Chapter News
Strengthening Our Alliance with ATD
Joint Chapter Meeting on June 16
We are thrilled that the Association for Talent Development local chapter, ATD-Dallas, and ICF North Texas are coming together for a joint workshop and program to provide fresh learning, knowledge and research around coaching, leadership development and assessments, which have recently become an important part of ATD’s focus. Being part of this integrated community through our alliance that began in 2019 gives us an opportunity to build relationships and collaborate with a vast network of industry-leading talent professionals, corporate partners, technology gurus, consultants, vendors, and creative talent.
We are always look for ways to evolve and enhance your membership experience and by coming together with ATD, we can join with leaders across all scopes and size of businesses in DFW that are changing their organization for good, which fits perfectly with our desire to increase coaching cultures in organizations across DFW.
North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) Program
In recent months, we have been highlighting special opportunities to volunteer and partner with NTFB—an organization that is facing nearly ten times the increase in their quickly-growing need for services—for a truly comprehensive approach to establishing a coaching culture. We extend great thanks to the more than 40 volunteers who are helping us to provide workshops and one-on-one and group coaching for their nearly 30 leaders from June through September. We are especially excited to come alongside NTFB as they face the challenge of serving our community during these turbulent months of this pandemic.
Here are volunteers for North Texas Food Bank June through September, 2020 workshops and individual and group coaching:
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Jeff Bearrows
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Steve Hendon
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Valerie Pelan
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Katherine Bock
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Stephen Hevesi
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Demi Prentiss
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Cheryl Close
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Chester Jackson
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Luz Maria Rebolleda
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Larry Cochran
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Kathy Lee
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Lisa Reynolds
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Jim Cooper
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Tim Kincaid
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Kristin Robertson
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Teresa Dabney
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Sandi Knight
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Chris Schoolcraft
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Susan Daniel
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Jane Koenecke
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Lisa Seay
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Andy Deufel
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Wendy Lee
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Susan Shapiro
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Ben Dilla
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Ed Maier
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Jonathan Silk
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Darius Frasure
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Julie Markese
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Ilene Sporkin
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Michele Galen
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Natalie Mendez
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Brad Sullard
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Sumom Mary Geevarughese
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Jude Olson
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Kathleen Taylor-Gadsby
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Laurie Goetz
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Lisa Ong
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Staci Witten
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Jay Harris
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Jenifer Parvin
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Sherry Yellin
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Jennifer Henagar
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WBECS - Register Now for Pre-Summit or Full Summit Opportunities!
Many ICF-North Texas members are already taking advantage of the training available through the WBECS Pre-Summit with its TED-Talk style presentations, live coaching demonstrations, panel discussions, and implementation mastery sessions to integrate your learnings. There is still time to register for the Pre-Summit that started on May 26 and goes through June 17.
If you register for the Pre Summit through the ICF North Texas's affiliate link, you will receive:
- The opportunity to earn up to 5 credits—for free—if you are an ICF member participating in at least eight courses offered through June 17.
- An exclusive ICF Membership area hosted by the WBECS Team which, for the past four years, has been a highly-valued member benefit.
- A personal concierge team for ICF Members, hosted by WBECS.
- No-cost access to all recordings of the 2020 Pre-Summit sessions, available through the end of June 2020 (usually only available to Full Summit ticket holders and an exclusive benefit to ICF coaches).
- A discount of up to $150, provided with a special promo code, exclusively for chapter participants who choose to purchase the Full Summit.
Back by popular demand, the ICF North Texas Board has decided to once again offer two additional opportunities:
- When you register for the Pre-Summit event through our WBECS affiliate link, you will be entered into a drawing to win prizes, including WBECS Pro Membership Packages.
- When you purchase a WBECS Summit package through our link, you will receive an annual ICF North Texas Membership or Renewal FREE! ($60 value).
During the Pre-Summit, you will find live panel discussions, new and upcoming industry professionals and well-known speakers sharing fresh concepts, ideas, research and knowledge that are very valuable for professional coaches. And the content is featured in 14 different languages this year to meet the wonderful way our professional coaching industry continues to grow in diversity.
