Fund Your Adoption with Jeremy Resmer

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Tabitha Lovell. She is the co-founder and travel manager of Adoption Airfare and Cheap Missions Trips. Tabitha and her husband, Kevin, have owned and operated the Christian travel agency specializing in adoption, mission and humanitarian airfare all over the world since 2008. Adoption Airfare serves adoptive families with all their international travel needs, has an experienced team that will answer all of your questions and assist with flight itineraries, ticket holds, emergencies, flight delays and much more.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Becky Wilmoth. She is a registered tax return preparer and Adoption Tax Credit Specialist with Bill’s Tax Service, licensed in all 50 states. She is an expert on the Adoption Tax Credit, regular speaker at national adoption conferences and guest writer for Adoption Today Magazine. She has helped hundreds of families successfully claim the Adoption Tax Credit.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Becky Fawcett, the Founder and Executive Director of Helpusadopt.org. Becky and her husband Kipp founded the organization in 2007 to help families and individuals overcome the financial hurdles of adoption. Helpusadopt.org provides life-changing adoption grants up to $15,000 and, since inception, has assisted 124 families and awarded over $1 million to adoptive families.

This episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast is jam-packed with practical information and financial resources. I answer a listener's question about how to overcome the up-front costs of adoption and provide several creative ways to access funds quickly in order to make the initial payments and start the adoption process.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Rich Metcalfe, the Program Director at Lifesong For Orphans. Rich shares specific details about how Lifesong helps Christian families fund their adoptions through 5 different programs and how each of them work. In addition, Lifesong For Orphans has various post-adoption resources and key strategic partnerships to support families every step of the way.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview J.T. Olson, the Founder and Executive Director of the Both Hands Foundation. Through an innovative fundraising program, the Both Hands Foundation serves orphans, widows, and adoptive families through home improvement service projects. The funds raised help reduce the financial barrier to adoption and bring orphaned children into permanent families.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Hank Fortener, the Founder of World Adoption Day and AdoptTogether, the world's first adoption crowdfunding site. Since it launched in 2012, AdoptTogether has helped more than 1,000 families raise over $4.5 million to bring children into permanent families through adoption.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, Rita Soronen, President and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption, shares her wealth of foster care adoption experience and helps us separate the facts from the fiction. We discuss ways to overcome your fears and steps to get started with foster care adoption along with a ton of resources available to adoptive families.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Brian Marks, the Founder and CEO of Bonfire. We discuss the initial idea and vision for Bonfire as the first custom t-shirt fundraising platform and how the company continues to grow and meet the needs of adoptive families. Brian shares his strategies for a successful t-shirt fundraising campaign and just how easy it is to get started with your very own t-shirt fundraiser.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview blogger, orphan advocate, and adoptive mother Lindsy Wallace as she shares her family's inspiring 6 years and counting adoption journey and some really creative fundraisers to help finance their adoption.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview Mike Rusch, the CEO of Pure Charity. We discuss the story behind Pure Charity and the dramatic rise of adoption crowdfunding. Mike and I talk about what makes Pure Charity unique as well as the keys to a successful crowdfunding campaign, pitfalls to avoid and how to get started with your very own adoption fundraiser.

In this episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, I interview my wife and FYA co-founder Lori Resmer. Together, we discuss our adoption fundraising journey and how we raised more than $47K to adopt debt-free. Lori and I talk about overcoming our financial fears, starting out with a limited income and nothing saved up, resources we used along the way, fundraisers we held and adoption grants we applied for. We also discuss various tips to help you be more successful with your fundraisers and grant applications.

In this inaugural episode of the Fund Your Adoption Podcast, Jeremy introduces the show, lays the foundation for launching your adoption fundraising and previews what is to come on future episodes.Jeremy shares 7 steps to develop your adoption fundraising strategy by explaining how to set goals, create and follow your plan, track your expenses and funds raised, apply for adoption grants and stay organized throughout your adoption.