Coaching Support for Organizing Virtual Work and Facilitating Virtual Meetings
In response to the coronavirus, organizations are shifting the way they work. It means more staff and volunteers are working remotely, and more meetings are taking place via conference calls or through online platforms such as Zoom or Skype. In response, ICL is offering leaders four hours of coaching time to help you navigate and implement changes related to virtual work and meetings, to support and guide staff, and to support you in working as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
Sign Up For Coaching Support Here
Coaching session topics will be driven by your needs and action oriented. They may include such things as:
- Organizing virtual work and how to keep staff in touch with you and with each other
- Tips for facilitating virtual meetings
- Developing agendas for online meetings that support shared understanding, agreement, and commitment
- Identifying strategies for working collaboratively on long-term projects (internally or with partners) including using Basecamp and other tools
- Developing virtual educational programming to stay connected with members, volunteers, constituents, and visitors
- Being supportive and minimizing stress that staff may be experiencing as a result of changes
What you receive:
Four hours of coaching time to be used during a three-month period. Sessions may vary in length from 30 – 75 minutes depending on need. Before the start of the four hours, an ICL coach will conduct a brief needs assessment with you (30 minutes or less). In partnership with the coach, you will outline goals of the coaching engagement and an initial schedule of calls.
Cost: $500 non-refundable payment
Upon completion of the coaching sign-up, you will be contacted within one business day with the name and contact information of your coach. They will also receive your name and contact information. Please contact them to schedule the first session.
This coaching is not a replacement for IT support.
Questions: For questions, please contact ICL Consultant, Peter Lane: peter(at)icl.org
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River Pool at Beacon, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. River Pool at Beacon, Inc., is a contemporary version of 19th and 20th century floating bathhouses intended to promote the “use, awareness, and stewardship of the Hudson River while providing a safe area for swimming and wading.” The 20-foot diameter wading pool has partially submerged sides made of pickets allowing river water to flow through, a floor made of Dyneema netting, and fiberglass seats in rainbow colors that float on the pool’s perimeter offering beautiful river views. Free to all swimmers, its mission is to provide safe access to the Hudson River; to educate the general public about the importance of continuing to preserve and clean the River; to promote swimming as a fun, healthful fitness activity in a natural environment; and to demonstrate to other communities the viability of floating pools.
The twofold joy of the pool–allowing its users to enjoy a cool river swim on a hot summer day while carrying forward Pete and Toshi Seeger’s vision–has been experienced by its wide community of supporters in the Hudson Valley. About 15,000 people have swum in the floating pool during the past 14 years. Volunteers install the pool each June and take it out of the river in September.
Emphasis on public safety, environmental sensitivity, and challenges presented by the river, will continue to be at the forefront of present and future River Pool at Beacon projects.
The organization is at a crossroads with our now outdated pool, additional ideas for more services to the public and expanded mission hopes. We are seeking an experienced Strategic Planning facilitator to head our Board & Administrator Retreat. Our budget is modest, but we think it may align with the coaching support (4 hours) detailed on your site. Can you call me to discuss?