"Utilize My Skills / Talents!"
Curious as to how you might fit into our mission? Consider how your unique skills, talents or resources could benefit our ministry either through the Holistic Care we provide to our children or through the Seven Cultural Influencers we center our ministry efforts around:
HOLISTIC CARE:
Physical
- Are you a doctor or a dentist? Serve as a medical or dental consultant.
- Donate your services as an architect! Design a future children's home, office, school, ministry center, etc.
- Construction-related skills? Donate your services (builders, plumbers, electricians, etc.) here in the US (at our local offices) or travel to one of our countries to work on a project.
- In the medical or pharmaceutical field? Gather much needed resources including medicine, vitamins, medical tools/machines, etc.
- Food is one of our children's greatest physical needs. Are you a farmer or agriculturalist? Impart your expertise to our farm staff or donate farming equipment.
- Sports enthusiast? Gather sports equipment or materials to construct sports courts, playgrounds, etc.
Social
- Maintaining cultural values including traditional ethnic dance, storytelling and dress are important to us. Travel to one of our countries and serve as a consultant, offering advice on ways to encourage this in our programs.
Mental
- Experiencing or training in trauma or grief counseling? Serve as a consultant or travel to one of our countries and impart your knowledge.
- Are you an educator? Support our various Education programs. (See EDUCATION below under Seven Cultural Influencers.)
Spiritual
- Create culturally relevant Bible studies to send overseas.
- Develop VBS curriculum or activities to use in-country with our kids!
SEVEN CULTURAL INFLUENCERS:
1) Family
- Lend your expertise as a social services consultant.
2) Faith
- Get involved with worship! Children of the Nations always welcomes guest speakers and worship leaders to come speak at our prayer meetings in Washington, California, and Florida.
- Partner with our Church of the Nations program and work with our in-country staff to plan future church growth.
- Are you a pastor? Take a Venture Trip or serve as a consultant overseas and disciple our in-country church staff and lay pastors.
3) Education
- Are you a teacher or education professional? Work with our Education Director, Wendy Brown (wendybrown@cotni.org), to identify educational needs, and mobilize people within your own circle of colleagues to meet those needs.
- Participate in our Global Book Club program!
- Contribute to the planning, implementation, or funding of programs at our Vocational Skills Centers.
- Background in special education? Support our Challenge Children program and help us meet the needs of our children with mental and physical challenges.
- Support or mentor a student through our University Student Program.
4) Government / Politics / Justice
- Become an advocate for global poverty.
- Provide pro bono legal services to our US organization or serve as a legal consultant.
- Support or mentor a law student through our University Student Program.
5) Business / Economics
- Work with our Development Liaison, Peter Drennan (peterdrennan@cotni.org) to design micro-finance programs in each of our countries.
- Donate your professional services as a financial advisor.
6) Media / Arts / Entertainment
- Do you have connections to the media? Connect COTN to media outlets to promote programs and special events!
- Create or edit video for use as an official COTN-USA promotional piece!
- Donate your time to a specific project in Graphic Design, Journalism or Web Development/Web Design. Contact our Communications Director, Pam Wright (pamwright@cotni.org).
- Professional photographer? Participate in special events held around the U.S. or travel to one of our countries to take photos for use in various publications.
- An artist or tradesperson? Travel to one of your countries and teach a class, creating an opportunity for a skill-based business opportunity.
- Interested in music? Work with our KuJAMbula Studio staff in Malawi. Current needs include developing and creating radio programs, outfitting the recording studio with musical instruments, imparting knowledge on staff (recording, mixing, etc.)
7) Environment
- Generate awareness regarding the environmental conditions in Africa and the Dominican Republic.
- Share your expertise in areas such as water filtration, crop rotation, irrigation techniques, alternative power sources, etc.
For more information on any of the above-listed areas of involvment, or if you have an idea for something that isn't listed, please contact info@cotni.org.