March 17, 2020
2020 marks 25 years of ICF advancing coaching worldwide. As Secretary/Treasurer for the 2020 ICF Professional Coaches Global Board, I cannot overemphasize the importance of this milestone. We are here today because of our Association’s thoughtful, sustainable approach to financial planning through the years. By stewarding our resources well, we’ve built a strong foundation for …read more.
February 27, 2020
Business in the Streets (BITS) is a nonprofit organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that provides educational training, peer mentorship, microfinance services and support to young entrepreneurs from marginalized communities. According to Toronto’s Vital Signs Report 2017–18, “While Toronto has a wealth of opportunity, we are seeing a growing divide in terms of who has …read more.
February 18, 2020
Last month, I joined my colleagues from the 2020 ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors in Mexico City, Mexico, for our first strategic planning meeting of the new year—and our first in-person meeting as part of the newly expanded ICF ecosystem As a truly global board, we do most of our work virtually. Our …read more.
January 14, 2020
In his December column for Coaching World, Jean François Cousin, MCC, our 2019 Chair reminded us of all our successes in the past year and pointed us toward transformative changes in 2020. Well, here we are, ready to create the future of coaching. You may have read of tremendous changes that are coming to ICF. …read more.
December 17, 2019
In January, I invited us all to try our best at making 2019 a year when coaching expands its reach and advances societal progress. I wholeheartedly thank you and everyone who spread the positive ripple effects of coaching around the world! It mattered more than ever. Of course, our society needs way more coaching! It’s …read more.
November 28, 2019
This year, Giving Tuesday will take place on December 3. To celebrate the ICF Foundation’s #GivingTuesday efforts we would like to share how you can give and illustrate ways that charitable giving can positively impact your life and others around you: 1) Give Back to Your Community The ICF Foundation works in service of ICF’s …read more.
November 19, 2019
We are very excited to have just announced the release our updated ICF Core Competencies model! This in-depth body of work underpins the highest of standards for professional coaching and is the result of rigorous research and testing using subject matter experts from all over the globe. Global best practices for organizations that offer certification …read more.
November 5, 2019
As the awareness of coaching grows rapidly around the world and a greater number of people are introduced to coaching, we increasingly see coaching being applied in different ways and supporting different populations. Moving from individual coaching to broader applications in organizations and corporations, coaching is also very present in the public sector and has …read more.
October 31, 2019
Pro bono coaching, provided through the ICF Foundation’s Ignite initiative, seeks to create a ripple effect of positive impact on social change for education. Projects that were implemented during 2018 invested resources of time, people, energy, and financial support, ultimately reaching over 3 million people. One such project was conducted by ICF Costa Rica. The …read more.
October 17, 2019
When ICF was founded in 1995, its purpose was to give credibility to an emerging profession and give coaches a place to connect with one another. Today, ICF is the world’s largest organization of professionally trained coaches, and we are the leading voice for the global coaching community. Together, we are pursuing a powerful …read more.
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