Even this VERY well-funded group lists (on its website) the elusive NPNFF as one of its “partners.”   (from TAGGS database)

Of course the woud “Resource/Research Center” (or Institute) often in this field implies, like, a website:

Fathers & Families Center FUNDERS and PARTNERS

including:

National Partners

All Pro Dad

Center on Fathers, Families and Workforce Development

Family Resource Coalition of America

National Center for Fathering

National Center for Strategic Nonprofit Planning and Community Leadership

National Center on Fathers and Families

National Family Preservation Network

National Fatherhood Initiative

National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (there they are.  They are in almost every listing!)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fatherhood Initiative

A LITTLE TIME WITH AN OHIO GROUP:

This Ohio group at least discuss how one Ohio-based Fatherhood nonprofit hosted a conference, where another nonprofit idea was “born.”

In May of 2003 the Center for Families and Children {{“CFC”}} of Cleveland hosted the first Fathers Matter Conference in the State of Ohio. With the support of Lee Fisher, CEO of CFC and Andy Calladine, Director of CFC’s Fathers and Families Together Program,  a diverse group of fatherhood practitioners and stakeholders was brought together to discuss the importance of Fatherhood and the barriers faced by practitioners.  Conference participants provided input through a survey and comments offered during the event were instrumental in assisting the conference organizers in taking the next step towards supporting FATHERHOOD in Ohio.

What’s funny — I’ve been around a lot of DV nonprofits, and most of them never even mention the term “fatherhood practitioners.”  I guess women are in these circles only educated to the minimum degree required for program participation; kind of reminds me of the days when women were not educated, period, in our country.   After all, did they need to voite? Yet here are the fatherhood practitioners meeting to discuss how to reproduce without intercourse with feminine (and certainly not with feminIST) organizations! Just Child & family Groups.

Most participants agreed that there was a need for a Fatherhood Practitioner network in Ohio. Many offered to be part of a Council that would use the ideas submitted by participants at the Fathers Matter Conference in order to establish a grassroots effort to support and educate Practitioners in Ohio.

Apparent this all took approximately 4 years, because here’s the Ohio Corporation status, there were 3 incorporators, one who was already involved with at least one other fatherhood grants-based (I’ll bet) group:

Entity  Number Business Name Type Original  Filing Date Expiry  Date Status Business Location County State 1689700 CORPORATION FOR NON-PROFIT 03/28/2007 07/27/2014 Active CLEVELAND CUYAHOGA – 1 – 1

Center for Fatherhood and Family Dynamics

All Men, Dads and Father Figures

with contact through a “Community Endeavors Foundation”

Healthy Fathering Collaborative
c/o Community Endeavors Foundation
P.O. Box 606194
Cleveland, OH  etc.

STEVE KILLPACK (see Ohio NPFF, above) is the contact at this foundation.

Interesting description of THEIR beginnings, here:

 

We Are Dads Helping Other Men Get a Good Start as New Fathers
In 1990, several of us sat down with our babies at the local hospital to “show the ropes” to men with their first child on the way. For three hours our babies smiled, slept, cried and did what babies do, and the “rookie” fathers watched us care for them without a mother in sight. Some rookies said they had never even held a baby before, so we handed them our own.

We “veterans” talked about our experiences and offered advice, and we all got to know and trust each other. Everything said in the room stayed in the room, so nothing was left off the table. The rookies were relieved to find their many concerns and even fears were common among dads-to-be. By the end, each man came to realize, “I can do this,” and went home with a new sense of confidence. And they did do it, and months later returned as veterans with their own babies to pass on knowledge to the next group of dads-to-be.

Located next to the El Toro U.S. Marine Base in California, Boot Camp benefited from a diverse group of fathers, a strength that was very apparent when a man of one race handed his baby to a man of another. The Marines also helped by suggesting a change to a more respectful name from the original “Bootee Camp.”

Expanding Across the U.S.
In the mid 90s, a fledging fatherhood movement, responding to absent, apathetic or abusive fathers in far too many families, took notice of Boot Camp. Characterized as a “nursery in a locker room,” with no women over two feet tall allowed, the media also discovered Boot Camp, and requests for the program from other hospitals started arriving. We successfully replicated the workshop in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1996, and then offered it to other communities throughout the nation.

