CAFO Organization Membership 2023

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

Opportunities for Impact and Benefits for 2023

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

Membership in CAFO not only benefits your organization, it’s also a chance to grow and guide a movement together. In 2023 there are many ways to be an active part of this community! Discover new ways your organization can get involved, build your team, lend your expertise and find community.

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FIND YOUR PLACE! Everyone has something to give. Everyone has something to receive.

MORE THAN ENOUGH

More Than Enough is a community united by our faith and committed to helping churches care for children and families in foster care. Together, we are determined to achieve our shared vision of more than enough for children and families before, during, and beyond foster care in every US county. The More Than Enough Community is facilitated by CAFO, which supports the Community to multiply on-the-ground care for children and families.

The Community pursues a shared strategy to provide more than enough loving homes for every child in foster care—including foster, adoptive, and supported biological families. Drawing on tools and practices that are serving children and families well across the US, we meet the specific needs within our communities. We believe that local networks of passionate churches, organizations, and advocates working together can address the biggest gaps in caring for children and families in every one of the 3,142 counties in the US.

As part of the More Than Enough Community, you’ll find the resources and support you need to multiply the impact of your time, people, and funding. You can get started with the resources below.

THE MORE THAN ENOUGH VISION STARTER GUIDE

The Vision Starter Guide equips you to cast a vision of more than enough in your community and rally others to care for children and families before, during, and beyond foster care. From a worksheet to help you contextualize the vision for your community to example content for marketing pieces, get started at communicating the vision where you live.

THE MORE THAN ENOUGH PODCAST

The More Than Enough Podcast connects you to people, ideas, and tools that will help you and your community work together to move from not enough to more than enough for children and families where you live.

NATIONAL CHURCH MINISTRY INITIATIVE

The National Church Ministry Initiative (NCMI) exists to equip, connect, and support churches as they launch and lead effective foster care, adoption, and family support ministries. The NCMI serves and supports churches and organizations nationwide, including 900+ CAFO member churches and 200+ member organizations, through best-in-class resourcing, customized coaching, and cohort based learning on effective principles and practices for impactful engagement.

FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

Does your organization engage and mobilize churches? In collaboration with CAFO’s More Than Enough Initiative, the NCMI comes alongside organizations and local networks to empower and equip them to effectively engage and mobilize churches. Consider how your organization can both give to and receive from this work. What resources or effective practices can you offer other organizations in the CAFO community who are working to form strategic relationships with churches? As well, resources and coaching from the NCMI are available for your team to help you with church engagement, partnership, resourcing, and mobilization of churches in your work.

The new Effectively Engaging Churches book helps your team consider principles and practices for partnering well with churches.

FOR YOUR CHURCH

From courses to cohorts to coaching, there’s a place for you to find the resources and relationships you need to help your church take its next best steps forward in ministry. Access the one-of-a-kind “Church Ministry Essentials” ondemand learning platform consisting of 10 modules on launching and leading a foster care, adoption, and family support ministry in your church. Read the short “Everyone Can Do Something” book full of insight, ideas, and implementable next steps you can take in your ministry. Participate in a group learning cohort with other church-based ministry leaders where you can ask questions, share insights, and glean wisdom from others doing similar work as you. Or, get even more personal by engaging in a coaching session with a seasoned church ministry leader who can help you gain the clarity and confidence you need to lead and scale the ministry opportunities God has entrusted to you. Wherever you are on your journey, CAFO’s National Church Ministry Initiative stands ready to help. Visit cafo.org/church to learn more.

RESEARCH CENTER

The Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children and Families exists to equip faith-based organizations around the world with the knowledge and practice they need to see vulnerable children and families thrive. The Center facilitates many opportunities for leaders and staff of organizations both to receive and to share highly-relevant learning. This includes the annual Research and Best Practice Symposium in September, original research and papers published by the Center in academic journals, webinars, certificate courses, peer learning cohorts, Spanish-language resources, and much more!

