Testimonial: 5 Important Crowdfunding Reminders

Crowdfunding, Perspectives

Remember… You’re Not Alone “Feeling scared to ask people for money?   Me too!” Most of the families I have talked with about starting their AdoptTogether crowd fundraising say, “I am nervous to ask people for money.” I felt the same way when we...

Andrea Wittig: The First AdoptTogether Family on Crowdfunding Tips

Adopting, Crowdfunding

  Andrea Wittig’s family was the first family ever to fundraise for their adoption on AdoptTogether. The Wittigs were able to crowdfund over $35,000 to adopt their child form Uganda. Watch her interview here with our AdoptTogether Editorial Team and learn how...

What is a Home Study?

Adopting, Adoption 101

The Basics A home study is a document telling the story of your family: who you are (both past and present), what values you hold, what your finances are like, your health history, your reasons for adopting, how you plan to parent, etc. An approved home study means...

Hank Fortener & AdoptTogether on People Magazine: Heroes Among Us

About Us, Press

This article posted online on June 30, 2016 and distributed in People Magazines throughout the world, captured the story of AdoptTogether Founder Hank Fortener and the current progress of the world’s largest nonprofit crowdfunding platform for adoption. Check...

#WorldAdoptionDay – A Worldwide Celebration of Adoption

#WorldAdoptionDay

World Adoption Day is a day to celebrate FAMILY. World Adoption Day is a day to raise AWARENESS for adoption. World Adoption Day is a day to raise funds to SUPPORT families in their adoption. Ambassadors from all over the world are organizing events and parties,...

Testimonial: Adoption Is Not One Thing

Perspectives

As I sit watching the snowflakes falling outside my kitchen window my mind to wanders back to the time when my husband and I were adopting. So here come my thoughts… Adoption is a process. We talk about adoption as though it is one thing. That one thing is...

Testimonial: A Single Parent International Adoption

Perspectives

Char Williams always knew she wanted to adopt, it was plan A to her. In fact it was the only plan she had for making her family. When she was in her late 30s, her two-year relationship ended. She was dating a guy who had kids from his first marriage but he knew she...

Testimonial: Why We Are Choosing Adoption Over Biological Children

Perspectives

About five years ago I stumbled upon a blog by a lovely young woman and her young husband who recounted their story of adopting their daughter from Uganda. I spent hours reading every post about their daughter. I was so moved by the mother’s heart, her yearning to be...

5 Ways Adoptive Parents Can Honor Birth Mothers

Birth Mothers, Perspectives

1. Be Present During the pre-placement process… I really enjoyed having the company of the adoptive parents. My parents lived in another state at the time and I had a 2 year old so I really appreciated their help as they would watch my son while I had counseling...

Contributors

Contributors

The AdoptTogether Resource Catalog is a collection of many experienced, diverse perspectives who have all allowed AdoptTogether to share their valuable resources & promote their work for people at all stages of the adoption process. We hope you take a glance...

The Today Show Crew Celebrates #WorldAdoptionDay

#WorldAdoptionDay, Press

Dean Cain shares his personal connection to adoption and the crew joins in on the #WorldAdoptionDay celebrations by drawing the #WorldAdoptionDay smiley face on their hands to promote the vision of a world with a family for every child! Check out the second part of...

Missy Peregrym & Hank Fortener On #WorldAdoptionDay 2015

#WorldAdoptionDay, Press

Hank Fortener and Missy Peregrym are two of the original founders of #WorldAdoptionDay which launched in 2014 and has since become a worldwide social media phenomenon celebrating all those involved in the adoption process as well as increasing advocacy for...

AdoptTogether on CNN: Impact Your World

About Us, Press

In February of 2017, AdoptTogether alongside the Riehm Family & Hank Fortener were featured on CNN’s segment “Impact Your World.”   If you enjoyed this post, you may also enjoy:   Hank Fortener & AdoptTogether on People Magazine: Heroes...

7 TED Talks about Adoption

Adopting, Perspectives

1. How I Use the Internet to Build Families | Hank Fortener It’s the pain inside of you, the mark the world left on you, that is the mark that you will then leave on the world. Ask yourself the question “What mark do I have, what scars do I have and how...

Testimonial: How We Chose Our Adoption Agency

Adoption Professionals, International Adoption, Perspectives

After encountering various challenges with adopting through LA County, we decided that going through a private agency was a better choice for our family. We also knew that there were hundreds of agencies out there and were slightly overwhelmed by the process of...

South Africa Adoptions: 5 Things To Know

Adopting, International Adoption

1. Open to Adoptive Parents of all Backgrounds South Africa is open to all types of adoptive parents– single men & women, married and unmarried couples, and LGBTQ parents. The South Africa government is committed to a practice of non-discrimination and we’ve seen...

Top 10 Medical Needs in South Africa

Get Involved, International Adoption

There are thousands of children waiting for adoption in South Africa. Many of the children have special needs and need an adoptive family ready and excited to help them thrive! Families considering adopting a child with special needs have many questions, including...

Baby Ball

#WorldAdoptionDay, About Us

Baby Ball is the annual celebration of #worldadoptionday put on by AdoptTogether in order to raise funds for families currently fundraising for their adoption. The night typically features live music, stunning art installations, interaction games & activations, a...

Mission & Vision

About Us

AdoptTogether began as the mission of one man who sought to help his friends cover the overwhelming costs of their adoption. 5 years later, AdoptTogether has helped more than 2,400 families adopt children from 43 countries into all 50 states. Our vision is of a world...

The Founder: Hank Fortener

About Us

Hank Fortener is a keynote speaker, advisor and coach to companies on High Impact Teams. Hank’s work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Forbes, Buzzfeed, People Magazine, CNN, Huffington Post and The Today Show. Hank is a regular speaker in the TEDx community on the...

Our Story

About Us

AdoptTogether is the world’s largest nonprofit crowdfunding platform for adoption. Think of us as the nonprofit version of KickStarter or GoFundMe, so every donation towards your campaign is tax-deductible. That’s just one of many perks associated with fundraising...

Jenna Ushkowitz: Actress & Kindred Adoption Co-Founder

Perspectives

Jenna Ushkowitz is a Korean American adoptee from Seoul, South Korea who was adopted at 3 months old through Love the Children Adoption Agency. She grew up in East Meadow, New York with her parents Brad and Judi Ushkowitz, and an older brother, Gregg. As a child,...

Samantha Futerman: Separated At Birth & Kindred Co-Founder

Perspectives

Check out our AdoptTogether interview with Samantha as we discuss how she discovered she had a twin sister and the inspiration behind founding Kindred. Samantha Futerman is a Korean American adoptee. Born in Busan, South Korea, Samantha was adopted by a loving family...

Kindred: The Foundation For Adoption

Adoption Professionals

Kindred: The Foundation for Adoption is an American foundation created by adoptees Samantha Futerman and Jenna Ushkowitz. In 2013, Samantha and Anaïs Bordier discovered that they were identical twin sisters separated at birth. When their story garnered worldwide...

Spence-Chapin

Adoption Professionals

“Spence-Chapin is a licensed and accredited nonprofit organization that has been offering quality adoption services for more than 100 years.” Our mission is to help find loving families for children whatever their needs or circumstances, and provide...