Naturally, no propagation was involved, this all just happened by excited referrals of an obviously great idea to actually target hospitals (and give them a $3,000 startup grant to purchase the curriculum) Notice the timing, though:

For more information, contact Steve Killpack, communityendeavors@earthlink.net

 

Cleveland Develops Boot Camp Network Throughout Region

In the fall of 2004, the Community Endeavors Foundation, a small independent foundation in Cleveland, Ohio decided to make an effort to target expectant and new fathers on a countywide basis by launching a childbirth education program designed specifically for fathers at every birthing hospital in Cuyahoga County. The Foundation has funded programs that engage and involve low income fathers in the lives of their children since 1996, but was concerned that they were not directly targeting a “magic moment” to engage fathers in the lives of their children: the childbirth process The Foundation chose the Boot Camp for New Dads curriculum and contacted area-birthing hospitals to recruit them for the initiative. Seven hospitals expressed enthusiastic interest in participating. Community Endeavors purchased the program licenses for each hospital and arranged for the training of staff from a total of ten hospitals in the Greater Cleveland area (3 hospitals with existing BCND programs were also included in the training). The response from the hospitals has been inspiring. Steve Killpack, executive director of the Community Endeavors Foundation noted, “Typically, these hospitals are competitors for maternity and other services. This particular initiative is unique because all of these hospitals have placed the focus where it belongs – on the fathers, babies and communities rather than on the health providers. It has been inspiring to witness these hospital systems join together to provide such a valuable community service.” Each hospital received a $3000 grant from Community Endeavors to purchase the curriculum license from the national BCND program and cover their start-up costs. Thus, for a relatively small expense Greater Cleveland now boasts a universal program for expectant fathers in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Geauga Counties. Every new father in these three counties has an opportunity to participate in the BCND program. The Foundation continues to support the program in a variety of ways: purchasing incentives; marketing the programs through rack cards, brochures and a website, www.neofathering.net, and sponsoring annual training for new and existing coaches and coordinators. Nine Hospitals participate in the Greater Cleveland Boot Camp for New Dads initiative: Cleveland Clinic Health System, which includes Fairview, Hillcrest, Huron and Marymount Hospitals University Hospital Health System, which includes McDonald Women’s, St. John West Shore and Southwest General Hospitals MetroHealth Hospital Community Health Partners For more information, contact Steve Killpack, communityendeavors@earthlink.net

 

The Community Endeavors Foundation has one interesting existence — filed in 1992, incorporator a William A. Fullmer (see “marketVisual.com” Knowledge Map) with multiple connections (and as a nonprofit), it was canceled for failure to file in 1997 (I believe in Ohio, nonprofits have to refile every 5 yrs, but I’m not sure).    (incidentally, “Knowledge Map” if it’s info is accurate has a great “knowledge legend” which color codes the relationship — whether executive director, family relation, nonprofit leadership, member, company ownership, general employee, business relation, etc., etc.  — great things to know).  5 years later (after cancellation for failure to file) it re-instated itself under a new name, changing “inc” to “Foundation.”  12/26/2002 (happy belated CHristmas?).  Then on 12/31/2002 (possibly tax deadline in sight here?), the Killpack Foundation “Merged Out of Existence” and Community Endeavors, Inc. became COmmunity Endeavors Foundation.

Killpack Foundation, originally formed in 1986, is graphically described as “Dead” (I hope these printscreens show….)

Entity  Number Business Name Type Original  Filing Date Expiry  Date Status Business Location County State 689283 CORPORATION FOR NON-PROFIT 11/24/1986 01/10/2005 Dead CLEVELAND CUYAHOGA OHIO 1 – 1

Somehow it survived its merger with the above group and had a post-merge resurrected life of about 5 years, per the “Expiry Date”.

This one, too, had a little problem with filing timely and Steven Killpack’s name simply doesn’t show as incorporator or registered agent, oddly enough as the foundation seems named after him (or a relative).

5 years later, again failing to file, it was again cancelled (both times after renewal letters mailed reminding it to file), on 12/27/2007.  So far, not the best track record.  A YEAR later, it again reinstated itself, on 12/11/2008.  The process of telling the state you exist as a corporation APPEARS to involve a whopping $25 and a page or two of info, and must be far more challenging than coaching new Dads how to raise babies.   The registered agent is at a law firm too, it appears.

