2024 Membership Booklet

The CAFO Community

Find your place!

Everyone

has something to give. Everyone has something to receive.

CAFO Global Network unites more than 50 locally-led and globallyinformed networks of churches, NGO and agencies 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 and strengthening the work of local believers around the world.

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A GLOBAL VISION

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 worldwide?

See where our networks serve: cafo.org/global/network-map

Connect with our team to explore how we may be Better Together at global@cafo.org.

Invest in your global staff as they join peer global leaders to learn best practices and discuss local implementation strategies.

Each quarter your global staff may join our Virtual Collaborate sessions via Zoom.

Members receive a $50 discount for your global staff to attend the Collaborate global forum, a pre-Summit intensive in Nashville!

Learn more about your Collaborate options at cafo.org/global/collaborate.

*Sponsor investments make Collaborate possible for global leaders through scholarships and grants for locally-hosted simulcast events. Contact global@cafo.org for more information.

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 fill the gaps that will make the biggest difference for children and families in every one of the 3,143 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 FELLOWSHIP

The More Than Enough Fellowship is a funded launch cohort that will guide you and other collaborators in your community through the earliest stages of working together to provide more than enough for children and families in foster care. Alongside matching funding to fuel your collaboration, you’ll find coaching and connection with others working to rally the Body of Christ around children and families in your county.

THE MORE THAN ENOUGH PODCAST

The More Than Enough Podcast connects you to the 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 in foster care.

The Pure Religion Project aims to inspire and equip God’s people to live the “pure religion” described in the book of James and invited throughout Scripture. Through world-class resources, supportive community and ongoing connection and coaching, you don’t have to wonder “how” anymore — you can lead your church with assurance, hope and the help you need. The Pure Religion Project serves and supports churches and organizations nationwide, including 900+ CAFO member churches and 250+ 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? The Pure Religion Project serves 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? Resources and coaching from CAFO 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. Wherever you are on your journey, CAFO’s Pure Religion Project stands ready to help. To receive communications about future church engagement cohorts, simply fill out this form.

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-akind Church Ministry Essentials on-demand 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.

Recognized on the Second Sunday in November

Every year thousands of Christians around the world participate together on the second Sunday in November in a beautiful honoring of God’s heart for the most vulnerable children and families among us.

It’s a both/and expression — of both the diversity and the unity of the Body of Christ — a powerful demonstration of the Church at its best when it is, together, reflecting God’s heart for the orphaned and vulnerable. Pure Religion Sunday describes the breadth of diverse events taking place worldwide on this day.

Traditionally, churches have used Orphan Sunday when the focus is global orphan care and Stand Sunday for the US foster system — but we recognize that many churches are deeply invested in caring for orphaned and vulnerable children and families near and far.

If choosing a name, we invite churches and organizations to consider Pure Religion Sunday as an opportunity to align vision and name together going forward — or contextualize the name to match current mission, ministry and vision.

TOOLS & RESOURCES

Each year, CAFO provides tools and resources to support organizations and churches in leveraging Pure Religion Sunday for deeper engagement in your community. These resources include the Pure Religion Guide, Leverage Booklet and customizable graphics and are available through the site below.

Your mission is too important to struggle with fundraising!

The Development + Discipleship initiative is a partnership between CAFO and Mission Increase, offering free training, coaching and consulting in biblically-based fundraising principles and practices designed to help childserving ministries raise more funds, make a deeper impact on 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.

CAFO’s Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children and Families equips and empowers you to serve orphaned and vulnerable children with clarity and confidence, wherever you are in the world. Caring for vulnerable children and families is important and meaningful work. Yet the challenges that arise each day and the complexities of determining what’s best for kids can quickly lead to overwhelm and uncertainty. We’re here to help.

We’ve done the work of curating resources and actionable strategies so you can confidently offer better care and see better outcomes for vulnerable children and families. The evidence-informed practices we offer are grounded in both a biblical perspective and comprehensive research so you can create meaningful change. We offer learning courses, e-books, infographics, webinars and other resources on many topics related to caring for vulnerable children and families around the world. Additionally, we have 50+ resources available in Spanish!

