The Foundation acknowledges the financial and moral support it has received from the Center for Self Leadership and the community. Many IFS practitioners, IFS workshop participants, and users of the model have expressed their interest in advancing the mission of the Foundation by offering to help in concrete ways and/or by making significant financial contributions. On behalf of the IFS community and the beneficiaries of the Foundation’s effort, the Board thanks each and every one of you.
During its first full year of operation, 2014, the independent not-for-profit Foundation received $46,375 in total donations, either through direct giving or through our Gala event, which was held at the Annual IFS Conference in November. There were 121 attendees at the 2014 Gala and an additional 59 donors. Gifts hovered around an average of $620 and the median stood at $120. There were several gifts of $5,000. Every member of the volunteer board and the CSL staff made donations. Some non-CSL-led training programs have also sent in voluntary contributions to the Foundation.
These gifts have made possible the awarding of the first research grant, the ongoing development of an IFS-publications database, and the building of basic elements of the operational infrastructure. The Foundation is now set up to accept gifts of equity stocks, and has accepted its first such gift. A planned giving program is currently being set up.
We send a very warm sincere THANK YOU to each and every donor, as we are profoundly grateful for your support.
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The work of IFS is carried out by thousands of trained IFS practitioners and dedicated IFS trainers and, maybe more importantly, the personalized practice of Self leadership that many more clients, patients, and interested individuals incorporate into their own lives and interactions with others. The promotion of IFS depends in large measure on their professional applications and intellectual contributions.
In a similar manner, the success of the Foundation will depend especially at this stage of its develop- ment, on the efforts of volunteers, many of whom have rallied to lend their skills and creative thoughts to the various activities of the Foundation, which is fortunate to have them on board. Members of the Team will be engaged in different activities and, exemplifying constructs of the IFS model, be encouraged to work collaboratively as would parts of a healthy system.
Jill Stanzler-Katz, LICSW, who has been a practicing psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and consultant for over 30 years, has agreed to coordinate this team of volunteers. Reflecting the enthusiasm that volunteers have frequently expressed, she is “thrilled to be a part of the growth and advancement of IFS” and “loves helping to create community and cultivating leadership within organizations.” She underscored her particular interest in helping to create more diversity within the IFS community by developing ways to bring IFS into organizations and agencies serving less-advantaged populations. Such an outcome is very consistent with the Foundation’s values and priorities for its envisioned IFS training scholarship program.
The Board appreciates their gracious commitment of time and effort. We recognize the tangible successes they have already brought our organization, and we anticipate an exciting future with their able leadership.
Board Meetings’ Support - Barbara Levine, LICSW and Certified IFS Therapist
Database & OUTLOOK - Michelle Glass
Foundation Symposium & Events at the Annual Conference - Laura Crandall, EdM; Pam Krause, LCSW and IFS Lead Trainer; and Jennifer Matheson, PhD, LMFT
Fundraising Events - Fran Booth, LICSW
and IFS Assistant Trainer; Gail Hardenberg, LICSW; and Marilyn Unger-Reipe, LICSW
Mailing & Distribution - Carol Graybeal, MS, LCSW and IFS Assistant Trainer
Research Intake - Diane Cullum-Dugan, RD, LDN
Team Coordinator - Jill Stanzler-Katz, MSW, LICSW, BCD
Website and Technical Support - Grant Leitheiser, LMFT, NCC
Writing Support - Keren Fortier, MSW, LICSW; Karen Locke, MA; and Laura Taylor, JD
The Foundation is seeking nominations to appoint four Senior Coordinators to coordinate and help secure funding for select areas of priority: catalyzing independent research involving IFS, promoting the development of IFS-based programs beyond psychotherapy, and developing a scholarship program to increase access to IFS trainings. One of the Senior Coordinators will also be involved in coordinating fund and resource development for the Foundation. These Foundation Senior Coordinators will be selected by the Board for a period of 6 months, renewable, to coordinate and expand activity within these three areas.
Ideal candidates will have working familiarity with IFS; proven organizational, communication, and management skills; and good leadership traits. Senior Coordinators, who will engage in the work from their own setting, will receive a modest stipend, if financially feasible. Time commitment is flexible and may be customized, as their involvement will be outcomes-driven.
To nominate (self-nominations are welcome), please send the nominee’s full name and contact, and describe (in 500 words or less) why the Foundation should consider selecting the nominee based on the criteria above and for which area of priority, and how the nominee would positively contribute to the Foundation’s mission of advancing IFS research, advocacy, and training to info@FoundationIFS.org. The Board may request additional information from candidates before making its selections.
Can you imagine a world where people, businesses, and communities across all walks of life, around the world, understood and applied the constructs of IFS as a framework for self-understanding and interaction with others? Bearing in mind the Foundation’s far-reaching vision, paraphrased on the left, what sort of world can you imagine? We would really like to know. Please share with us what you ENVISION. Write us at Outlook@FoundationIFS.org. We intend to compile and share this collective vision.
“The notion of Self Leadership—and through it, emotional healing—is supported by empirical evidence and widely accepted as a primary treatment modality or adjunct to other therapies; and known as a model of self-knowledge and a conflict-resolution framework to as many groups, organizations, and individuals as possible.”
Outlook is an occasional bulletin that the Foundation for Self Leadership will publish to share news relevant to IFS, the IFS community, and developments relating to the Foundation. It is not intended to appear solely and passively in the conventional print mode; rather, it is designed to interface with the Foundation’s social media and online platforms. Nor is it a venue for sending information out; it is envisioned more so as an attempt to generate discussions within the community around issues and ideas of general interest and great impact.
The ultimate purpose of OUTLOOK is to support the Foundation’s mission of promoting the notion and agency of Self leadership. By naming it OUTLOOK, we hope it stands as a reminder that IFS is at once an external as much as an internal peace-seeking model, while holding a far-reaching view of the future. The Foundation is grateful to Volunteer Michelle Glass and Advisor Toufic Hakim, who play key roles in its production.