF Foundation Board Trustees, we have seen firsthand the crafting of initiatives and measures to ensure that coaching [...]
Every year, approximately 200,000 men and women leave United States military service and return to life as civilians, a process known as the military to civilian transition. The Transition Assistance Program provides information, tools, and training to ensure service members and their spouses are prepared for the next step in civilian life. However, what many had [...]
Charged with the responsibilities of guiding and directing the strategic plans and goals for achieving the mission of the ICF Foundation (ICFF), nine individuals serve on the ICFF Board of Trustees (BOT). They bring to their work a unique blend of experience and understanding to guide the passionate conviction that social change is accelerated [...]
The ICF Slovak Charter Chapter, which began in 2007 with seven members, has grown to nearly 100 members in 2021. In the early years, they focused on basic services and creating awareness of: professional coaching; ICF core competencies & ethics; and ICF credentials. Now the group is reaching out to other countries, chapters, and [...]
For the last nine years, the global generosity movement has been growing each year under the umbrella of Global Giving Tuesday. The ICF Foundation has participated in that movement for more than five years raising awareness about the need for positive social impact in our society today. Global Giving Tuesday is an international nonprofit [...]
For many Coaches new to ICF membership, their first step is to learn as much as they can about their professional organization. New member Lynne Melis, ACC, ICF South Africa Charter Chapter, is no exception. When her chapter pulled her name from a “lucky draw” to be one of four sponsored members to attend [...]
Leaders come and go, but the ones that make the most profound difference are those that lead with a compassionate heart. Although genuine, proactive compassion ideally begins in childhood, adult leaders may tap into their compassionate hearts with the skilled support of a compassion-focused Leadership Coach. For many beginning leaders, those compassionate hearts may [...]
Accessing strategic support and resources to move social progress forward, the International Coaching Federation Foundation and our professional coaches work tirelessly taking the next steps toward growing pro bono programs and building social impact initiatives. Now we are excited to announce we’ve hired an additional resource to be a part of our team and [...]
