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Give the Gift of Coaching; Register by October 27

This holiday season, join us in giving the gift of coaching. One session can make a difference

The upcoming holiday season can be a stressful, emotionally charged time for many people, as we deal with social events, family gatherings and planning for the coming year. As coaches, we know that even a single powerful coaching session can enhance someone’s ability to navigate impending stressors.  

That’s why, once again, ICF-CT is promoting “The Gift of Coaching” initiative -- encouraging our chapter member coaches to offer individual pro-bono coaching sessions to those who need it during this time. We will support your efforts with turnkey marketing tools that will help you reach potential clients via social media and email. Our chapter will also promote The Gift of Coaching program, directing the public to our list of participating coaches.

One of the reasons you became a coach is to support clients in their growth, and to serve them during times of stress and change. This is an opportunity to give back to our community, to potentially gain a new client, and promote the benefits of coaching and your own business. Please join your fellow ICF-CT coaches in this important endeavor.

The Details
We’re asking you to offer single, free sessions between November 15 and December 31. You determine the specific schedule and your start/stop dates, as long as they are within this period. The number of single-session clients you accept is up to you. We only ask that each client receives a full session (45-60 minutes). 

Here’s how it works:
Register for the “Gift of Coaching” program by clicking here, and entering into the table:

• Your name/business name
• Your website
• Coaching specialty/niche
  
• 1-2 sentences about your services/approach
• Your contact or scheduling information (direct link to your email, or Calendly, etc.)

Please register by October 27, so we can begin promoting the Gift of Coaching offer to our chapter and the public.

Our gift to you:
Your ICF-CT Marketing Committee, as our way of giving back to our membership, will help promote your generous offer of pro-bono coaching by providing:

• Customizable social media posts
• Copy for you to use/modify for your own website or email communication
• Chapter promotion on social media to multiple audiences
• Orientation session for marketing materials (optional for those who need it)
• Ongoing support as needed

But wait, there’s more! A few incentives…

This year we will add a little more sparkle to the program with a few incentives to participate. Prizes will be awarded for the following:

• Registering to participate (this will be a drawing)  
• Most social posts tagging ICF-CT
• Most creative promotion of The Gift of Coaching
• Most personal outreach (emails, phone calls, newsletter, face-to-face conversations)
• Most scheduled pro-bono sessions

 All registrants will be provided a “tally sheet” for entry.

Help us make this holiday season and the coming new year a little less stressful through coaching! Click here to register. Questions? Reach out to Marketing at marketing@icf-ct.org