CORE ELEMENTS

The Core Elements program takes the guesswork out of caring for vulnerable children. By taking the self-assessment each year, program leaders are able to keep a pulse on organizational health across 21 key aspects of care and track growth over time. Think of it as a FREE opportunity to get the kind of information and organizational support that an outside consultant could provide for hundreds of dollars. Online courses provide knowledge and resources for improving care in specific areas of practice and the peer learning community ensures everyone has a supportive community to engage with while caring for children and families.

We strongly encourage CAFO Member Organizations to take advantage of the Core Elements program as you pursue excellence in the care being provided to vulnerable children!

• Take the FREE 30-minute online self-assessment (Available in both English and Spanish!)

• Sign up for a FREE coaching call to review your results and develop a learning plan.

• Receive discounted registration for Core Elements courses.

• Join the Peer Learning Community for ongoing support and interaction with other leaders who understand the work.

Learn more and get started with the Core Elements self-assessment today.

The new Institute for Family-Centered Healing and Health is devoted to promoting the long-term flourishing of Christian foster and adoptive families by curating and creating excellent resources that are grounded in the enduring wisdom of Scripture and a breadth of high-quality research.

We recognize the powerful intervention-like effects of being welcomed into a loving family for a child who has experienced early adversity. Based on the confidence that living life unto God is distinctively good for us, our focus is strengthening the vibrancy of daily Christian life lived together within the home. We emphasize that mental and emotional health must be addressed with a view of the whole person and that most positive growth involves small, daily practices patiently sustained over time.

RESOURCES

The Institute intends to provide you with immensely practical guidance and resources tailored for Christian foster and adoptive parents, including:

• Online, print and video content

• Webinar trainings and other virtual learning experiences

• Strategic in-person events, including the annual CAFO Summit

HUB

We want to help you better support the families you serve by operating as a dynamic hub for practitioners, experts and other leaders:

• Curating best-in-class current resources

• Creating new resources to fill gaps

• Working together to cultivate continuous improvement in thinking and practice across the field

& ADVOCACY Communications

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

COMMUNICATIONS CONVERSATION COHORTS

New in 2024! We’re launching small-group conversation cohorts with communicators in mind to discuss topics that are unique to our roles and contexts, whether serving primarily in the U.S. or globally. Every other month we will gather in groups to discuss a variety of topics that affect our work, like ethical storytelling, fundraising communications, media relations, branding, digital content and more. More information will be available at cafo.org/events for 2024!

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.

Receive a discounted registration of $39 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.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY Student

Attention College Students!

Apply to become a CAFO Fellow in 2025

This unique opportunity is the perfect on-ramp to learning more about the field of care for vulnerable children and families alongside other college students who share the same heart as you.

JANUARY — MAY

Through individual exploration and conversation together, your cohort will dive into the OVC Essentials Course together. This five-module program will allow you the opportunity to interact live with respected leaders in the field, glean from recommended articles, videos and podcasts — and process what you are learning with each other.

Cost: Free! If you are accepted into the program, CAFO will provide you with a Fellowship Scholarship.

SEPTEMBER

CAFO2025 Summit is an unforgettable gathering — and you will want to be there! At Summit you will have the opportunity to explore your calling even further by connecting with your cohort in-person and networking and interacting with professionals who share your heart to care for the most vulnerable. Join 2,000+ others from all over the world at this annual event.

Cost: Free! Upon successfully completing OVC Essentials, you will be provided with a full registration scholarship plus a $100 stipend to help with travel expenses*

*CAFO deeply cares about college students and wants to invest in their future. Therefore, a highly discounted Summit registration rate of $99 is provided for all college students who are not a part of the CAFO Fellowship.

2024 CAFO

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COLLABORATIVES

Each year, CAFO members gather at the annual CAFO Summit and throughout the year to share and receive through peer connection, deepdive 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.

Learn more at cafo.org/grow.

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.

Learn more at cafo.org/aging-out.

