Collaborate, a forum for global leaders, is a Summit experience designed for global Christian leaders who are either leading national orphan care movements in their countries or desire to begin one. Join other national leaders from around the world to share expertise, make new connections, learn best practices and add your voice to CAFO Global Network projects and objectives that are key to vibrant, locally-led orphan care networks. Collaborate begins as a pre-Summit intensive and concludes with a post-Summit lunch and afternoon workshop.
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Tuesday, September 8
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Wednesday, September 9
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Thursday, September 10
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Friday, September 11
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12:00pm
Collaborate Global Leaders Luncheon1:00pm
Collaborate Intensive Workshop5:00pm
Bus from church to Sabine Creek Ranch6:00pm-8:00pm
Texas Barbeque Experience!
(a networking dinner) -
8:30am-2:30pm
Collaborate Intensive Workshops
(including lunch)
3:00pm
CAFO2020 Main Session
4:15pm
CAFO2020 Workshops
5:30pm
Dinner Break
7:30pm
CAFO2020 Main Session -
8:45am
CAFO2020 Main Session
10:00am
CAFO2020 Workshops
12:00pm
Lunch
1:15pm
CAFO2020 Workshops
5:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm
CAFO2020 Main Session -
8:30am
CAFO2020 Workshops
11:00am
CAFO2020 Main Session
1:00pm
Collaborate Lunch
2:00pm
Collaborate Regional Meetings
3:30pm-4:00pm
Collaborate Global Celebration
What's New
There are several new aspects to Collaborate in 2020!
- FULL SUMMIT EXPERIENCE: In addition to being part of the Collaborate pre- and post-conference intensives, Collaborate attendees will experience the full CAFO2020 Summit, attending their choices of many available workshops.
- MORE NETWORKING: Collaborate leaders will attend an invitation-only Texas Barbeque dinner on Tuesday evening to network with one another and other invited CAFO organizations and partners.
- BONUS SESSION: Global leaders will gather for an extra intensive workshop on Friday afternoon after the CAFO2020 Summit concludes.
Goals
The goals of the Collaborate forum are:
- To gather member networks of the CAFO Global Network and other global advocates to share and collaborate on strategies to develop movements and engage local churches in orphan care.
- To understand foundational building blocks of best practices and the latest research to wisely guide regional/national orphan care networks.
- To gather working groups to collaborate on CAFO Global Network projects and objectives to benefit the global movement.
- To continue development of attendees’ leadership skills to better serve their emerging/growing networks.
Details
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Cost: $175
Registration for Collaborate is a separate registration process from the CAFO2020 Summit registration process. In order to maximize forum benefits for global leaders, registration is limited.
Primary Audience
Collaborate is designed for national orphan care leaders from countries outside of the United States. CAFO Member organizations that are serving and supporting networks of local churches and NGOs in countries outside of the US are encouraged to send representatives from their global staff. Americans desiring to attend this Forum should contact david@cafo.org before registering.
Collaborate Schedule
Collaborate pre-conference Intensive AND Networking Event / Tuesday September 8 / 12:00pm - 8:00pm
This exclusive session for global leaders will cover the following topics:
- Collaborate Lunch
- Worship and Prayer
- SMALL MATTERS: little things that can (re)make a life
- David Hennessey (CAFO, USA)
- Engaging Cultures
principles for effectively engaging and honoring local culture and cultural leaders- Wendi Park (Forever Families of Canada, Canada)
- Jimmy Thunder (Canada)
- Daniel Kaggwa (Alliance for Uganda Without Orphans, Uganda)
- HRH Bishop John Chrisostom Wayabire (Bugwere Royal Kingdom, Uganda)
- Workshop: Engaging Cultures
interactive discussions by world region to determine key priorities for engaging local cultures and cultural leaders
Texas Barbeque Experience!
This will be a fun time of renewing friendships and creating new relationships. We will leave the church at 5pm to go to Sabine Creek Ranch to enjoy an authentic Texas Barbeque Dinner, games and networking with other global leaders and invited guests from CAFO member organizations and partners.
Collaborate pre-conference Intensive Session / Wednesday September 9 / 8:30am - 2:30pm
This exclusive session for global leaders will cover the following topics:
- Worship and Prayer
- Protecting Children (key principles of child protection and child protection policies for churches and NGOs)
- Ian Anand Forber-Pratt, Institute for Child Welfare Innovation
- Workshop: Protecting Children
interactive discussions by leadership roles regarding next steps for equipping local ministries to develop and monitor their own child protection policies - Collaborate Lunch
- Keynote Sessions
- Jedd Medefind, CAFO
- Lubo Hlavacka, World Without Orphans
- Frank Garrott, Children First Software, Both Ends Believing
- TBA, Monitoring and Evaluation
CAFO2020 / Wednesday September 9 / 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Collaborate attendees will be free to attend their choice of CAFO2020 workshops, as well as the CAFO2020 Main Session.
CAFO2020 / Thursday September 10 / 8:45am - 8:45pm
Collaborate attendees will be free to attend their choices of CAFO2020 workshops, as well as the CAFO2020 Main Session.
CAFO2020 / Friday September 11 / 8:30am - 12:30pm
Collaborate attendees will be free to attend their choice of CAFO2020 workshops, as well as the CAFO2020 Main Session.
Collaborate post-conference Intensive Session / Friday September 11 / 1:00pm - 4:00pm
This exclusive session for global leaders will cover the following topics:
- Collaborate Lunch
- Regional Meetings (global leaders from regions will gather together)
- How do we best serve children and families in the new normal?
- Global Celebration