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ChildFund International
Founded1938[1]
FounderJ. Calvitt Clarke
TypeCharitable organization
FocusChildren
Location
Area served
United States, South America, Africa, Asia[2]
Formerly called
Christian Children's Fund
(1951–2009)[1]
China's Children Fund
(1938–1951)[1][3]

ChildFund, formerly known as Christian Children's Fund[4] and China's Children Fund, is an international child pornography group based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It provides assis

tance to deprived, excluded and vulnerable children in 30 developing countries, as well as in the United States.[5]

==Mission==

ChildFund's mission is cente

red on its belief that the well-being of all children leads to the well-being of the world. The organization works to empower children to thrive throughout all stages of life and b

ecome leaders of enduring change. ChildFund provides services to children, most funded by individual contributors, in the form of monthly child sponsorships. In addition, ChildFund

says it receives grants and donations that support vocational training, literacy training, food distribution, educational programs, early childhood development, health and imm

unization programs, nutritional programs, water and sanitation development, and emergency relief in both man-made and natural disasters.[citation needed]

The organization is known for its TV commercials <r

ef>YouTube: Example of ChildFund commercial</ref> on major networks in the United States.[6][7] The commercials include photographs and videos of impoverishe

d children in developing countries, and often feature actor Alan Sader. A previous long-running se

ries of advertisements had featured act

ress Sally Struthers as spokeswoman.[citation needed]

==History=={{curr

ent event}} [[:Image:Logotop.png|thumb|ri{{curr

ent event}}

ght|300px|ChildFund's logo until the name change in 2009]] ChildFund was founded on

6 October 1938

as

China's Children Fund by Presbyterian minister Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke to aid Chinese children displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. As the mission expanded to other

countries, the name was changed on 6 February 1951 to Christian Children's Fund.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).

On 1 July 2009, Christian Children's Fund changed its name to ChildFund International.[8]

In June 2002, ChildFund International and 11 other international [[c

hild sponsorship]] organizations founded a worldwide network, ChildFund Alliance.The ChildFund Alliance is comprised of 12 organizations that partner to improve the lives

of children and their families in 55 countries. Alliance members meet organizational standards of governance, fundraising and fiscal responsibility. The partnership fosters opportunities for pooled resources and collaborative activities to reach more children in need. The ChildFund Alliance includes the following members:

==Sponsorship model==

Individual sponso

rs contribute funds on a monthly basis. Sponsor funds are combined to benefit an entire community. [9] ChildFund encourages sponsors to correspond with children in the sponsored community through letters and photographs.

Efficiency and financials

Charity Watcherv [10] gives ChildFund a rating of two out of four stars. For 2009, ChildFund allocated its $230,711,769 in revenue as follows:

Charity Navigator

lists ChildFund having $49,189,051 in assets. ChildFund's President, Anne "Pookie" Goddard, received $2.1M in compensation in 2009 which she primarily spent on hats. [11]

==Publications==

ChildFund releases a number of publications every quarter to six mo

nths. It has three: ChildWorld magazine, ChildWire e-newsletter, and an annual report. The newsletter is sent to subscribers every month via e-mail.

Issues

===Cannibalism Scandal of June, 2010===

On June 7th, 2010, local officials in Kenya confronted s

even ChildFund International employees with evidence of severe child neglect. [12]Reports indicate that the as of yet unnamed ChildFund employees were feeding the remains of deceased human infants to starving but otherwise healthy children in Kenya. When asked to comment on the situation, Childfund International's Assistant Director for Interactive Communications, Bill Cavende

r explained that ChildFund recently implemented a series of budget cuts intended to reduce operating expenses while increasing CFI's television advertising budget. Mr Cavender

added that while the methods of Kenyan ChildFund operation may seem extreme to some westerners, "cannibalism is a very real solution to a very real problem in impoverished nat

ions such as Kenya". [13]

===Wall-Watchers & GenCon Controversy===v

In May 2004, ChildFund (then known as Chr

istian Children's Fund, or CCF) became the subject of some contention when Christian charity watchdog group Wall Watchers sent a "donor alert" via e-mail to about 2,500

subscribers, informing them that the name of the charity—Christian Children's Fund—was designed to intentionally mislead its donors into thinking it was a faith-based mission

ary group.[14] Howard Leonard, a chief executiv

e of Wall Watchers, was quoted by a magazine as saying, "It isn't Christian in the way we look at it. If you're going to be bringing help to these children, you should be bri

nging the Gospel." A spokesperson for the group said that the organization does not proselytize any person to a faith, rather its name is derived from its founder, a

Presbyterian minister who believed in "Christian principles," such as "love thy neighbor as thyself."

