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President's Message
Dear Friends,
Summer has officially started! Our best wishes for a safe and fun summer. But before you leave for your vacation, be sure and mark your calendar for our annual social meeting on August 15. It is a time for us to hang out and enjoy each other company. It's an "unmeeting"! No formal agenda and no expectations other than just catching up with old and new friends. Be sure to check out our new website after the conversion later this month. Take care and I am looking forward to seeing you in August.
Warm Regards,
Clare Sautter, ACC
President, ICF Philadelphia
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Save the Date!!
Summer Social - All Networking Event!
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Sip something cool and refreshing on this lovely veranda... plan to join us at the
Glenhardie Country Club!
The ICFP Summer Social will be held at The Glenhardie Country Club on August 15, 6pm to 9pm. Glenhardie Country Club has been called the Main Line's best-kept secret. We will be enjoying the veranda overlooking the 9-hole golf course on a night the club is closed to members and open to ICF Philadelphia members, guests and friends only.
Mark your calendars to join us for a lovely summer evening of socializing. This gathering is for the purpose of enjoying one another's company. A traditional BBQ, with vegetarian and gluten free options, and an ice cream sundae bar await you. Bring your significant other or a friend or two. We encourage you to introduce your friends and family to your coaching friends and colleagues. There's lots of room for warm and rewarding new connections to be made on this special evening.
Conveniently located minutes from Routes 202, 422 and the PA Turnpike, and just a 20-minute drive from Philadelphia, directions can be found here.
When: August 15, 6pm to 9pm
What: ICF Philadelphia Summer Social
Where: Glenhardie Country Club, 1399 Old Eagle School Road Wayne, PA 19087
Cost: $32/ person. Cash bar available.
Visit our website to make reservations beginning Aug. 1st. Please watch your email box for reminders!
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Inviting Your Participation in the ICFP Board Member Nomination Process!
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 Marjorie Johnson, LCSW, PCC
Past President, ICF Philadelphia
This is an exciting time in our organization as we thoughtfully undertake succession planning and Board development! We invite you, our members, to consider stepping into a leadership role at the Board level. This is a rich opportunity for professional development, for making a difference in the foundation and operation of ICF Philadelphia, and for building relationships with amazing friends and colleagues.
As Past President I have the honor and privilege to Chair the 2014 Nomination Committee. I am actively recruiting members to join me in this very important effort!This too is an exciting and important role where you can make a real difference in your professional organization. It's for a limited time commitment, from August - October, which we hope will make it easy for you.
As a committee member you'll play a key role in interviewing and selecting our future leaders. If you are interested in taking an active role in the succession planning effort by serving on the Nomination Committee please e-mail me at mrjgrow@verizon.net or call me at 610-696-4443 by July 22, 2013.
We will be looking for candidates to fill 4 Board positions open for 2014-2015:
- President -elect
- Treasurer
- Education
- Marketing
In August, I will send out an announcement that the formal nomination process is beginning. Interviews of candidates will occur the first 12 days of September. Once the Nominating committee announces their official slate of candidates then all members will be invited to petition to be placed on the ballot. Voting will be completed and the results announced at the October meeting.
Stay tuned!
More complete information will be posted via e-mail by Aug 1 and Aug 19, 2013.
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Coaching Circles - Sign-up Now for New Cohort this Fall
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The next Coaching Circles program cycle will take place September-November 2013. If you are interested in being a Mentor or Coaching Circle SIG member, please express your interest to
kande.mcdonald@gmail.com by late July.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MENTOR COACHES
who led the 3rd Cohort that just completed:
- Marjorie Johnson
- Cynthia Grant-Cornis
- Norman Vis
- Karin Marcus
- Laurie Taylor
Coaching Circles give ICF Philadelphia members the opportunity to advance their coaching skills using the ICF Core Competency guidelines. If you're a member of ICF Philadelphia and are willing to serve as a mentor or want to be included in a Coaching Circle, please contact kande.mcdonald@gmail.com soon!
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Attention Members:
Take action to prepare for our new ICFP Website coming July 15 (approximately)!
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By Suzanne M Perry, MSOD, VP, Communications
Attention ICFP Members:
Additional user testing and fine-tuning gives you, our members, additional time to prepare for our transition to our new website. On our about July 15th our current website will go down forever. Because of the difficulty and expense involved in converting our coach profile database to the new website, we opted to start over with an exciting new way for you to be found on the internet. In our new site, you will have the opportunity to include more about yourself, including uploading a photo and your experience as a coach, speaker and workshop leaders. To get ready to create your new profile in our new website, please take a few minutes to copy your current profile from our current website. ( www.philadelphiacoaches.org) Save it as a word doc so you can easily copy and paste it into our new coach directory.