CORE ELEMENTS

CAFO provides a free, 30-minute online self-assessment survey to any organization caring for vulnerable children in international contexts. It will help you keep your finger on the pulse of your organization’s health, reveal your program’s areas of strength, identify where there’s room to improve, and provide an opportunity to invite others to join your efforts.

This self-assessment (comparable to a retail value of several hundred dollars) is free of charge to members and can be accessed HERE.

CAFO member organizations receive exclusive:

• Interpretation of your survey results by experienced professionals for each category.

• Record-keeping of your previous self-assessment scores.

• Annual analysis of your growth trends.

• Access to step-by-step training modules that can help your program move from zero understanding to basic implementation in case management, child protection, monitoring & evaluation, and more.

With these tools, you can improve the quality of care you provide, communicate with funders and other key stakeholders, and use scores to track your organization’s health over time. We are all on a journey toward better care for vulnerable children and families, together!

ORPHAN SUNDAY & STAND SUNDAY

What began in a small church in Zambia (Orphan Sunday, 2002) and another small church in Brownwood, Texas (Stand Sunday, 2004) is now a worldwide day of prayer and advocacy on the second Sunday in November - serving as a catalyst for changing children’s lives through year-round church-led community action in more than 120 countries. CAFO unites Christians worldwide by providing free Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday toolkits - including graphics, postcards, posters, videos, and more, that can be adapted for locally-led events.

Whether working globally or domestically, CAFO Members can use Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday as a catalyst to inspire your supporters and engage local churches in your mission.

CAFO Champion Advocates are passionate about reflecting God’s heart for vulnerable children and families in their community and want to use their voice through personal advocacy to grow and guide the movement worldwide. CAFO Advocates are equipped with monthly resources to help them do this work more effectively and in community with others. Member organizations can designate an employee or volunteer leader as their CAFO Champion Advocate to receive these advocacy and communications tools throughout the year.

OVC ESSENTIALS COURSE

The OVC Essentials course provides foundational knowledge of key ideas and issues in the field of care for vulnerable children and families. This 10-week survey course blends conversation-based presentations from respected leaders with recommended articles, videos, and podcasts. It’s ideal for leaders and staff new to the field, lead volunteers, board members, and student interns. Ultimately, OVC Essentials helps lay a foundation for a lifetime of effective service.

OVC ESSENTIALS COURSE

Receive a discounted registration of $40 to the OVC Essential On-Demand course for your interns and staff ($99 registration for non-members). Provide an experience of foundational knowledge, shared learning, and personal enrichment to your team.

CAFO GLOBAL NETWORK

The CAFO Global Network unites more than 50 locally-led and globally-informed networks of churches, NGOs, and agencies working together to see every child in a loving family, embraced within a collaborative community. Together these diverse networks affirm a shared vision, bringing focus to a global movement of Christians caring for vulnerable children and families.

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Every child in a loving family, embraced within a collaborative community.

Interested in connecting your global staff with networks of churches, NGOs, and agencies that are creating collaborative communities in countries around the world?

Learn more about the Better Together vision, shared goals, and creating collaborative communities through the FREE Better Together Vision Overview at academy.cafo.org.

Invest in your global staff as they join other global leaders to gather together, learn together, and discuss strategies together. Every quarter, we dig into a different topic over a series of three virtual sessions. Our 2023 topics include:

January: Soul Health

April: Family Strengthening

September: Local Empowerment

November: Network Development

Learn more about the Virtual Collaborate Annual PASS at academy.cafo.org.

CAFO2023 COLLABORATIVES

Each year, CAFO members gather at the annual CAFO Summit and throughout the year to share and receive through peer connection, deep-dive training, and a range of critical issue collaborations. Join collaborative opportunities from these topical groups and within every CAFO initiative.

FUNDRAISING

Join with CEOs and other fundraising leaders to explore best-in-class strategies and tactics while also sharing challenges, successes, and troubleshooting together. We root all this in a vision for development work as an opportunity for Christian discipleship.

AGING OUT MODELS

Find assistance and share successful models as part of the Aging Out Initiative, identifying how the Church can support healthy life transitions for youth aging out of global orphan care and US foster care.

