CACInsider Nov18 "Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud "

In this season of thanks, we would like to take a moment to reflect on all we are grateful for.

There are not words that will truly convey the amount of respect, gratitude and appreciation that we have for the 37 Illinois CACs (staff, MDTs, community supporters, etc).

To the CACI Board of Directors, just saying the words "thank you" doesn't feel nearly adequate. Your service, dedication and support are what keeps us strong!

We wouldn't be capable of providing services without the financial and educational support of our grant funders: National Childrens Alliance (NCA), Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) and Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center (MRCAC).

And for those of you who chose to give personally, the trust and confidence you have in what we do and who we are, is humbling and we thank you for choosing us!

We wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season!

#GivingTuesday SUCCESS !

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.

This year's campaign, which will remain open until the end of the year, has been our most successful to date!

Thanks to YOU, thanks to Erin Merryn and thanks to our Children's Advocacy Center of Illinois (CACI) Board and Staff for making this #GivingTuesday our BIGGEST ONE YET!

DONATE HERE

There are 37 CACs in Illinois, serving 98 out of 102 counties.

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How to Use Peer-to-Peer Texting to Boost Your Nonprofit Campaign

Relationships are vital to nonprofits, be they with volunteers, stakeholders, or donors. And establishing and maintaining relationships is possible only through conversations that foster a sense of harmony and trust. But having these personalized conversations on a large scale can be overwhelming for nonprofits.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) texting can alleviate this problem. P2P texting focuses on a personalized approach rather than a generic or robotic one. It helps plant the seeds of relationships, click to read more

The 2018 Annual Advocate Training was held Nov. 15th - 16th in Springfield.

56 advocates were in attendance!

The following topics were covered:

Working with Parents of Abused Children Who Were Abused Themselves

Working with Parents Who Do Not Believe Their Child

A MI Approach to Engage Non-Offending Caregivers in Trauma Informed Services

Implementing MI with Community and Other Stakeholders

MI and Team Communication to Enhance the Coordinated MDT Response

We are rounding out the year with the upcoming MDT Coordinators Trainings (Dec. 4/5 Effingham & Dec 11/12 Warrensville) and then our final Building Resiliency training of the year will be December 14th in Knox County.

~ Mike