The Coaching Case
Celebrating
Impactful
Partnerships
ICF Singapore was one of three
ICF Chapters recognized with a
2014 I Care For Award at the
2015 ICF Global Leaders Forum
in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The I
Care For Award recognized ICF
Chapters that have established
a significant coaching presence
in their communities through
nonprofit partnerships and/or
pro bono coaching initiatives.
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Coaching World
Beginning this year, the
ICF Foundation is honoring
ICF Chapters that have
forged impactful pro bono
coaching partnerships with
nonprofit organizations in
their communities through its
new Gift of Coaching Awards
Program. The inaugural
winners of the award will be
profiled in the November 2015
issue of CW.
Changing
Communities
through
Coaching
Singapore’s social service sector is
growing rapidly. According to the
Singapore Workforce Development
Authority, there are more than
19,000 personnel working in the
country’s community and social
services sector today. Since 2003,
the field has been growing by three
percent annually.
Although the demand for trained nonprofit
professionals is growing in Singapore,
most nonprofits and voluntary welfare
organizations lack the necessary resources to
develop their human capital and nurture the
next generation of leaders in the field.
Since 2008, the coaches of ICF Singapore
have been working to fill this gap through
the ICF Charter Chapter’s Coaches for
Community (C4C) program, which pairs
ICF Member coaches with leaders and
beneficiaries of nonprofit organizations.
Chapter Leaders report that the pro
bono coaching initiative has been a winwin proposition, empowering nonprofit
organizations throughout Singapore to
facilitate meaningful change and engaging
members of ICF Singapore like never before.
C4C served four beneficiary organizations
in 2014:
• The Centre for Non-Profit Leadership,
which works to help Singapore’s
nonprofit sector create a leadership
pipeline and build effective boards
through leadership development
programs for board members,
executive directors and high-potentials.
• The Asian Women’s Welfare
Association, a family service center
that provides casework, counseling,
information and a referral service
for individuals and families facing
challenges in life.