NCCA Meeting Minutes

25 July 2002

Welcome

Martha, Lynn, Kathryn, MaryKay, Carmen, Tivori (guest), Christine, Terry F, Karen, Bobbie, Terry A, Carl, Ron, Joel, Victoria, Pat
Dana, guest speaker – Business Advisor/Coach

Pro-Bono Coaching

In January we announced a program where interested coaches would be paired up with non-profit organizations
This is wrapping up now
All the people came to us through United Way and we’ll be reporting back to them
Martha Conant, Irene Stein, Judy Underwood, Diane Stober participated in the program

Summer of Connection

We’re getting to the end of the fourth round of the coaching league – where coaches get paired up in a round-robin format
Anybody still interested in joining should contact Irene Stein
PYCC has had two meetings now
NCC members who are interested in Parents, Youth and Community should contact Terry Anna

Fall Event: Vision for Coaching

At the planning meeting we did some brainstorming around what we should do this fall
The idea is to talk about the vision for coaching
It was nice to have a meeting at Irene’s place
People who would like to work on creating a September event: Lynn, Christine

Treasurer’s Report, Budget

NCCA’s fiscal year is May through April
Martha passed out the 2002-2003 budget
This includes a proposal for $15 NCCA membership surcharge, to subsidize our website and some activities
We expect to have a vote next month
HostRocket might be a cheaper way to host our website ($75) (Victoria)
People with feedback or advice should contact Irene, Martha, MaryKay, or come to the next planning meeting on 8 August (Starry Night Coffee Company at Harmony and Timberline)
Additional money might be used to further the visibility of Coaching and the NCCA in the community?
Other ICF chapters are charging dues, perhaps we should redefine the fee as membership dues
Various chapters have different rules for letting people attend meetings for free

Upcoming Events

Facilitator for August – Christine
Weed need facilitators for other future meetings
Next month Christine will be leading a discussion about the resistance and barriers that people have
The October meeting is during the ICF conference so we might have to move it or record it
Pat will talk to us about Coaching+Therapy at the September meeting
Mickey ________ will be talking to us about the Naropa Coaching school at the October meeting

Announcements

Psychotherapy Networker magazine has this month’s issue devoted to Coaching
Pat had an interview with USAToday where he mentioned the background of the Back Porch Gang
The Dave Ellis presentation ("Falling Awake") was great, a number of people from our group attended
At our next meeting we will put out a table for peoples’ brochures and business cards, so please bring things you’d like to share with the group.

Presentation - Dana Klausmeyer

Dana is owner and founder for Center for Creative Solutions
She presented ideas on business creation and business planning
For more information please contact Dana at (970) 490-5901, ccs@verinet.com

Dana sent a follow-up message after the meeting:

Martha,

Thank you for the opportunity to speak with your group today. I felt very

welcomed and acknowledged, and want to thank your entire group for that.

I would appreciate it if you would pass on to the group that I truly meant

what I said -- I'm happy to visit with any of your members if they have

questions about their own business development strategy, and even if they

run into a business issue with a client they're not quite sure how to

address. Call or email me any time.

I also want to congratulate each member of the group for being so helpful

and supportive to each other. Businesses (and lives) will thrive when we

all realize, appreciate, and capitalize on how interconnected we

really are.

Thanks again for one more (of many) bright moments in my day today! Best

wishes to all of you,

Dana L Klausmeyer

Center for Creative Solutions

helping business succeed

970.490.5901

ccs@verinet.com