William A Fullmer, who appears to have tried several businesses and nonprofits in Ohio, has two active ones now in operation:  This Community Endeavors Foundation (which it appears Steve Killpack is trying his hand at now, and ERICO GLOBAL:)

(if names don’t show, one can search by incorporator name on the Ohio SOS site Erico being the top and Community, the 2nd row.

Entity  Number Agent/Registrant/  Incorporator Name Business Name Type Original  Filing Date Status Business Location County State 1670170 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 12/30/2006 Active SOLON CUYAHOGA – 832286 CORPORATION FOR NON-PROFIT 11/24/1992 Active UNIVERSITY HTS. CUYAHOGA OHIO 734027 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 10/05/1988 Cancelled WESTERVILLE DELAWARE OHIO 715146 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 12/30/1987 Dead COLUMBUS FRANKLIN OHIO 715174 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 12/30/1987 Cancelled COLUMBUS FRANKLIN OHIO 728799 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 07/15/1988 Dead COLUMBUS FRANKLIN OHIO 756195 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 09/06/1989 Cancelled NEWBURY GEAUGA OHIO 1 – 7

Wm. A. Fullmer also appears to be highly educated, or have connections to at least some colleges and the state bar:  (See MarketVisual).  Incidentally Erico Global was incorporated by the famous (in my other posts) C T Corporation System and is a Delaware Company and (originally? issued itself 26,000,000 shares of penny (par value $0.01) stock) It is a mining company, supposedly incorporated in 2002 (but we show, above, 2006)

This is from “investing/ Businessweek”

COMPANY OVERVIEW

ERICO Global Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of precision-engineered specialty metal products. It serves electrical, commercial and industrial construction, utility, and rail application markets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Solon, Ohio. (no transactions in the past year, i.e., it’s not trading?)

ERICO International is hiring and claims to have been in Cleveland area from 1903 (and probably was)

Here’s a list of “ERICO” international‘s contact address, including two addresses in Solon Ohio, but nothing called “Erico Global” at all.

ERICO United States
34600 Solon Road
Solon, Ohio 44139
United StatesUnited States
1-440-248-01001-440-248-0723

United States
1-440-248-01001-440-349-2996
 

When I Searched only “ERICO” I found out there are 17 listings:  rows 1 & 3 – 11 (the “for-Profit”) listings all but the first one “Dead” followed by several “Registered Names” most of them “Cancelled” and dating as you can see here:  (I believe “business name” may not display, but you can see the other colums, or do a fresh search)

Entity  Number	Business Name	Type	Original  Filing Date	Expiry  Date	Status	Business Location	County	State
16961		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	12/14/1903	–	Active	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
230233		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	10/23/1952	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
243633		CORPORATION FOR NON-PROFIT	12/15/1954	–	Dead	CLEVELAND	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
288502		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	02/27/1960	–	Dead	DAYTON	MONTGOMERY	OHIO
520485		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	08/01/1978	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
578995		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	07/29/1981	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
637276		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	07/05/1984	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
657131		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	06/20/1985	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
685126		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	09/11/1986	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
685206		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	09/15/1986	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
685205		CORPORATION FOR PROFIT	09/15/1986	–	Dead	SOLON	CUYAHOGA	OHIO
RN110300		REGISTERED TRADE NAME	04/27/1988	–	Cancelled	–	Conversion	–
RN110301		REGISTERED TRADE NAME	04/27/1988	–	Cancelled	–	Conversion	–
RN110302		REGISTERED TRADE NAME	04/27/1988	–	Cancelled	–	Conversion	–
FN56551		FICTITIOUS NAMES	12/23/1991	–	Cancelled	–	Conversion	–

Entity  Number Business Name Type Original  Filing Date Expiry  Date Status Business Location County State 919901 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 10/12/1995 – Active CINCINNATI HAMILTON OHIO 1670170 CORPORATION FOR PROFIT 12/30/2006 – Active SOLON CUYAHOGA – 16 – 17

There apparently is some connection between Fullmer, who is running ERICO GLOBAL (formed in 2006) and this fatherhood pusher, Steve Killpack, who took over Fullmer’s Community Endeavors, Inc., renamed it, and began allocating grants to hospitals for neofathering. net and other curriculum/training peddling endeavors.

