{"id":2,"date":"2021-01-19T23:27:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T23:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextfriday.yokoco.co\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:54:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tDriving Coaching Forward for 30 Years\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>At ICF, we&#8217;re more than our members (all 62,616 of them). We&#8217;re a reflection of coaching&#8217;s growing impact and ability to transform societies. We&#8217;re on a mission to advance coaching excellence, impact, and value worldwide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/about\/icf-membership\/individual-membership\/become-a-member\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/icf-mkt-home-30-years-overlay-3.jpg\" alt=\"icf-mkt-home-30-years-overlay-3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1106\" width=\"1548\" title=\"icf-mkt-home-30-years-overlay-3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tBuild Thriving Societies With Us\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tCreate Social Impact\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Join us in creating a future where coaching leads the way to empowerment and positive impact for current and future generations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/community-events\/icf-foundation\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\tBuild Coaching Cultures\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Embedding coaching principles into the DNA of your organization means building a workplace that thrives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/about\/icf-membership\/organization-membership\/why-coaching-culture-matters\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\tManifest the Future\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Being on the forefront of the future of coaching means that we&#8217;re not just forecasting the future of coaching. We&#8217;re actively shaping it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/resources\/thought-leadership-and-the-future-of-coaching\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tBecome the Coach You Wish You Had\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>We are all architects of change. Uncover the power in you to foster meaningful transformation with our comprehensive library of resources, events, and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n    <button onclick=\"keenSlider.prev()\"><\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"keenSlider.next()\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/icf-community-events-foundation-volunteers-coaching-services-landscape-571dd3e779e49bceafe62a0a0726ed62-p5elk9s2m80t.jpg\" alt=\"Coaching educator volunteering for ICF Foundation community program.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1350\" width=\"1800\" title=\"icf-community-events-foundation-volunteers-coaching-services\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\tCoaching Resources\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Looking to achieve a goal? Solve a problem? We&#8217;ve got content to help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/resources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/icf-community-and-events-collaborative-brainstorming-scaled-landscape-2b32071e43dbf981d5a8456d0eaf3cf1-dxpgvo2zchkt.jpg\" alt=\"Group of professionals having a collaborative brainstorming session together, pointing at sticky notes on a glass wall, highlighting teamwork.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1488\" width=\"2400\" title=\"Diverse businesspeople brainstorming with sticky notes in an office\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\tEvents\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Creativity + Camaraderie = Ignited Passion. 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Your journey to coaching success starts here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/icf-home-professional-coach-conversation-rooftop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two professional coaches having a discussion on a rooftop terrace, with a tablet in hand and a city skyline in the background.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1630\" width=\"2400\" title=\"Professional Coach Conversations\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tBecome a Credentialed Coach With ICF\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Coaching is not a process; it&#8217;s a mindset. Earning an ICF credential challenges you to continuously grow, making you a better coach tomorrow than you are today. 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