Northwest Coaches Association (NWCA)

Overview:

Profession(s): Coaching
Member Type(s): Coaches, Consultants
Scope: Regional - Oregon & SW Washington
Formed: 1999
Members: 90
Address: c/o Veronika Noize LLC, 1305 Columbia Street, Suite 250, Vancouver, WA, 98660, USA
Phone: 360-882-1298
Email: help@nwcoaches.org
Website: www.nwcoaches.org

Description:

The NW Coaches Association is the largest network of professional coaches in the Oregon/SW Washington area, with a continuous focus on assisting coaches to improve their skills and develop their practices.

Mission/Aims:

Our mission is to promote awareness of the coaching profession, provide practice development support for our members, and cultivate a community of professional coaches.

Principal Activities:

Monthly meetings with educational programming and outreach activities.

Member Benefits:

Education and Community:
Networking with some of Portland's finest personal and business coaches.
Opportunity to form alliance groups for pursuing business opportunities.
Interactive presentations at monthly meetings designed to help you clarify your mission, strengthen your marketing, and other development needs.
Free and reduced-price teleconferences that will help you manage and build your business.

Publicity and Promotion:
Free web page that advertises you and your practice on the NWCA website [Find a Coach].
Visibility to public through publicity and community events.

Discounts:
No monthly meeting fees!
Discounts on public and internal programs and all special events sponsored by NWCA.
Periodic free teleclasses for members; fee required for non-members.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

ICF CEUs for selected programs.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
International Coach Federation (ICF) Chartered Chapter

Partner Associations:
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) - Cascadia Chapter
Oregon Organizational Development Network (ODN)

Verification Criteria:

ICF Certification.