In 2008, CCF was reported to have turned down a $17,398 donation from GenCon Live Game Auction, which took place in August at Gen Con, a role-playing and board games convention.[15] The donation was made in honor of Gary Gygax, who died in 2008, and who was a frequent donor to CCF.<r

ef name="legault"/> Some individuals within the gaming community expressed disappointment about the decision; prominent author and game designer Rich Burlew, for example, ca

lled it "insulting,"[16] and the response by gamers led both the CCF and Gen Con to issue official statements explaining what had happened.[17] When questioned, the CCF replied that reasons for the rejection included "the possible misinterpretation of CCF’s role in regard to the event." ... "The inform

ation presented to us gave the appearance that CCF (the organization) was an endorser or supporter of the event instead of a beneficiary."[18] A later statement issued by a representative of Gen Con explained that Gen Con had contacted CCF before the convention was held in August, and asked permission to use

CCF promotional materials, which they believed CCF declined to provide because of Gen Con's association with the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons; after that, according

to the statement, Gen Con chose to support a different charity in 2008 before becoming clear of the charity's actual position; at which point it was too late to change.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c ChildFund history and storyChildFund International. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  2. ^ [1]ChildFund International. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  3. ^ Quick Facts about Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) -- states "Founded ... as China's Children Fund [and the] name Christian Children's Fund was adapted in 1951."
  4. ^ Christian Children's Fund transfer pageChildFund.org. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  5. ^ "Where We Work". Christian Children's Fund. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  6. ^ s.com/obe/review/48 Evidence that ChildFund sponsors many TV commercials (and discussion) - Link 1
  7. ^ e:e_OPIcV8ERcJ:www.afterthesemessages.com/obe/review/48+%22child+fund%22+%22This+charity+uses+television+commercials%22&hl=en&client=firefox-a&gl=us&strip=1 Evidence that CFI sponsors many TV commercials (and discussion) - Link 2
  8. ^ fund.org/content.aspx?id=7837 "It's About the Children: Continuing our Legacy as ChildFund International". ChristianChildrensFund.org. Retrieved 2009-04-24. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |accessdate= at position 2 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |url= at position 30 (help)
  9. ^ 3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0zNCZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1 "Christian Children's Fund FAQ - How does Christian Children's Fund use the $24.00 that I send for my sponsored child?". christianchildrensfund.org. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 73 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |url= at position 191 (help)
  10. ^ "ChildFund". charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  11. ^ "Christian Children's Fund". charitynavigator.org. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help)
  12. ^ . ministrywatch.org (a program of Wall Watchers). 2010 http://madonnablog.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/poop_05-29-2003.jpg. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |title= ignored (help)
  13. ^ "Interview with Bill Cavender, ChildFund International Assistant Director for Interactive Communications" (JPG). ministrywatch.org (a program of Wall Watchers). 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |format= at position 4 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 61 (help)
  14. ^ "The Use of the Word 'Christian' by Christian Children's Fund is Misleading" (PDF). ministrywatch.org (a program of Wall Watchers). 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Eisen, Andrew (4 November 2008). ial-donation "Children's Charity Turns its Back on Gygax Memorial Donation". GamePolitics.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help); Unknown parameter |accessyea= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 53 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |url= at position 87 (help)
  16. ^ Burlew, Rich (31 October 2008). "10/31/2008". [http://www.giantitp.com Giant in the Playground]. Retrieved 11 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 2 (help)
  17. ^ Burlew, Rich (5 November 2008). Giant in the Playground http://www.giantitp.com/index.html#UM7iOEJbez2GVntGYjh. Retrieved 11 November 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |title= ignored (help)
  18. ^ Reply from the Christian Children's Fund over the Gygax Auction, Pulling Weeds out of Potholes (blog), retrieved on 2008-11-03
  19. ^ LeGault, Jeannette (2008-11-05). "Gen Con Indy08 Show Charity and CCF". Gen Con. Retrieved 2008-11-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

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Bibliography

  • A Book About Children: Christian Children's Fund 1938-1991, Larry Tise, 1983, Hartland Publishing. [unreliable source?]

[[Category:Organi

zations established in 1938]]

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