Benefits of Joint Council Membership

2010 Application

Membership in Joint Council gives you and your organization the ability to access and influence the following Joint Council programs and services.

Education & Research

1. Annual Conference, Medical Institute and Adult Adoptee Institute

   • Discounts on conference and institute registration

2. Resources

   • Adoptipedia

   • Post Placement Guidelines and Tools for Adoption Professionals

   • Educational Resources (Webinars, Annual Conference & Institutes)

   • International Medical Clinic Listings

   • Medical Resources

   • Listing of national intercountry adoption laws

   • Joint Council Library

   • Resources on foreign child welfare and adoption laws

3. Joint Council Updates, Announcements and Action Requests

   • Breaking Child Welfare and Intercountry Adoption news

   • Country-specific surveys

4. Accessing knowledge base of 220+  child welfare organizations

   • Joint Council Caucuses with Country and Topic specific Listserves

5. Policy Analysis

6. Country-Specific Standards of Practice

Global Awareness Campaign

1. Grassroots initiatives

2. Calls-To-Action

3. Be The Answer

4. In-Country press, public relations and outreach

5. National Adoption Month

6. International Day of the Child

7. Joint Council Brand

   • Joint Council logo

   • Joint Council website links

   • Press referrals

8. Outreach through Joint Council website listings

   • Referrals through Joint Council website country listings

9. Member Activities listing on Joint Council website

International Relations Initiative

1. Joint Council Advocacy Trips

   • Advocacy with governments, NGOs and Member Organizations

2. Joint Council Country Updates

3. Country-specific surveys

4. Breaking Child Welfare and Intercountry Adoption news

5. Hosting of international delegations

6. Access to listing of national intercountry adoption laws

Government Relations

1. Grassroots initiative

2. Calls-To-Action

3. Joint Council Updates

   • U.S. government (USCIS, DOS, PRM, CDC, DOJ, Congress, Administration)

   • Other governments (Ethiopia, Russia, China, etc)

4. Legislative advocacy and education

Membership Privileges

1. Access to Member’s Only website

2. Job Postings on Joint Council website

3. Benefit from International Relations Initiative/Global Awareness Campaign/Be The Answer

4. Membership credentials/certificate

5. Collaboration with child welfare NGOs

6. Discounts

o        Discount rates for the Annual Conference, Medical Institute and Adult Adoptee Institute

o        A 25% discount on the Council on Accreditation accreditation fees.

o        Discounted Services with Staples

o        Liaison Capitol Hill Preferred Rate

For more information on Joint Council Programs & Services, please contact us at (703)-535-8045 or send an email to jcmembership@jcics.org.

2010 Application