Tips for Planning Your National Adoption Day Event
- Organize a coalition of local partners to support planning and implementation of the event, including:
- Judges
- Department of Children’s Services
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
- Child attorneys
- Children’s rights groups
- Adoption agencies
- Adoptive parent groups
- Business leaders
- Faith-based organizations
- Elected officials
- Develop an event agenda, including date, time, speakers and post-event celebrations for families, as applicable.
- Register your event so that we can recognize our collective impact through this special day.
- Develop a communications plan to raise awareness and encourage participation in your event (e.g., emails, social media, community calendar listings, media outreach, etc.)
- Request a proclamation of support from state and local elected officials.
- Consider purchasing National Adoption Day gifts for families and other event participants. (Note: Event organizers may download the National Adoption Day logo to create custom items in partnership with local vendors).
- Explore options for photography and video to capture images from the event. Collect signed photo and video release forms from attendees.
- Encourage local media (e.g., print, TV, radio) to cover your event, as appropriate.
- Send a thank you note to speakers, partners and others who helped make your National Adoption Day event a success!
Download free resources below to help plan and spread the word about your National Adoption Day event.
Special Interview with Andrew Bridge
As CEO of the Alliance for Children’s Rights, Andrew Bridge played a key role in helping to create National Adoption Day in 1999. In recognition of the 25th anniversary, we interviewed Andrew to hear more about the evolution and impact of this special event and why legal permanency is so important for every child. Read more.
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