COMMUNICATIONS COLLABORATIVE

Gather with fellow Communications professionals at Summit to strengthen and encourage one another in the trade while building the global movement. This collaborative is a place for connection, tool-sharing, inspiration and sharpening in effective marketing practices.

DEVELOPMENT & DISCIPLESHIP

Your mission is too important to struggle with fundraising!

The Development + Discipleship initiative is a partnership between CAFO and the Mission Increase foundation offering free training, coaching, and consulting in biblically-based fundraising principles and practices designed to help child-serving ministries raise more funds, impact the lives of more children and families, and disciple givers to know, love, and serve God more fully.

Visit cafo.org/grow and sign up to access free fundraising training, coaching, resources, and ongoing support to help grow your fundraising capacity.

WORKSHOPS

Workshops, webinars, and CAFO Summit sessions grounded in a practical, biblicallybased fundraising curriculum cover topics such as acquisition, major gifts, monthly giving, communications, fundraising leadership, and more.

COACHING

Group and individual coaching for leaders and development staff to help you apply the principles of development as discipleship to the unique context and concerns of your ministry work.

CONSULTING

One-to-one consulting to a select group of member organizations, offering a more comprehensive and in-depth look at ministry and fundraising operations.

VIBRANT LEADERSHIP SPRINGS FROM HEALTHY SOULS

Jesus put it simply: good trees bear good fruit. The fruitfulness of your ministry hinges on nothing more than the health of you and your team. That’s why CAFO puts a premium on helping leaders “grow down,” developing practices that build deep health in body, mind, spirit and relationships.

SPIRITUAL FORMATION

The Spiritual Formation Calendar Experience makes it easy for leaders and their teams to explore biblically-rooted practices of spiritual formation. Each month’s content includes a short guide and video on one formation practice, an exploratory exercise, and questions to help teams process their experiences together. This guided experience, valued at $99 for an organization/team, is being offered to leaders of CAFO member organizations/churches in 2023 for FREE! It is our gift to help teams grow more like Jesus together.

THE SOUL & STRATEGY RETREAT

The annual Soul & Strategy Retreat is for the CEOs/EDs of CAFO member organizations and their spouses. It’s designed to cultivate deep refreshment, spiritual health, and meaningful peer friendships – and also to share vision and practical means to help leaders care well for the teams they lead.

FEATURED RESOURCES

Intro to Trauma Competent Care Online Course

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Vision Starter Guide

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More Than Enough Podcast

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Everyone Can Do Something

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Better Together Vision Overview

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Virtual Collaborate Annual Pass

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FREE Fundraising Training and Coaching

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Orphan Sunday & Stand Sunday Toolkits

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Justice and the Inner Life Podcast

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CAFO Job Board Submissions

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CAFO Speakers Bureau Submissions

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Intern Submissions Board

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THE CAFO2023 SUMMIT

The annual CAFO Summit is an experience like no other. CAFO member organizations’ leadership & staff, along with more than 2,000 leaders, pastors, foster and adoptive parents, and professionals from over 40 countries, will again come together for CAFO2023 Summit in Oklahoma City on September 20-22, 2023.

You are invited! Gather with other like-minded organizations for invaluable connection, counsel, and collaborative problem-solving for effective ministry and vibrant living. You, your team, and the families you serve will leave equipped, encouraged, and strengthened through expert-led interactions and restorative experiences.

Learn more at CAFO2023.org.

Maximize Your Organization at CAFO2023

Strengthen Your Team

Ask about large group discounts for 10+, 30+, and 50+. Reserve a room for a strategy meeting and/or a meal with your team and partners. Come a day early for a team soul care retreat or strategic planning day (team soul care retreat templates available).

Invest in Your Board

Host your board at Summit through the expertled “Well-Equipped Board” track. It’s a great way to immerse those who shape your mission in rich learning and growth as a team!

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Sponsor investments help make the unity and learning of Summit possible….while also benefiting your organization with visibility and trust among leading advocates and churches. Choose the package that best fits your goals.

