Collaborate+
Locally-led events hosted in countries around the world
Engage your community with Collaborate+
Bring the structure and spirit of the Collaborate Global Forum to your community and build relationships to benefit children and families.
Collaborate brings together CAFO Global Network leaders from around the world to share expertise, make new connections, learn best practices and add your voice to joint projects and objectives that are key to vibrant, locally-led vulnerable child and family care networks.
Collaborate+ brings the structure and spirit of the Collaborate forum to global networks as they gather local leaders in their communities for local content and discussions, as well as a LIVE connection to the annual Collaborate global forum. An online Collaborate+ Hosting Guide course and associated 6-month long Cohort offer targeted coaching, resources and information needed to plan and host a successful Collaborate+ event.
This is an opportunity for you to not only gather your local leaders and advocates, but also invite them to share THEIR VOICE during discussions, meet their peers in the community, and start relationships that will help your community to better care for vulnerable children and families.
All CAFO Global Network members are eligible to apply to host a Collaborate+ event in their communities.
Collaborate+ Options
Member networks and organizations may host their own events to gather local leaders in their communities. NEW for 2024: Collaborate+ CONNECT, a small group option for networks and organizations with smaller remote groups of leaders to get together, watch Collaborate and the Research Symposium, conduct their own group discussions, and participate in live audience feedback.
Collaborate+ Hosting Guide
This guide is intended to provide targeted coaching, resources and information you will need as you plan your local Collaborate+ event. This is your event, and our hope is that any content we provide will be contextualized as needed for your local culture. We look forward to walking alongside you in preparation for Collaborate+.
Collaborate+ includes connecting LIVE to the Collaborate global forum (a CAFO Pre-Summit intensive) as well as the Research Symposium.
Collaborate+ Host Cohort
Along with the Hosting Guide, you’ll participate in a 6-month preparation cohort with your peer hosts. During the monthly Cohort calls, you will learn relevant hosting information (What’s Important Now), hear from CAFO initiative leaders on key topics (fundraising, marketing, event planning and more), and participate in discussions with your peer leaders who are hosting in their countries.
Small-Group Facilitator Training
Collaborate+ includes a local DISCUSS session, where your attendees gather in small groups to work through a challenge question regarding how to apply the concepts they are learning within your local context. CAFO offers Facilitator Training Guides and helps train your local facilitators to effectively lead these sessions and submit your local results to be shared and discussed LIVE on the Collaborate global forum stream.