Community Coaching Conferences
2012-2013 Investors Group Community Coaching Conferences
Calling all organizations, big and small! Are you hosting an event that will educate and develop coaches in your community? The Investors Group Community Coaching Conferences program has grants available for organizations that bring coaches of community-based sports together under one roof to learn, train, and network with each other. Check out the information below to see if your event is eligible!
Who Can Apply?
Eligible applicants can include:
- Local schools
- Parks and recreation departments
- Community sport clubs
- City leagues
- Provincial/territorial coaching associations
- Provincial/territorial sport organizations
- National sport organizations
Grant Opportunities
There are three types of events that are eligible for the funding. Please click on each and read the requirements below for all three opportunities.
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I am hosting a Conference
An IG Community Coaching Conference:
- Targets coaches as a primary audience
- Has a variety of sessions and speakers
- Has a minimum of 20 participants
- Provides networking opportunity
- Recognizes Investors Group and CAC as sponsors
- Is eligible for funding within the range of $500-$750 (upon receipt of a post-conference report)
To apply for this grant, please complete both the Application and Budget forms below. Submit the completed forms to communityconferences@coach.ca.
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I am hosting an NCCP workshop
An IG Community Coaching NCCP Workshop:
- Targets coaches as the primary audience
- Is an NCCP approved sport-specific workshop or event for one or more of the following contexts: Community Sport/Instruction – Beginners / Competition – Introduction
- Can be used as a Learning Facilitator training event
- Is led by an accredited LF/MLF )
- Has a participation ratio of 5-30 participants per Learning Facilitator
- Recognizes Investors Group and CAC as sponsors
- Is eligible for funding up to $500 (upon receipt of a post conference report)
To apply for this grant, please complete both the Application and Budget forms below. Submit the completed forms to communityconferences@coach.ca.
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I am hosting a Conference with an NCCP Workshop
An IG Community Coaching Conference and NCCP Workshop:
- Targets coaches as a primary audience
- Has a variety of sessions and speakers
- Has a minimum of 20 participants
- Provides networking opportunity
- Includes NCCP approved sport-specific workshop(s) or event (s) for one or more of the following contexts: Community Sport/Instruction – Beginners / Competition – Introduction
- Recognizes Investors Group and CAC as sponsors
- Is eligible for funding within a range of $750 - $1,000 (upon receipt of a post-conference report)
To apply for this grant, please complete both the Application and Budget forms below. Submit the completed forms to communityconferences@coach.ca.
To allow for sufficient time for the planning of your conference, we recommend that your application be submitted two months before the date of the conference. If your conference is less than two months away, contact us at communityconferences@coach.ca to see if we can accommodate you, but please note:
- We do not accept applications for past events.
- There are a limited number of grants available for 2012-2013.
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