ICF Fiscal Year 2024 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Meaningful Focus Areas and Goals

After conducting our diversity audit, ICF has established four DEIB Meaningful focus areas and goals for FY 2024. These areas were strategically developed to ensure we are creating an inclusive and equitable coaching community in two capacities, ICF operations and stakeholders.

1. Expand global representation for underrepresented communities to ensure inclusion and belonging throughout our ecosystem.

• • Increase representation of underrepresented communities from 27% to 34%. (*See table below for explanation.) 
  • Create and sponsor Member Resource Groups (MRGs) for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color), people with disabilities, and young professionals (Under 40) 
  • Increase the number of chapters with DEIB board members. (**See table below for explanation.) 
  • Double the number of partners who help underrepresented populations from four to eight. 
  • Increase scholarships and grants for people from underrepresented communities from zero to two with combined value of $10,000. 
  • Increase scholarships and grants for chapters from one valued at $1,500 to five with combined value of $25,000. 

2. Invest in education to increase diversity intelligence and provide professional development opportunities for leaders, volunteers, staff, ICF Members and other stakeholders. 

• • 10% of non-chapter affiliated members will participate in the Global Cultural Competency course by the end of FY24.  
  • 10% of chapters will host the Global Cultural Competency course by the end of FY24.  

3. Create an accessible environment for all stakeholders with any disability. 

• • Develop CONVERGE23 preconference workshop and 6-session series about disabilities. 
  • Create and sponsor MRGs for people with disabilities. 

• • Conduct equity audit of Credentials and Standards processes. 
  • Create a disability training manual.  

4. Establish policies that reinforce equity throughout the coaching profession and ICF community. 

• • Create/update two DEIB-related policies by the end of FY24. 
  • Reduce Ethics DEIB-related email and formal complaints by 40%.

*Increase Membership

We will release an end-of-quarter DEIB report card to show our progress. Transparency is important in our DEIB efforts. The next report card will be released in July.