The Full Summit (paid) provides weekly opportunities for WBECS training from September through May across the globe, and participants can earn up to 219 CCEUs! And when our chapter members decide to sign up for WBECS Full Summit, they can get a discount of up to $150 at the same time ICF North Texas earns a percentage of your payment. Packages range from $497 – $1,497 depending on level of access and purchase date. This is a truly phenomenal offering and if you are looking to immerse yourself in learning, WBECS offers a rich selection of excellent options.
All you need to do to take advantage of these benefits is to sign up. Be sure to use this ICFNT Affiliate Link: https://coach.wbecs.com/wbecs-2020/a182067, which enables them to identify you as an ICF-NT member.
21st Annual Texas Conference for Women
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Registration opens Wednesday, June 10, at 9:00 AM
The 21st Annual Texas Conference for Women will be held Thursday, October 1, 2020. Stay tuned for exciting speaker announcements and other details. Registration opens on Wednesday, June 10, at 9:00 AM.
This event is now online and we do not yet know what volunteer needs there will be. We invite you to contact Susan Daniel if you would still like to be considered at susan.daniel@execterfinance.com. Whether you are a volunteer or a participant, you will gain many benefits, including the opportunity to engage in fantastic keynote presentation and breakout sessions.
It's Our 25th Anniversary this Year!
We are gathering your photos that help to show us important moments along the way to our 25th Anniversary in November.
Please upload your digital photos to https://bit.ly/ICFNTphotos.
Why Volunteer and Why Now?
A number of volunteer opportunities have been publicized recently, for us to make a difference. For those who may be experiencing a setback in your regular coaching hours because of the pandemic, we hope you will look at these meaningful volunteer opportunities. They may lead to paying clients, and they can keep you sharp and help you earn hours toward your next level of certification. ICF is currently extending the number of pro bono coaching hours that count toward your next level of accreditation. See more here.
Two current volunteer opportunities noted above are with North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and the 2nd Annual Texas Conference for Women.
Additional volunteer opportunities:
United Way.
In an effort to support our local community during COVID-19, United Way is looking for anyone who is interested and willing to provide up to four hours of pro bono coaching to nonprofit organizations in North Texas over the next few months. Please email former ICF North Texas chapter president Neena Newberry (neena@newberrysolutions.com) with your name, email address, phone number, LinkedIn URL, and website URL. If you decide to participate, the United Way will share your contact information with a list of local nonprofits and you may be contacted directly by someone at that nonprofit. Our goal is to provide a list of local resources to support nonprofits during this challenging time. You may structure the coaching however you would like. Please contact Neena at neena@newberrysolutions.com or 713-822-3032 if you have any questions.
Success in Kind
Success in Kind https://www.successinkind.org/ provides pro bono coaching and consulting to small businesses challenged by the coronavirus and economic shut down. Of the ICF coaches who are in our program (Beth Cory, Jill Perrin, Kristin Robertson, Meryl Harari, Steve Hendon, Mike Caracalas, Laurie Goetz, Deborah Sanders, Jonathan Silk, Demi Prentiss, Lisa Harrington, Tamica Sears, Staci Witten, Jane Koenecke, Sue Shibley, and Susan Shapiro), seven have already delivered coaching to small businesses. Thank you so very much to the seven coaches who donated up to four hours of their time with Success in Kind: Jonathan Silk, Jill Perrin, Laurie Goetz, Steve Hendon, Staci Witten, Mike Caracalas, Susan Shapiro. Your work has made a difference in those business's lives. You helped them deal with crisis, change, pivoting their strategy, and you supported their pivot to online services, make hard decisions, and deal with the myriad of complex people issues they faced.
Our goal is to use all of our volunteers at least once before we seek more coaches, so we are not seeking new volunteers at this time. On the consulting side, we have used 13 so far in finance, marketing, human resources, IT, strategy and sales concentrations, for that is what the clients were in need of.
Please tell your small business friends and family and connections about what we are doing, as we need to get the word out there. Our surveys show businesses are more likely to sign up for help if they know the person who referred them, not through a social media campaign.
Steve Hendon, with Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce and Cedar Hill Economic Dev Corp
ICF North Texas member Steve Hendon is working alongside the Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce and the Cedar Hill Economic Development Corporation to help local business owners respond to dramatically changing market needs. They are creating mastermind groups and have two full groups starting this week. If you would like to know more about this project and how it works, please email Steve at steve@practicetobusiness.com.