New Findings Demonstrate the Impact of Coaching
We know that coaching has the power to transform lives. The positive impact of one person’s coaching experience often ripples out to their networks, organizations, communities and the world at large. However, not much data yet exists to demonstrate this ripple effect on society. ICF is working to change that, and we are excited to announce the powerful results of the ICF Foundation’s Coaching for Social Impact Project, a pilot project that measures and evaluates the social impact of coaching.
Over a 12-month period, ICF-credentialed coaches worked with the leadership of Many Hopes, a nonprofit, and its six partner organizations to move the metrics of each organization’s strategies and goals, ultimately proving the social return on investment of coaching.
Individual leaders coached reported improved leadership skills and gains in well-being, and their teams also reported positive impacts. Because of these changes in the leaders and their teams, the seven organizations collectively rescued, equipped, and educated more children during these 12 months than initially planned!
“I would recommend coaching to other leaders because the value of having time and open, frank conversations with someone who doesn’t work for you or whom you don’t work for is invaluable.” — Thomas Keown, Many Hopes founder and chief executive officer.
If you have questions about the ICF Foundation Social Impact Project, please contact information@foundationoficf.org.
It is so gratifying to see the positive impact of coaching that we all know exists proven through measurement and evaluation. I am especially thrilled to see how coaching can impact the non-profit world, where positive outcomes has a direct impact on societal well-being!
Gracias por compartir estos testimonios. Celebro los logros para este proyecto social, beneficiando a los niños. Reconocimiento especial a los coaches que trabajaron en este proyecto.
Wonderful to see this.
Coaching has the ability to undercover desires, dreams, visions and intentions that otherwise might possibly be left undiscovered
Larry E. Tucker PhD.
Believer’s Global Mins.
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Life Coaching.
Inspiring Impact! Many Hopes is an innovative and effective non-profit organization. It’s great to see the results of ICF’s coaching engagement.
Indeed, coaching is empowering. Excellent work by ICF in conducting this pilot project to measure, document, and report the impact of coaching on social organizations.
Thank you for sharing these powerful findings. My early work with ICF Foundation Coaching contributed to my long term UN leadership, executive coaching.