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Let your smile change the world. But don’t let the world change your smile.
—And Life Grows
Hello Coaches and Friends of Sacramento,
As I sit here to write my president’s message my heart is heavy with sadness for the families in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton Ohio who have lost loved ones with these horrific mass shootings, and the sense of security, safety and freedom we all expect. I am praying for peace and strength as these communities and families come together to start the process of healing and I honor them for their courage to move forward.
So, what can we do? As Coaches, we’ll continue to be the best person we can, live the most fulfilled life that we can, shine our light as bright and as wide as possible so we can touch people in a way that transforms their lives and brings more peace to the world.
I wish you all a fantastic month of August! Take the time to stop and smell the roses, cherish your loved ones, be kind to yourself and others, because that one act of kindness can make a difference.
Gratefully yours, Michele
| | | Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Events | August 13
August 15
August 26
Board Meeting
August 28
| | Welcome, New Members we are excited to have you be part of this journey with us!
| | Congratulations, New Credentialed Coaches
| | | Get Involved and Volunteer | Please help us make 2020 an amazing year! Interested in being involved with the Chapter leadership? We’re always looking for volunteers to help with events or more long-term with the Board. Our Chapter operates with a Board of Directors who meet the last Monday of each month via a Zoom video conference call. If you have specific experiences like program planning, public relations, marketing, administration or social media, or would like to stretch your leadership skills and help drive strategic direction for the Chapter. We are in search of a Director of Public Relations, Director of Strategic Alliances, Director of Finance (Treasurer), Director of Professional Development and a Director of Administration Assistance (Secretary), Director of Public Relations/Marketing and Director at Large. These positions will serve on the 2020 year board, and some of the terms will be a two-year commitment. You can find the contact information for the current Board of Directors here and request copies of our past meeting minutes. Contact Michele Tevis, President, at jmtevis@att.net or Melna Jones, President-Elect, at mjones@simplyleadcoaching.com for more information.
|  | It is our third year participating at the SAHRA conference, and we are incredibly excited. What is different this year is the board of directors decided to be a sponsor at the meeting. We are one of the speakers in their educational program to share the value of coaching conversations with managers, individuals, and teams on the first day of the meeting. Also, when they need an external coach come to ICF Sacramento to find a coach. And we will have marketing material on the conference program and in the swag bags. With that, our chapter has a unique and exciting opportunity to showcase what coaching can do for career professionals, and we would like YOU to represent the best of coaching.
We need you to volunteer your skills and time in the following capacities:
9/16 – 2 volunteers to set up our Sacramento ICF Conference Expo Booth
9/17 & 9/18 – 6 volunteers to greet and speak with conference attendees @ the booth
9/17 & 9/18 – 8 volunteers each day to provide 15-minute sample coaching sessions.
Please submit via email to dawn_karner@yahoo.com by Friday, August 16th your availability. We ask that you indicate your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of day/time to volunteer. We will do our best to give you your first choice. | ExperienceCoaching: Share Your Story
Thank you for an incredible first season of #ExperienceCoaching, sharing inspirational, transformative and powerful stories from across the globe from the real-life clients of ICF Credentialed Coaches. These stories reached more than 576,000 people, and this is just the beginning! You can watch the all five videos in the series here and catch the final video premiering tomorrow, August 6, 2019.
ICF is actively looking for new stories for the next set of videos, which will begin filming in late 2019 and will be released in 2020. If you would like to be featured, encourage your clients to submit their stories now at www.experiencecoaching.com/share-your-story. The deadline to submit a story for the 2020 season is September 30, 2019.
| Your ICF Converge 2019 Toolkit is Here!
We want to make sure you have all of the tools to successfully promote the biggest coaching event of the year, ICF Converge, in Prague, Czech Republic. Below you will find a toolkit to download. Feel free to use the images and text on your Chapter’s website and social media, as well as for you to promote on your personal or business pages.
Discounted pricing is now sold out for ICF Converge. We don’t want our members to miss the chance to register at a lower cost, so we’re happy to announce we are offering an additional 50 registrations at the discounted price of $1,252 USD for ICF Members. This offer will end when those 50 sell out, or by Thursday, August 8 at 12 Noon (New York)–whichever comes first. As of Monday, August 5, 2019, there are less than 30 spots left at this price.
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| Membership Renewal Update
Expired Members are Dropped from Active Status:
Just a reminder that as of July 1st 2019 members who had not renewed and expired were dropped from active status. All Expired Members can reinstate their ICF Sacramento membership by clicking here renew. We don't want you to miss out on any of your benefits as a member. Chapter Board Members are expected to maintain an ICF Global and Local Chapter Memberships.
Note: If an ICF Member has already renewed or joined as a new member in 2019, their ICF Membership will not expire until March 31, 2020.
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ICF Foundation Gift of Coaching
Community work is a goal for our chapter in 2020. We have the opportunity to partner with a nonprofit organization to make a difference in our community. Since 2015, the ICF Foundation's Gift of Coaching Awards program has celebrated ICF Chapters with impactful pro bono coaching initiatives that make a difference in their communities and the world. Our goal as a chapter is to win this award in 2020/2021. We will be looking to build a committee with you all as we brainstorm possible non-profits our Chapter would want to partner in our community. Please stay tuned for more information or if you are interested in leading the committee contact Michele Tevis at michele@i2ecoaching.com.
2019 Global Coaching Survey: We’re Counting on You!
Help ICF and our research partners at PwC make the 2019 Global Coaching Survey the largest study of the coaching industry to date. Take the survey today, and encourage the coaches in your ICF Chapter to do the same. Don’t forget: If your ICF Chapter is located in a locale that achieves 100 or more completed surveys, you’ll gain access to locally specific research data when the study is published next year. Learn more.
Congratulations to the following countries, states and provinces who have reached 100 or more survey respondents as of Friday, August 2, 2019: Alberta, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, British Columbia, California, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Colorado, Ecuador, Florida, France, Germany, Île-de-France, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, London and the Southeast, Maryland, Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Peru, Portugal, Quebec, Romania, São Paulo, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Texas, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Virginia. All areas that receive 100 or more responses will receive a special breakout of the data, specific to that area.
| | Are you looking for information? Do you know that ICF has tons of research available for coaches and is the leader in conducting and providing coaching industry research and data.
| | | Credential Holders Update
27,619: ICF Credential-holders
500: ICF Credential applications approved in July 2019
In May, ICF launched a new software platform designed to make it easier than ever for coaches to apply for and renew their credentials. With the new platform, coaches are able to: initiate and access a credential application or renewal application via their profile on the ICF website; complete applications over time, instead of all at once; monitor application status in real time; and begin logging CCEs toward renewal at any time after earning a credential. More information is available at https://coachfederation.org/credential-updates.
Part of the re-credential requirement is 3 CCEU's in Ethics. Here is a free course ICF Global is offering to meeting the requirements. https://coachfederation.org/ethics-cce-course. Coleen Chandler, our newly appointed Credential Officer, will be reaching out to the coaches whose credential expires in December 2019 to provide assistance with the Global process. If you have any questions or need immediate assistance you can contact Coleen at icfcoleen@yahoo.com, just remember she is in France and here response may be delayed due to time differences.
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