COMMUNICATIONS COLLABORATIVE AT SUMMIT

Generative AI tools can make our work easier and more efficient, but there is much to consider. How can we leverage AI tools responsibly while creating appropriate guidelines and policies for our organizations? CAFO Members are invited to join us for a workshop at Summit to create a collaborative document to guide AI usage across the CAFO community.

Vibrant leadershipSPRINGS FROM HEALTHY SOULS

Jesus put it simply: good trees bear good fruit. The fruitfulness of your ministry hinges on nothing more than the health and vitality 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 2024 at a 50% discount! 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.

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FEATURED RESOURCES

RESOURCES

Better Together Vision Overview

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CAFO Academy Courses

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CAFO Brand Book

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CAFO Job Board Submissions

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CAFO Resource Library

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CAFO Speakers Bureau Submissions

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Care Improvement Self-Assessment

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Church Ministry Mini Booklets

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Everyone Can Do Something

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Fundraising Training and Coaching

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Human Health and the Gifts of the Christian Life

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Intern Submissions Board

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Intro to Trauma Competent Care

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Justice and the Inner Life Podcast

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Orphan Sunday & Stand Sunday Toolkits

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Virtual Collaborate Annual Pass

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Vision Starter Guide

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Announcing the 20th CAFO Summit, an experience like no other! CAFO member organizations’ leadership and staff, along with more than 2,000 leaders, pastors, foster and adoptive parents and professionals from over 40 countries, will again come together for CAFO2024 Summit in Nashville, TN on September 18-20, 2024.

You are invited! Gather with your teams and other like-minded organizations for invaluable connection, team building and collaboration for effective ministry and vibrant living. You, your team and the families you serve will leave equipped, encouraged and strengthened.

Maximize Your Organization at CAFO2024

STRENGTHEN YOUR TEAM

More organizations are equipping and encouraging their teams through Summit. Ask about large group discounts for 10+, 30+ and 50+. Reserve a room for a strategy meeting and/or a meal.

Special “TEAM TUESDAY” packages are available for member groups coming early for soul care or strategic planning. Packages include a meeting room, special soul care session, intensive discounts and more!

INVEST IN YOUR BOARD

Host your board at Summit through expert-led leadership content and mastermind sessions. 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:

• Effective Church Engagement for Nonprofit Leaders

• Strengthening the Soul for Lifelong Service

• Moving Toward Family Solutions

• Help for Adoptive & Foster Families

• Fundraising & Development

• Leadership

• Family Strengthening and Preservation

• Improving Outcomes for Children in Care

• Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood

• Effectively Engaging for Youth in Foster Care

• Launching and Leading Church-Based Ministries

• Maximizing the Impact of Your Organization

• ...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

• Website profile

• Discounted CAFO Summit Exhibit Packages

• CAFO Summit Member-Only Sessions

• CAFO Summit Workshop Submission Invitation

• OVC Essentials Online Course Discounted for Staff & Interns

• Soul & Strategy Retreat: One (1) CEO Invitation

• Biblicallly-based fundraising teaching and coaching

Membership Dues (based on annual budget)

• Up to $100,000 ................. $ 200

• $100,000 to $499,999 .......... $ 350

• $500,000 to $4,999,999 ........ $ 750

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

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:

• One (1) set of full CAFO Summit Conference Audio Recordings

• Two (2) Free Registrations to the Annual CAFO Research Symposium

Membership Dues (based on annual budget)

• Up to $100,000 ................. $ 400

• $100,000 to $499,999 .......... $ 700

• $500,000 to $4,999,999 ........ $ 1,500

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

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 champions includes:

• Two (2) Sets of Full CAFO Summit Conference Audio Recordings

• Four (4) Free Registrations to the Annual CAFO Research Symposium

• Hospitality Room Reserved at CAFO Summit

• One (1) Invitation to an Annual CEO Advisory Call*

Membership Dues (based on annual budget)

• Up to $100,000 ................. $1,000

• $100,000 to $499,999 .......... $ 2,000

• $500,000 to $4,999,999 ........ $ 4,000

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