• Mendaki SENSE, a job-skills
training organization delivering
a program to support the career
progression for Singapore’s
Malay/Muslim work force.
• Social Innovation Park, a nonprofit
organization designed to educate,
empower and enhance social
entrepreneurs in Singapore and
around the world.
The coaching clients who
benefited from C4C’s pro bono
offerings provided overwhelmingly
positive feedback on the
coaching experience.
“I am able to define my role in
the organization better and align
it with my personal growth and
development,” one nonprofit
leader reported. “I can differentiate
[between] process issues and
performance issues, and have a
better idea on how to proceed to
deal with these issues.”
Yoon Wai Nam, CEO of the Centre
for Non-Profit Leadership, said the
pro bono coaching delivered to 93
leaders through C4C would have
ripple effects throughout Singapore’s
nonprofit sector. “Through this
partnership, emerging leaders as well
as established leaders in the sector
are being subtly challenged to step up
their leadership to the next level,” he
said. “Many have shared their delight
in finding self-insights and leadership
through their coaching journey. More
importantly, they feel more equipped
to address their day-to-day leadership
challenges, which is what we have
aimed to achieve.”
In addition to supporting meaningful
social change throughout Singapore,
C4C has yielded substantial dividends
for the chapter. The initiative is a key
driver of membership recruitment
(only ICF Member coaches are invited
to volunteer through C4C), and
it’s a significant source of member
engagement: In 2014 alone, 100
coaches—one-third of the chapter’s
membership—delivered 1,000-plus
hours of pro bono coaching to
C4C clients.
As C4C’s volunteer leaders look
ahead to the initiative’s next
five years, they’re embracing
opportunities to further expand
its scope. In March 2015, 32 C4C
coaches attended S