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Training Description
Take father engagement to a new level with the on-demand Father Engagement Certificate™ from National Fatherhood Initiative® (NFI). This flexible, self-paced training covers five core competencies crucial for reaching and involving fathers in your programs, drawing on proven strategies backed by NFI’s years of expertise. Guided by NFI President Christopher Brown, you’ll gain actionable insights and practical tools that make a lasting impact.

Completion Time

  • Minimum 4 hours, self-paced.
  • Students are given 60 days to complete the course.
  • Other Terms: Courses are non-transferrable after 50% completion by the original enrollee.

Topics Covered

  1. Foundational: How to Create a Father-Friendly Organization
  2. Program Design: 7 Best Practices in Designing a Fatherhood Program
  3. Recruitment & Retention: Marketing Approaches for Attracting and Keeping Fathers Engaged
  4. Involving Moms: Effective Ways to Partner with Mothers and Encourage Father Involvement
  5. Fundraising: Crafting a Funding Plan to Sustain Fatherhood Programs

Learning Objectives
Upon completing this training, you will be able to:

  • Implement Father-Friendly Practices that transform organizational culture and enhance service impact.
  • Design and Refine Fatherhood Programs using seven best practices that boost enrollment and success rates.
  • Develop Targeted Marketing Strategies for recruiting and retaining fathers from diverse backgrounds.
  • Collaborate with Mothers effectively to foster a supportive environment that encourages father participation.
  • Build a Sustainable Funding Model and confidently present program value to potential funders and community stakeholders.

Features & Benefits

  • Exclusive Insights: Access strategies developed through NFI’s five-year, federally funded National Responsible Fatherhood Capacity Building Initiative.
  • Enhanced Credibility: Strengthen your professional profile and grant applications by demonstrating your commitment to evidence-based father engagement.
  • Expert Instruction: Benefit from over three decades of NFI’s leadership in the fatherhood field.
  • Professional Recognition: Earn a Certificate of Completion and a web badge after passing a short exam, showcasing your expertise to colleagues and funders.

Who Should Enroll

  • Practitioners and Organizations looking to improve father engagement in existing family services or father-specific programs.
  • Managers and Staff such as social workers, case managers, Head Start/Early Head Start personnel, and other professionals who want to increase father involvement.

Take the next step in transforming the way you serve fathers. Enroll today and master the skills to make a lasting impact in your community.


Meet Your Trainer

Christopher A. Brown is the President of National Fatherhood Initiative®. An applied anthropologist with more than 25 years of experience in the fatherhood field, he earned his B.A. from the University of North Texas and his M.A. from the University of South Florida. 

Christopher is the designer of the nation’s most widely-used evidence-based and research-based fatherhood programs and resources, a trainer of thousands of fatherhood practitioners, and has been a member of many advisory committees on federally-funded fatherhood initiatives. He most recently served on the advisory committee of the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (frpn.org). 

 

Father Engagement Certificate™ Reviews

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Fatherhood Engagement Orientation

Preston Brown

The orientation introduced the learner to the material in a friendly guiding way making the initial contact warm and welcoming. Material to the course was made available to learner right up front affording the student to be prepared and confident ...

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The orientation introduced the learner to the material in a friendly guiding way making the initial contact warm and welcoming. Material to the course was made available to learner right up front affording the student to be prepared and confident to navigate course.

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Father Engagement

Ethel Gibbs

Comprehensive, Detailed and Well Taught!!

Comprehensive, Detailed and Well Taught!!

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Creating Program in Michigan

Cornell Sample

This training was informative and honeastly inspirational. There were so many key points and gems throughout.

This training was informative and honeastly inspirational. There were so many key points and gems throughout.

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Great Foundation for Launching a Successful Fatherhood Program

Dan Cogan

I have the privilege of managing a fledgling Fatherhood Program for an organization with a culture that seeks to "close the circle" by including fathers in the lives of their children. This course lays a helpful foundation for launching strong and...

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I have the privilege of managing a fledgling Fatherhood Program for an organization with a culture that seeks to "close the circle" by including fathers in the lives of their children. This course lays a helpful foundation for launching strong and establishing the program in the community. With this foundation laid, we anticipate having a positive impact in countless lives in the years to come.

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Excellent training

Richard Keeble

Highly recommend this relevant and practical training which will greatly empower you in your father engagement work. Really helpful and informative material that I will continue to draw on as I move forward in reaching fathers.

Highly recommend this relevant and practical training which will greatly empower you in your father engagement work. Really helpful and informative material that I will continue to draw on as I move forward in reaching fathers.

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Outstanding

Rico Green

Very Informative and challenging

Very Informative and challenging

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