What are NFI's Collaborative Services?

NFI's Collaborative Services empower organizations, networks, communities, and states with sustainable, comprehensive father-inclusive initiatives. Services include the Fatherhood Program Planning Workshop, which uses a design-thinking framework to create customized program roadmaps, as well as community assessment and mobilization services.

What is the Fatherhood Program Planning Workshop?

The Fatherhood Program Planning Workshop is a high-impact, one-day virtual workshop where teams use NFI's proven design-thinking framework to work through nine targeted questions. Participants walk away with a customized Fatherhood Program Game Plan — a practical, prioritized roadmap for building or improving programming that engages fathers.

Build a More
Father-Friendly Network of Providers

The Father-Readiness Network Assessment™ (FRNA) gives agencies the insights they need to strengthen father engagement across their entire network.

NFI does the heavy lifting - so you can drive meaningful change.

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The Father Readiness Network Assessment™ Process

We manage every step of the process—so you can focus on leading change.

Kick-Off

We host a kick-off webinar to launch the assessment with partners.

Action-Planning Webinar

We coach partners on converting assessment results into an action plan.

Analysis

We aggregate and analyze all partner assessments.

Report

We deliver a detailed report of findings and recommendations.

Drive Change

You act on recommendations - we're here to support you.

NFI does the heavy lifting—so you can drive meaningful change.

Expert Guidance

25+ years of experience in father engagement.

Secure & Confidential

Your data is protected at every step.

Proven Impact

Stronger organizations. Better outcomes for families.

Four Main Assessment Categories

Leadership
Development

The attitudes, beliefs, and values held by the organization's employees—the culture of the organization—and its impact on the delivery of services and programs.

Organizational Development

The “nuts and bolts” of an organization that carries out its mission through organizational capacity as reflected in areas such as: 1) policies and procedures, 2) processes, and 3) physical environment.

Program
Development

The services and programs an organization offers, how it engages staff in offering them, and how it promotes and markets them.

Community
Engagement

The ability of an organization to engage its community in the delivery of services and programs.

The Resulting FRNA Report You Will Receive Includes:. This is a visual preview of the PDF report. Download the full PDF for a screen-reader accessible version.

The Resulting FRNA Report You Will Receive Includes:

✓ Assessment results summary
✓ Assessment category results by custom variable
✓ NFI recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Father-Readiness Network Assessment^™️ for?

State, county, and city agencies looking for quantitative data to inform their father inclusion efforts so they can better support their partner implementation sites. Large non-profits with networks of partners can also benefit.

Can the assessment be customized?

Yes. Some portions of the assessment can be customized to collect data on variables that matter to your agency or network.

How long does the Father-Readiness Network Assessment^™️ take to complete?

On average, from initial meetings to webinars to the final report, the process takes approximately 2 months.

How many partners can participate?

The base price includes 30 partners and up to 60 assessments (2 staff members per site). More can be added for a nominal fee.

What is the cost?

$14,999

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Erik Vecere

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National Fatherhood Initiative®

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