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Creative Ways to Jumpstart Your Adoption Fundraising

We understand that fundraising for your adoption can be somewhat overwhelming when you’re not exactly sure where to start. However, it’s possible to embrace this stage of your adoption journey in ways that are tailored to your family’s comfort level and goals. Every...

AdoptTogether partnership with Fund Your Adoption Bootcamp

Fundraising

AdoptTogether is excited to partner with Fund Your Adoption Bootcamp to offer a FREE step-by-step program on creating a successful adoption fundraising campaign. The program includes 12 detailed training videos that provide comprehensive instructions on how to prepare...

Testimonial: Foster-Adoption Far From A Nightmare by Julie Halton

Foster Care, Perspectives

During our training to become fost-adopt parents we heard a lot of grim stories… My husband and I completed our certification and prepared for the worst. We were fostering with the intent to adopt and and heard story after story of families caring for two, three...

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...

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...