OUR COMMITTEES

Finance - View Members

• Finance Committee -  by the Treasurer 
• Assist treasurer, president and president elect in the preparation of the annual budget for presentation to the Board of Directors.
• Review all the financial aspects and make recommendations for approval for expenditures.

Marketing - View Members

• Marketing Committee - led by Marketing Director 
• The goal of the marketing committee is to promote and enhance the Chapter’s visibility and image in Connecticut by:
  • Developing, refining and coordinating internal and external communications to create sustained member interest, attract new members, and increase public awareness of coaching generally and ICF-CT specifically.
  • Refining and ensuring the consistency of messaging for the chapter.
  • Positioning ICF-CT as the “go to” resource for expertise on professional coaching in Connecticut.
  • Making the most of ICF-CT’s website, emails/newsletters and social media.
  • Using other media outlets for specific purposes, as appropriate, including business journals, newspapers, and local radio and television.

Meeting Management - View Members

• Meeting Management Committee – led by In-person Meeting Management Director
• Determine the meeting locations and menus
  
• Be the liaison for all dealings with the meeting location - room temperature, timing of food, paying for the meeting location and providing the treasurer with accounts and receipts.
• MM will coordinate with Programs to determine the room set-up prior to the meetings. 
• Committee will receive reservations, confirm them, and interface with emails related to meeting attendance. MM committee provides the name tags for meeting attendees and staffs the check-in desk.

Membership - View Members

• Membership Committee - led by the Membership Director
• The membership committee is responsible for the “internal marketing” for the ICF-CT
• Meets and greets participants at the meetings
• Makes ambassador calls to new and prospective members
• Ensures that first time attendees have a coach match for a 1 hour follow up call
• Chair checks ICF global site 2x a month for new members
• These new members are then added to ICF-CT member list by chair or appointee, in order to maintain up-to-date chapter membership list for emails
• Membership committee identifies several times a year (Welcome Sept., Happy Holidays/New Year, Renewal season) when all members should be contacted and helps prepare draft of information to convey – recommend 3 attempts 1 call, 1 email and 1 contact of board member choice
• Membership committee determines if ambassadors or board members will make the calls listed above. 
• This committee should work closely with Marketing to promote the ICF and local chapter activities.

Programs - 

• Programs functions as the Education and Professional Development committee and is led by our Program Director
• Identify, vet and arrange for presenters and programs consistent with chapter goals – both in-person and virtual
• Share program ideas and potential presentation information with board, or at least president, prior to finalizing “contract” with speakers 
• Obtain ICF continuing education credits for the programs
• Provide publicity material for the website and newsletter related to each program – this should be obtained from the presenter applications 
• Prep presenters prior to the meeting so that they are aware of the time and other constraints
• Conduct feedback surveys and distribute CCEU certificates under the guidelines of the ICF global

Technology - View Members

• Provide direction and leadership for the chapter’s use of technology to accomplish strategic goals, maintain chapter related business systems and technology infrastructure
• Maintain online systems to be current, provide interactive information and meet the needs of members.  This includes the website, social media platforms, PayPal, Zoom, Google and other systems as needed
• The Directors are the main liaison to website, virtual vendors and the chapter Virtual Assistant