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Brian Fraser
Lead Provocateur
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The Power of Coaching for Nonprofits

I find that coaching colleagues often ignore the nonprofit sector as a market for paid coaching. Granted, there are lots of nonprofit leaders that want it for free. But there are an increasing number of voices, especially among funders, who are recognizing that coaching gives them the biggest bang for their buck – by far. Here are a couple of resources to help coaches who are putting together a business case for nonprofits.

The first is a series of video clips compiled by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund to introduce people top the benefits of coaching. Especially powerful among these clips are those from Bill Ryan, who co-authored Governance as Leadership, one of the most influential books on nonprofit management written in the past decade.

http://www.haasjr.org/programs-and-initiatives/video/power-coaching]

The second is a report done by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services in San Francisco for Grantmakers for Effective Organizations entitled Coaching and Philanthropy. The report documents that coaching is being seen more and more by grantmakers as an effective intervention to fund, especially in helping to provide leaders with a safe place for reflection in turbulant times, to develop self-awareness for leaders, and to gain clarity and confidence throughout the organization. Click here to download an executive summary, the full report, an action guide for organizations, and an action guide for coaches from the CompassPoint website.

They can be downloaded for free from the CompassPoint website - http://www.compasspoint.org/research-reports.]

Nonprofits are facing tough challenges with sources of funding decreasing and demands increasing. Their leaders will benefit greatly from the provocative support that good coaches offer. I encourage you to watch and read the resources suggested here and find some nonprofits that could use your inspiring services.

You are Needed! Call for Volunteers ...

The ICF Board of Directors, Vancouver Chapter is looking for volunteers in our coaching community to participate on a variety of committees and / or with regular tasks in order to help our Chapter be as effective as possible.  This is a great opportunity for coaches in BC to get involved in helping us raise awareness of the coaching profession and to support local activities related to coaching!  Some opportunities do not require that you live in Vancouver and can be done over the phone so this opportunity is inclusive of the larger BC coaching communtiy.

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Cheryl Stafford, Vice President at cheryls.icfvan@shaw.ca with a subject line: volunteer and she will be happy to link you up with an opportunity that meets your needs.

Below are the current opportunities.  If there is something else you are interested in that is not here please let Cheryl know and she will see what we can do to accommodate and help you to become involved.

Thanks in advance for your support through volunteerism to advance the coaching profession!

Communications:

1 writer, editor to help take care of the Blog and the Newsletter

1 social media guru, to help communicate regularly using these mediums

Multiple event logistic coordinators/executors, to help with our Coach Awareness initiative in 2011-2012 (starting end of October or November 2011)

 

Monthly Chapter Meetings / Programs:

1 greeter to welcome attendants at monthly meetings (cash box, registration, name tags, receipts) on the  2^nd Tuesday of each month

 

Promotions:

1 person  to help with the monthly chapter meeting promotion (phone tree, email, social media, etc).

1 person to help with promoting events (other than the monthly programs)

  

Coach Giving:

1 person to assess coach giving volunteer submissions and forward them to the appropriate coach program coordinator (may involve telephone interviews with coaches)

1 person who has an affinity for sourcing and designing surveys and questionnaires to evaluate coaching programs

1 person to be the Vice Chair of the Coach Giving Committee an assist in developing the management structure for this growing committee

Sponsorship:

1 - 2 people to track each sponsor’s package and help assure that we deliver on our commitment (number and size of ads, events tickets, sponsor tables at monthly meetings, etc.)

2 PRISM AWARDS go to VANCOUVER!!!!

For Immediate Release
September 26, 2011

VANCOUVER HAS TOP TALENT:

JOEY Restaurant Group and BC Housing winners of 2011 ICF International Prism Award

Vancouver, BC– JOEY Restaurant Group and BC Housing of Canada were named the 2011 ICF International Prism Award winners at the ICF Annual International Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 26, 2011. The award recognizes organizations that have profited through their commitment to coaching as a leadership strategy.

"Receiving the International Prism Award places JOEY and BC Housing amongst some of the most admired organizations in the world" says Karole Sutherland, President of the ICF Vancouver Chapter. "It showcases the impact of professional coaching  on leadership strategy and bottom line results. Vancouver has some of the best professional coaches in the world, and we are extremely proud  that Vancouver coaches are  helping top organizations deliver significant results."

Canadian based JOEY Restaurant Group began a coaching initiative in 2009 with Vancouver-based Essential Impact to build a coaching culture with senior leaders within their organization so they could be coached and trained as internal coaches while running their restaurant regions. This initiative, now integrated throughout all 8 JOEY regions and 25 stores, has contributed to more than 30 per cent revenue growth over the past 30 months, reduced turnover, and placed JOEY on the Top 100 employers list. JOEY calculates a 682 percent return on investment from their coaching initiative.

“The International Prism Award is an amazing acknowledgement” said JOEY Restaurant Group Vice President of Human Resources Andrew Martin. “To be recognized by the coaching community for taking on an innovative approach to leadership development, causes us to take a breath and celebrate what we have accomplished to date.”

BC Housing of Canada partnered with MICA (now Knightsbridge) in 2007 to create its Leadership Development Program in an effort to develop its leadership talent and create a coaching for performance culture. The initiative was first introduced at the executive level and was soon expanded to include all leaders throughout the organization. As a result, BC Housing closed the leadership gap, increased the pool of competent leaders, and is estimated to have experienced a 70 percent return on investment.

BC Housing’s investment in coaching continues, having most recently launched the ‘Coach2Coach’ program for its senior leaders to deepen their coaching skills, broaden their leadership perspectives and build a community of practice.

“We are honored to receive this award and this recognition of BC Housing’s commitment to providing development opportunities for our employees,” said BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay. “As a public sector employer, creating a coaching culture within our organization has been fundamental in helping us achieve organizational goals and support our people as they carry out our social mandate. Our coaching program is designed to have long-term impact, creating and maintaining both personal and organizational effectiveness.”

Past winners of the ICF International Prism Award include: NASA, IBM, BBC, Genetch, TINE Group, SYSCO, MCI, University of Texas at Dallas, and Verizon Business.

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About ICF Vancouver:

International Coach Federation (ICF) Vancouver is Vancouver’s non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high professional standards, being an authoritative source on coaching information and research, providing independent certification, and building a local network of credentialed coaches. ICF Vancouver Chapter is one of the 15 largest of the 108 chapters in over 50 countries worldwide. The ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Visit: www.icfvancouver.org

Contact:

Karole Sutherland

President, ICF Vancouver

Tel: (604) 788-9145     

Email: ksutherland@sutherlandconsulting.com

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