After our new site goes live, profiles in the old "Hire a Coach" directory will no longer be accessible. The conversion is coming soon -- so don't delay!
Please join me in recognizing the hard working ICFP New Website Team: Blythe Hoyle, Laurie Gripshover-Taylor, Linda O'Neill, and yours truly!
If you have any questions about making a copy of your profile, feel free to email or call me or any member of the team. Many thanks for your attention to this matter! Suzanne M. Perry, MSOD, VP, Communications communications@philadelphiacoaches.org
610-742-3102
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Join the ICFP Advetising Team!
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By Suzanne M Perry, MSOD, VP, Communications
We're launching an new website that offers more and better advertising opportunties for ICFP members, sponsors and friends.
To take full advantage of all the new site has to offer, we are forming an advertising team to help revise our advertising offerings and reach out to potential ICFP advertisers and meeting sponsors. Come join us!
If you have an hour or two to give over the summer months or in the Fall, and you're willing to reach out to potential sponsors and advertisers, here's a great opportunity for you to contribute to ICFP. Join the ICFP Advertising Team!! We will reach out to business contacts, coaching schools and others who would benefit from visibility with our vibrant community of 600+ coaches. Email or call to express your interest:
Suzanne M. Perry, MSOD, VP, Communications communications@philadelphiacoaches.org
610-742-3102
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It's Rich. It's Rewarding. It's poweful!
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By Terri O'Donnell, ACC, CPCC, VP, Membership
It's r ich. It's rewarding. It's powerful.
Imagine working on a specific area of focus in your business with 7 other coaches. Suppose each coach had a different area of expertise and focus, as well as experience. Envision each coaches business niche is different too. Yet, each coach provides a rich, powerful opportunity to see things from a different perspective? How compelling would that working opportunity be?
That was my personal experience at our monthly dinner meeting in June, with presenter Marjorie Brody. WOW! There we were, gathered around our dinner table, all united, yet separate, to create our own conversational, who and what we do statements. Aka: The Elevator Speech.
This is just one example the power our membership to ICF Philadelphia offers us, both individually and collectively. Yes, you may have participated in this event (and even sat at my table, you know who you are), and know what I'm talking about. Or, sadly perhaps, you missed this opportunity. It was a powerful evening. It's this type of unexpected pleasure, learning, and richness, that deepens our choice to join this professional organization. It is the people around the table that reinforce why each of us became or may be thinking about becoming a coach. It's the very reason we become a member of ICF Philadelphia.
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Join the ICFP Social Media Squad!
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By Laurie Taylor, ACC - VP Marketing
W ant to be more SOCIAL this summer? Join the ICFP Social Media Squad!
As the summer is heating up, what a great time to dip your toe into the social media pool and join the Social Media Squad! What IS the Social Media Squad? Well, here at ICF Philadelphia, we are forming a group of members interested in learning more about the different social media channels and building a team to share in tweeting and posting on behalf of our organization. We'll rotate things around so that each member will be able to participate based on their interest and availability.
What are the qualifications? Interest, willingness to learn and share, and access to the internet. That's it! Only have a few hours? No problem. Have lots of time available? That's okay too. If you're interested, I want to hear from YOU!
If you've been putting off getting more involved on social media for your own business, this is a great, low-pressure way to learn and contribute at the same time. The time commitment will be minimal and we'll all work on our own schedule.
Join me! It's going to be fun and who knows-you may even decide to use some of what you learn for your OWN social media campaigns.
If you would like to know more about the Social Media Squad, please email Laurie Taylor: Laurie@ResourcefulCoach.com
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Get a $50 discount to America Talks Business, in Philadelphia July 25
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You're Invited to a New Kind of Conference
See how easily you can grow your impact, influence, and income as a business owner, entrepreneur, or executive. Learn about your greatest opportunity to grow your business - increase your income - boost your sales - and maximize your profits. It lies in one word: Expertizing. Yes, that's right - becoming an expert.
If this sounds good to you, please join us for an entirely new type of conference experience called America Talks Business on July 25, 2013 in Philadelphia.
