{"id":28904,"date":"2026-01-22T03:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/blog\/we-want-to-stay-in-touch\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:03:54","slug":"we-want-to-stay-in-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/blog\/we-want-to-stay-in-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"We Want to Stay in Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our fast-paced world, where change is constant, your contact details may <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">change<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your interests may evolve. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Or your email provider may push through updates that make it more difficult to find emails from ICF. Regularly reviewing and updating your <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">email address and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.activehosted.com\/f\/66\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">preferences<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> empowers you to stay fully connected with the latest happenings and to maximize your opportunities within our global ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To ensure you <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continue to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">receive emails from ICF, it is good practice to periodically complete the following steps:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">STEP 1: Whitelist ICF.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">To ensure that you receive all important emails, please add the following to your email\u2019s whitelist\/safelist:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>ac.coachingfederation.org<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">coachingfederation.org<\/li>\n<li>sg.coachingfederation.org<\/li>\n<li>connectedcommunity.org<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Whitelisting an email address is different for each email provider. For instructions for Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and Comcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifewire.com\/how-to-whitelist-email-addresses-4588603\">click here<\/a>. If you&#8217;re unsure how to whitelist an email address using your email provider, use your preferred search engine and type &#8220;how to whitelist an email address in [insert your email provider].&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">STEP 2: Review Your Information in Your ICF Profile.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">To view and update the contact information in your ICF Profile (specifically your email address), do the following:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>Visit coachingfederation.org and click \u201cSign In\u201d in the top right-hand corner. If you are already signed in, your name will appear in its place.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">Click your name.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\u00a0On the left side of the page, click on the &#8220;Access Profile&#8221; button. This will redirect you to your ICF Profile.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">If the email address is incorrect or not one you use, click \u201cEdit Contact Info\u201d in the left menu box. Go to \u201cMy Email Addresses,\u201d click \u201cEdit,\u201d update the email address, then click \u201cSave.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">STEP 3: Manage Your Opt-In Status and Subscriptions\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>While in your ICF profile, you can also check and update your opt-in status regarding the European Union\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),\u00a0 To check:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose &#8220;Privacy and Contact Preferences&#8221; from the &#8220;My Account Links&#8221; menu box on the right side of the page in your ICF profile.<\/li>\n<li>To opt-in, make sure you click &#8220;Yes, I opt-in&#8230;,&#8221; then click &#8220;Save.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW129196732 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129196732 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129196732 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"bard-text-block\" 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