C4CL Coach Interest Form

Thank you for your interest in coaching with C4CL! We are excited to connect with Executive Coaches who believe in our mission and are eager to channel their personal and authentic desire to leverage their coaching skills to advance equity and expand opportunities for historically marginalized communities.

While your coaching expertise and commitment to empowering others are important, being a C4CL coach requires more than skill or passion—it involves embodying or actively working toward embodying, the core principles and guiding commitments that define our coaching practice. These commitments are foundational to our work because they ensure that we approach coaching in a way that minimizes harm and maximizes impact, particularly in industries where we may not typically work and with client populations who may differ from our usual clients.

The principles described below serve as critical guideposts for how we engage with clients and reflect the intentionality required to create meaningful, transformative coaching experiences rooted in equity, respect, and accountability. 

As we review applications and engage in discussions with prospective coaches, these principles will be at the heart of our vetting process. This is not about exclusivity but about ensuring alignment with the practices that make our work impactful. By joining our bench of coaches, you will play a pivotal role in advancing equity while continuously learning and growing alongside us in this shared commitment.

Another key aspect of serving as a C4CL Coach is that our goal is to make coaching with C4CL a valued option for your income. While we are not yet in a position to offer market rates for all coaching engagements with C4CL, we ask that you answer honestly in the questionnaire to follow about your fee requirements to ensure that coaching with C4CL will be a sustainable commitment for you. 

We look forward to learning more about you and exploring how your coaching expertise and values align with C4CL’s mission. Thank you for considering this meaningful work!

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C4CL Coaches Guiding Principles 

A C4CL Coach is not only an experienced and impactful Executive Coach but also embodies a unique blend of skills, beliefs, and practices that make them deeply passionate about helping clients be seen, respected, and empowered for who they are. They guide clients in navigating inequities while amplifying their unique strengths within complex systems of power. Through this approach, a C4CL Coach creates a transformative coaching experience that affirms, equips, and inspires clients from diverse backgrounds to thrive as leaders and change makers in the communities they serve. C4CL Coaches actively and authentically aspire to embody the following guiding principles:

  1. Commitment to Interrupting Inequities:
    C4CL Coaches are deeply committed to addressing inequities, both within themselves and in the broader systems their clients navigate. They continuously engage in self-reflection and learning about systemic oppression, ensuring their coaching is rooted in authenticity and accountability.

  2. Culturally Attuned Awareness:
    With a nuanced understanding of historical systems of oppression—including white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism—C4CL Coaches help clients contextualize their experiences and that of the communities they serve within these structures. Over the course of the coaching relationship, they persistently and strategically unpack biased beliefs, using a range of methods to foster deeper self-awareness and transformative change.

  3. Humility and Mutual Learning:
    Recognizing that their own biases may persist, C4CL Coaches approach each client relationship with humility and an openness to learn from their clients’ unique perspectives. This creates a coaching partnership grounded in respect, trust, and a shared commitment to growth.

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What is your name? *
What is your preferred calling name and pronouns? *
We are currently only able to work with coaches that have obtained an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certification. What is your level of ICF certification? If you are not yet certified, please use the "other" option below to provide your timeline for certification.  *
Please describe the top 1 or 2 reasons you are interested in working with C4CL as a coach.  *
How would you describe your positionality, which refers to your social location and how your various identities, experiences, and circumstances position you within systems of power and privilege? *
Describe a time when you recognized that your coaching approach needed to shift because of how identity or systemic barriers may be affecting your client's situation. What did you notice, and how did you adjust? *
Describe a recent situation where you caught yourself making an assumption about a client based on their identity or background. How did you address it in the moment, and what did you learn? *
What practices do you maintain to continue developing your understanding of systemic oppression and bias? (Examples: specific training, consultation groups, reading, community involvement, etc.) *
Describe your experience working with or in the nonprofit sector. This could include employment at a nonprofit organization, board service, sustained volunteer engagement, or coaching/consulting with nonprofit clients. Please include the names/missions of organizations and your role(s). *
What unique challenges have you observed facing leaders in nonprofit organizations compared to other sectors? *
While we are not in a position to offer market rates for coaching, C4CL is committed to compensating coaches rather than relying on volunteer work to 1) ensure we can welcome coaches of all socioeconomic backgrounds, and 2) as a reflection of our belief that mission-driven work deserves fair compensation. In the spirit of transparency and ensuring this partnership works for both parties, what is the minimum hourly rate you would need to make coaching with C4CL financially sustainable for you? Please provide a $ amount. *
How many coaching clients or coaching hours would you be willing to serve for C4CL on a monthly basis?  *
Please list the assessment certifications you currently have and would be willing to use in service of C4CL clients:  *
Please describe any workshops or training courses you currently provide and would be willing to provide for C4CL clients, and your experience/related credentials for providing them:  *
Please share your current time zone.  *
What general working hours are you be available to provide services to C4CL clients? Please check all that apply: *
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Do you currently have your own professional liability insurance policy?   *
We offer our clients the option to have a brief (maximum 30 minute) chemistry call with up to 2 coaches prior to selecting a coach to work with. Providing chemistry calls is optional for C4CL coaches and this time is not compensated by C4CL. Please confirm if you agree to offer chemistry calls to potential clients: *
Please share any additional information you think C4CL Leaders should know, and/or any questions or concerns you have about potentially partnering with C4CL.  *
If applicable, please share your website URL and/or Linkedin Profile: *
We plan to feature C4CL coaches (photos, website links, bios, client testimonials) on our website and/or other marketing materials, along with the services that you are willing to offer with C4CL. Would you consent to our use of this type of information for our website/marketing purposes? (no need to submit any of these materials at this time)  *
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