by Jessica Goodpaster | May 8, 2019 | Adoption Fundraising, Adoption Grants and Fundraising
One of the most popular ways families raise money to bring their children home is with an adoption t-shirt fundraiser. In addition to offsetting adoption expenses, shirts give your community an easy way to publicly show support for your family. I get emotional every...
by Jessica Goodpaster | Sep 7, 2018 | Adoption Grants, Adoption Grants and Fundraising
The cost of adoption can be overwhelming to prospective families. Before I began my adoption journey, it was baffling to me why it was so expensive to give a child in need a home. Shouldn’t it be free to willing and capable parents? As with so many other facets of the...
by Jessica Goodpaster | Jul 6, 2018 | Adoption Fundraising, Adoption Grants and Fundraising
A few days ago, my kids were giggling together in the living room as I cleaned up breakfast. My two-year-old daughter came toddling into the kitchen signing “help” and pointing at my son. At almost six years old, my son could easily manipulate the fastener on the cape...
by Jessica Goodpaster | May 24, 2018 | Adoption Fundraising, Adoption Grants and Fundraising
Yard sale. Garage sale. Rummage sale. Tag sale. Whatever you call it, this is one of the most popular (and profitable!) ways to fundraise for your adoption! Growing up, my mom used to have my dad pull a wooden hay wagon in front of our house so that she could organize...
by Jessica Goodpaster | Apr 6, 2018 | Adoption Grants and Fundraising
Adoption is expensive. Seriously. According to AdoptiveFamilies.com, it cost an average of $44,000 for international adoptions and $40,000 for newborn adoptions in the US for adoptions finalized in 2016-17. I don’t know about you, but that’s not money that we had...
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