Membership Criteria – Northern Colorado Coaches Alliance (draft – 2/27/03)

Please review and offer feedback to Martha Conant, Martha@LifeWiseCoach.com or 482-6997

Background

Our intentions are to further the development of the coaching field and that NCCA maintain its professional designation. Currently, NCCA by-laws limit membership to ICF members, so as a result, trained and practicing coaches who have chosen not to join ICF are ineligible for NCCA membership.   In light of the fact that the ICF has not yet become the one professional coaching organization that all coaches join, we believe that establishing less restrictive membership requirements is the right thing to do. Therefore, we are following the lead of both the Boulder Coaches Alliance (an ICF Charter Chapter like NCCA) and the Denver Coach Federation and proposing two levels of membership: Professional NCCA Membership and Associate NCCA Membership.

NCCA Professional Membership is open to people who:

1. Are certified through the ICF (MCC, PCC, ACC) or,
2. Are certified through an ICF-accredited coach training program, or
3. Demonstrate their intent to coach by:
• Being enrolled in or having completed a certification program with the ICF or ICF-accredited coach training program, or
• Attending an ICF-recognized coach training school

Associate NCCA Membership

Reserved for those who are not eligible for Professional membership as outlined above.

Prior to joining NCCA, prospective members must attend one and may attend up to three meetings as a guest.  The appropriate level of membership (Professional or Associate) will be determined through discussion with the membership chairperson.

Benefits of Professional NCCA Membership:

• Monthly meetings, which provide a forum for speakers, collaboration in marketing and promotional activities, skill development, networking with other coaches, etc.
• Voting privileges.
• Eligible to use the NCCA logo on your website and business correspondence.
• Eligible to serve on the NCCA Leadership team.
• Website membership listing on the NCCA site which includes your photo, profile, specialties and a link to your personal website.
• Leadership role in volunteer coaching endeavors that represent the NCCA.
• Access to NCCA resources such as the tape library.

Benefits of Associate NCCA Membership:

• Monthly meetings, which provide a forum for speakers, collaboration in marketing and promotional activities, skill development, networking with other coaches, etc.
• May assist in volunteer coaching and community outreach activities.
• May assist on NCCA committees.
• Access to NCCA resources such as the tape library.

Responsibilities of NCCA Members

NCCA members, at both Professional and Associate levels, are expected to attend at least 4 meetings a year, to actively participate in the meetings and to support events of the NCCA.

*NCCA Membership year runs from April 1 to March 31.