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The Gift of Coaching

Many coaches donate scholarship hours to clients they deem appropriate. Still others actively tithe coaching hours to worthy causes. Whatever form it takes, pro-bono coaching is gaining momentum.

We like to call this act of giving The Gift of Coaching.

The Harnisch Foundation team has compiled a list of leading organizations who are offering opportunities to get involved. Each has a special mission and specific set of goals. Some are relatively new and others well-established.

We invite you to visit The Gift of Coaching for more details about these opportunities and raise your hand in the way that suits you best.

The worldwide response to the opportunity to change lives through pro-bono coaching is overwhelming. We applaud the leadership, kindness and generosity of the coaching community.

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Giving the Gift of Coaching: A Hand UP Coaching

A Hand UP Coaching is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing individuals with career success coaching and life skills training programs to create economic self-sufficiency and pursue career goals. The organization brings the power of career coaching to those who need it the most, yet can least afford it. ... Read More
May 14, 2009 | | No Comments »
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Giving the Gift of Coaching: Coaches United for Success in America

Are you a professional who's been laid off and facing financial hardship? Here's how you can apply for a free coaching program. Together with 100 business, life, and executive coaches, Pamela Beaudet has created Coaches United for Success in America. Their group is donating coaching sessions for 3 months, free of ... Read More
May 1, 2009 | | No Comments »
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Giving the Gift of Coaching: Springboard Forward

June 2010 Despite the remarkably consistent progress of our clients in realizing their own career aspirations, and the impressive growth and impact of our organization in its recent years, Springboard Forward must close its doors with great regret, effective immediately. In doing so, we want to thank our coaches and employer partners, ... Read More
April 23, 2009 | | 2 Comments »
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Giving the Gift of Coaching: The Brande Foundation

The Brande Foundation The purpose of the Brande Foundation is to promote life on the planet in five basic areas including: 1) World sufficiency (adequate food, water, and shelter for all people) 2) Environmental integrity (a healthy and sustainable ecosystem) 3) Human rights 4) World peace 5) Personal transformation (human effectiveness and education) Currently, the primary project ... Read More
April 15, 2009 | | No Comments »
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Recruiting Volunteers for the 12th Annual International Coaching Week February 7-13, 2010

Coaches, are you a project person, an idea person, an event planner and/or someone who likes to create something from scratch? Yes? WE NEED YOU! WE WANT YOU! The Idea: Develop a project to celebrate the 12th Annual International Coaching Week The Goal: 12 people create 12 projects in 12 unique ... Read More
March 19, 2009 | | No Comments »
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How Will YOU Share The Power of Coaching?

11th Annual International Coaching Week February 1-7, 2009 Scroll down to view the 2009 ICW Contest Winners! Back when I was a television and radio talk show host, newspaper columnist, and journalist-about-town, I depended on Chase's Calendar of Events to give me ideas. For example, according to Chase's, today is "Better Conversations Day." ... Read More
January 28, 2009 | | 7 Comments »
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A Call to Coaches: Serve the Highest Good with a Gift of Coaching

Today, on this seventh anniversary of September 11th, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain will look beyond their differences and come together to honor the memory of those who lost their lives. They, along with 700 other leaders, will meet for a bipartisan event to share their vision for reigniting ... Read More
September 14, 2008 | | No Comments »
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Coaching: The Original Green Profession?

In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2008, I want to propose a provocative proposition: coaching is the original green profession. Think about it. Over the past decade or two, more (most?) coaches have worked with clients who are geographically disbursed. For the most part, we don't have to travel ... Read More
April 19, 2008 | | 5 Comments »
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The Coaching Commons has launched. Get the scoop here.

The Coaching Commons is launched!!! It's an open source way of creating something that wants to be created, together. It follows the 'stone soup' philosophy of life and increasingly, business via social networks like this one - that is that everyone has something to contribute to the soup pot, and ... Read More
January 14, 2008 | | 1 Comment »
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