Collaborative Intensives & Workshops

Lead and actively participate in instructional sessions and collaborative forums. Connect with professionals working beside you around the globe. Key tracks include:

• Nonprofits Effectively Engaging Churches

• Strengthening the Soul of Service

• Moving Toward Family Solutions

• Help for Adoptive & Foster Families

• Fundraising & Development

• The Well-Equipped Board

• Family Strengthening & Reintegration

• Improving Outcomes for Children in Care

• Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood

• Engaging Effectively for Foster Youth

• Launching & Leading Church-Based Ministries

• Leadership

• Strengthening Non-Profit Ministries

• …and more!

MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES

United & Shared Mission

All membership levels include a place and a voice in our united mission to inspire and equip Christians to care for vulnerable children wisely and well. Each level also confers the CAFO Member Seal, which helps churches, donors and advocates to identify partners that are committed to fiscal integrity, good governance, collaboration and the Gospel. Advanced levels of membership include additional opportunities to expand the member’s impact while investing further in the Christian orphan care movement together.

LEVEL 1: MEMBER ORGANIZATION

Organizational Membership unites members in joint initiatives and opportunities that bring greater impact than any one organization could achieve alone.

Membership Includes

• Listing in annual Next Steps booklet for churches, families, and donors

• Significantly discounted CAFO Summit exhibit packages

• CAFO Summit members-only forums & leadership sessions

• CAFO Summit workshop submission invitations

• Three (3) Member Seats with Christian Leadership Alliance (providing premium access to member-only content and mentoring community)

• OVC Essentials Online Class Discounted to Staff & Interns

• Soul & Strategy Retreat: 1 CEO Invitation

Membership Dues (based on annual budget)

• UP TO $100K .......................... $ 200

• $100K TO $499,999 ............ $ 350

• $500K TO $4,999,999 ......... $ 750

• $5,000,000+ ......................... $ 1,500

LEVEL 2: MOVEMENT INVESTOR

CAFO Movement Investor Organizations make special financial and leadership investments in growing and guiding the orphan care movement. These members view this investment as an extension of their mission — expanding effective care for vulnerable children worldwide.

Membership Includes Along with Level One benefits, special thanks for movement investors includes:

• Full conference audio recordings following CAFO Summit

• Two (2) free registrations to the annual CAFO Research Symposium

Membership Dues (based on annual budget)

• UP TO $100K ............................. $ 400*

• $100K TO $499,999 ............... $ 700*

• $500K TO $4,999,999 ........ $ 1,500*

• $5,000,000+ ............................ $ 3,000*

*Issue-Focused Working Groups: A member of the organization’s senior staff is requested to serve on one of three working groups (adoption, foster, or global orphan care). Each group will address one critical issue together annually — framing the challenge and identifying best-in-class practices and resources for effective response.

LEVEL 3: MOVEMENT CHAMPION

CAFO Movement Champion Organizations extend themselves to make the growth and maturity of the orphan care movement a special priority. These members view this investment as a major expression of their mission — effective care for vulnerable children worldwide.

Membership Includes

Along with Level One and Level Two benefits, special thanks for movement investors includes:

• Two (2) sets of full conference audio recordings following CAFO Summit

• Four (4) free registrations to the annual CAFO Research Symposium

• Hospitality Room reserved at CAFO Summit

• Invitation for CEO to join fellow CAFO member CEOs and CAFO president in annual strategic review and priorities virtual meeting

Membership Dues (based on annual budget)

• UP TO $100K .......................... $1,000**

• $100K TO $499,999 ............ $ 2,000**

• $500K TO $4,999,999 ........ $ 4,000**

• $5,000,000+ ............................ $ 7,500**

*Issue-Focused Working Groups: A member of the organization’s senior staff is requested to serve on one of three working groups (adoption, foster, or global orphan care). Each group will address one critical issue together annually — framing the challenge and identifying best-in-class practices and resources for effective response.

CAFO Executive Advisory Council: The organization’s CEO is requested to serve on the CAFO Executive Advisory Council, designed to confer on the current state and direction of the movement. This commitment will include one in-person meeting of the full Council at Summit (Fall) and one leader-to-leader phone call by each member (Spring) with CAFO President Jedd Medefind.