Community Coach program starts

"I appreciated the open atmosphere where everyone could give a short presentation and submit their question. The location at Inloo House the Oak where we were guests was top notch!"

Participant at the Kick off
(photography Bea Straver)Category: Talent development
Match: Various companies and foundations
What: Various employees from companies as Community Coach for various foundations
When:
Thursday, May 11, 2017 through March 2018

Participation in our society is important for everyone. But it is not easy for everyone. There are people who have made their jobs their vocation; small civic initiatives that make a difference in the neighborhood, for someone else, sometimes on a voluntary basis. What would happen if these initiatives, social entrepreneurs and other community organizations had the same access to marketing, technology, strategy, communication and resources as businesses? Starting May 11, 2017, with the Community Coaches Program, we are committed to empowering these social entrepreneurs to achieve greater social impact together.

And at the same time, community coaches can use their knowledge pro bono for charity, broaden their network and connect with the city.

Program participants 2017 / 2018.
Coaches from DLL, Rabobank Eindhoven-Veldhoven, Vion, PwC, Woonbedrijf and Gemeente Eindhoven are paired 1-on-1 with Stichting Circulo, Werkplaats Financiën, Werktuin040, New Beginning, De Kunsterij, Pleinschool Helder, Severinus, Vitalis in de wijk, Terecht Salvation Army and Inloophuis de Eik.

Program
We provide a year-long community coach from the business community for social entrepreneurs, offer four workshops, access to the network of companies involved, and provide visibility plus an easy entry point to a modest financial contribution at the end of the year. At the end of the program period, participating social entrepreneurs are better equipped and reach more people for greater social impact.

In addition to 1-on-1 conversations between coach and coachee, there are four central meetings for everyone with a closing networking drink. For this we also invite the alumni of the first year.

June: strategists facilitate a session from dream to plan. We are guests of Woonbedrijf.
September: Coaching-skills Intervision by Hans van der Linden of DLL.
November: Positioning and core message by Jacline de Kort, communications strategist at Fanfabriek in the Council Chamber of City Hall.
March 2018: Finalization and evaluation. perpetuate and implement the dream.

This program is an initiative of Together for Eindhoven. The program was co-developed in cooperation with the working group consisting of DLL, PwC, Municipality of Eindhoven and NXP. More information: esther@samenvooreindhoven.nl.

Photography Bea Straver.