Overview: training solutions & presentations
As the leader in training and technical assistance for organizations working with fathers, National Fatherhood Initiative has trained over 12,700 staff / facilitators in person, plus 12,000 via online webinar, from approximately 5,900 diverse organizations in all fifty states.
FatherSOLUTIONS™ provides your organization and our partners with training opportunities to educate staff and learn how to best facilitate our core curricula through Curricula Training Institutes, implementing Capacity-Building solutions through our Workshops, and increasing awareness through our Topical Presentations on Fatherhood. Contact Program Support here to get started with FatherSOLUTIONS today.
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Curricula Training Institutes
NFI offers 1 and 2 day train-the-facilitator Curricula Training Institutes that provide facilitators with an understanding of the core principles of the program, along with ideas and strategies for implementation. Plus, our interactive training institutes include both instructional and team-building exercises that give attendees a chance to practice facilitating the program. Participants will learn characteristics of a successful facilitator, program format and customization, how to evaluate their program, recruitment and retention and more!
Trainings on our core curricula include :
Trainings can be delivered one-on-one in our trainer's location or at the host's location for up to 30 attendees.
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Additionally, twice a year, NFI offers a public curricula training opportunity. Please email training@fatherhood.org for more information.
Capacity-Building Workshops
NFI offers 1/2, 1, and 2 day capacity-building workshops which provide solutions and best practices designed to help your fatherhood program succeed and thrive. These workshops are essential if you are looking to create new programs and services for dads or to enhance your existing work with dads. Workshops can be delivered one-on-one in our trainer's location or at the host's location for up to 30 attendees. Workshop topics include:
- Social Marketing for Fatherhood Programs
- The 7 Bright Spots to Designing Your Fatherhood Program
- Community Mobilization for Fatherhood Programs
- Father Friendly Check-Up
- Building Systems that Support Marriage in Fatherhood Programs
- Engaging Non-Resident Fathers in Child Welfare Systems and Organizations
- Engaging Fathers for Successful Reentry
Click here for detailed descriptions of NFI's Capacity-Building Workshops >
Topical Workshops
NFI offers workshops on a variety of topics including those of our FatherTopics™ Workshop products. These workshops are intended to help you and your staff gain stronger knowledge around the father factor in the topics at hand, and improve your ability to work with fathers (and mothers) to support father involvement. Workshops can include any combination of the following,
- FatherTopics™ Workshop: Understanding Domestic Violence
- FatherTopics™ Workshop: Mom As Gateway
- FatherTopics™ Workshop: Talking with Mom: Essential Communication Skills for Dads
- FatherTopics™ Workshop: Let's Celebrate Culture
- FatherTopics™ Workshop: The Power of Spirituality in Fatherhood
- Topical: Visitation
- Topical: Child Support
- Topical: Money Management
- Topical: Workforce Readiness
- Topical: Rights and Responsibilities
Because these can be combined, and are location dependant, please contact us for a custom quote to take advantage of these learning opportunities. Thank you!
NFI Staff Presentations on Fatherhood
NFI offers 1- 3 hour presentations on a variety of topics meant to inform and educate. These presentations are designed to fit into the overall objectives of your conference, event, or your staff and community meetings. Topics range from general Father Factor presentations to more specific topics including:
- Involving Moms in Involving Dads
- Reaching the Next Generation of Dads
- Recruiting and Retaining Dads
- Father Facts and Implications
- and More..
Presentations can be delivered in person at your conference, meeting, or organization, as well as online via webinar for up to 500 attendees.
Because these can be combined, and are location dependant, please contact us for a custom quote to take advantage of NFI Staff Presentation opportunities. Thank you!
Contact Us to Get Started
For information on all of NFI's training opportunities or to receive a customized proposal to meet your specific needs, please contact our Program Support Vonsultants via phone at 240-912-1290 or send us an email here.