This is one event you do NOT want to miss. It's not your typical"talking heads" conference. It's a hands-on, minds-on day of mini-seminars, mastermind roundtables and strategic jam sessions all focused on ONE thing -helping YOUR business stand out, thrive, and succeed.
PLUS - use this promotional code to save $50 right now on your registration: ICFPHL
Please share this message and discount code with other forward-thinking executives and entrepreneurs in your network. Seating is limited so please be selective in whom you invite. We want the theater filled with A-players like YOU.
We hope to see you there!
Please note: Over the next few months you may notice some information about some of our new strategic partner organizations, their upcoming meetings and events. ICF Philadelphia will be sending you notices of conferences and opportunities we think you'll find valuable, along with discount codes for you to use. In addition, some of these links and discount codes will also give ICF Philadelphia an opportunity to receive a small contribution in return as a thank you for participating. We hope you'll find these new partnerships (and the discounts you'll receive) a valuable part of your professional education and network growth!
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Community Coffees
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Suzanne Perry, MSOD
VP, Communications
Community Coffees are held monthly to give you the opportunity to connect with other coaches in your local area. It's an opportunity to network and share professional opportunities, best practices, issues and concerns with other ICFP members and non-members. Each Community Coffee is facilitated by an experienced member of ICFP. Non-members are welcome to attend. Please be prompt so you will be present for introductions.
Please RSVP to the facilitator for the Community Coffee you plan to attend.
If you are a member of ICF Philadelphia and would like to facilitate a Community Coffee in your local community, please send an email to Suzanne Perry communications@philadelphiacoaches.org.
Wed., July 9, 7:30 - 8:30 am
(second Wed of the month)
Fairfax Panera
2311 Concord Pike
Wilmington
Facilitator: Dominic Kayatta
Jenkintown, PA
Tues., July 23, 8 - 9:30 am
(fourth Tues of the month)
West Avenue Grill in Jenkintown
718 West Ave
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Facilitator: Josaif August
Thurs., July 25, 8-9:30 am
(fourth Thurs of the month)
The Commons of Thornbury Shopping Center
66 E. Street Rd., West Chester, PA 19382
Facilitator: Suzanne Perry
July 23, 8-9:30 am
(second to last Tues each month)
Gavin's Café, 2536 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA
Facilitator: Laurie Gripshover Taylor
RSVP to: laurie@resourcefulcoach.com
July 18, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
(third Wed each month)
Corner Bakery at Suburban Square
2 Coulter Ave Ardmore, PA 19003
(Free parking in the lot across the street)
Facilitator: Lisa Tuttle, 610-348-8384
RSVP: lisatuttlecoaching@verizon.net
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| Member News |
Julie Cohen was interviewed by Dr. Dan Gottlieb on Voices in the Family in June. Their topic was work-life balance. If you're interested, the podcast is available here:
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Welcome New Members
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We extend a warm welcome to the following new members of ICF Philadelphia:
Ray Rife
Frank Williams
Carole Landis
Diane Seader
Diane Graff
Gayle Johns-Carter
Kelly Birch
We're so glad you're with us!
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Get your message in front of 700 coaches for just $10????
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What if you could get your service in front of 700 coaches in the Greater Philadelphia area for as little as $10/month? ICFP is considering a classified ads column HERE, in this monthly newsletter. Our circulation just topped 700, so what are you waiting for? The Yahoo Group circulates to members only, about 145 coaches.
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Connect with ICF Philadelphia!
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Do you have news to Share?
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Have you been: - Covered in the news
- Published in a magazine
- Quoted as an expert?
Then we want to know! Send your good news links to communications@ philadelphiacoaches.org so we can share with the whole ICF Philadelphia community. |
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Yahoo! ICF Philadelphia Discussion Group
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Advertise with ICF Philadelphia!
| Advertise your workshops on ICF Philadelphia's homepage, monthly newsletter, or on ICF Philadelphia's Calendar of Events. ICF Philadelphia members receive special discounted rates!
We have added a new Advertising Opportunity -- Monthly Meeting Sponsorship.
For more information, please contact Suzanne Perry, our VP of Communications, at communications@philadelphiacoaches.org
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Your Classified Ad Here!
What if you could get your service in front of 600 coaches in the Greater Philadelphia area for as little as $10/month? ICFP is considering a classified ads column HERE, in the monthly newsletter. Fivelines for $10. Type only with links. If you're interested, please contact
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