And the OHIO PRACTITIONERS NETWORK which, when searched, comes up with plenty of out of state links, with domain name OHIO based:

1. OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners’ Network for Fathers and Families …

   http://www.opnff.net/ – Cached

   OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners’ Network for Fathers and Families – fatherhood programs.
   

   fatherhood news http://www.opnff.net/fatherhood_news.asp OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners … About Us http://www.opnff.net/about_us.asp OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners … Michigan http://www.opnff.net/michigan_fatherhood… OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners …	Midwest Fatherhood Celebrations http://www.opnff.net/fatherhood_celebratio… OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners … history http://www.opnff.net/history.asp OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners … Minnesota http://www.opnff.net/minnesota_fatherhoo… OPNFF – Ohio Practitioners …
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Steve Killpack

Board Member at Ohio Practitioners’ Network for Fathers and Families

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area 

Nonprofit Organization Management

Current

• Board Member at SIECUS
• Board Member at Ohio Practitioners’ Network for Fathers and Families
• Executive Director at Community Endeavors Foundation

see all

Past

• Member at Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
• Coordinator at Healthy Fathering Collaborative
• Family Planning Advisory Council at The Center for Community Solutions

Education

• University of Michigan

Connections

205 connections

Websites

• Company Website

AND these show the organizational connections (and some overlap of years, too):

Board Member

SIECUS

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2003 – Present (8 years)

Board Member

Ohio Practitioners’ Network for Fathers and Families

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2003 – Present (8 years)

Executive Director

Community Endeavors Foundation

Philanthropy industry

September 2001 – Present (10 years 1 month)

The Community Endeavors Foundation was founded by trustees Bill Fullmer, Steve Killpack and Jim Parker in 1992 as an Ohio Charitable Corporation and a Private Foundation. The three schoolmates, all of whom grew up in Northeast Ohio, shared a vision of “giving something back to the City of Cleveland and its families” in honor of their own families and their childhoods. The Foundation engages in grantmaking, direct charitable activities and provides technical assistance to fatherhood providers and small community based grass roots agencies. In addition, the Foundation is a recognized leader locally, statewide and in the Midwest region on programs and policies related to low income fathers and families.

Coordinator

Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Greater Cleveland

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2001 – Present (10 years)

A network of public and private agencies serving fathers and families in Greater Cleveland, Ohio

Member

Ohio Commission on Fatherhood ((THIS IS A GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED GROUP)

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2007 – 2011 (4 years)

Coordinator

Healthy Fathering Collaborative

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2001 – 2010 (9 years)

Family Planning Advisory Council

The Center for Community Solutions

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2003 – 2009 (6 years)

 

This man attended Univ. of Michigan for two years (did he get up to a bachelor’s degree somewhere?)  What happened between 1981 and 1992?

Fullmer (more searches on this site show) appears to be a lawyer, both in Ohio & West Virginia.  His relationship to ERICO GLOBAL shows as “family” by color code, visual map) so perhaps some inherited stocks, who knows?  (if it’s a legitimate entity despite we see it’s a recent corporate one — with no business transactions in the past 12 months per the investment listing above).    McDonalds LLP is a law firm, TRW  (another connection) became C T Corporation (actually I’m now getting a little dizzy with all the names) and another group he shows association with, “TRIMAS” is simply the agent for Delaware Corporation, whose Ohio registered agent is, lo and behold:

CSC-LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE (CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY)
50 W BROAD ST STE 1800
COLUMBUS,OH 43215
Effective Date: 12/13/2005
Contact Status: Active

So he’s a lawyer and knows how to incorporate, working alongside the mysterious — but on Ohio Fatherhood Commission — Mr. Killpack plus his various nonfiling corporations (The Killpack foundation having Fullmer as original incorporator, so I guess they were GOOD college buddies) and so forth.

There is an SF Doctor Steven Killpack, and a Utah Public Defender Steven Killpack . . . . this one has no middle initial….

The OHIO FATHERHOOD COMMISSION has some really “spiffy” graphics on its website.  Here’s the “meet the Commissioners” page, with spinning photos of each one over a graphic background, plus hyperlinks to everyone’s blogs:  You can click on any hyperactive photo (think of a merry-go-round) and it identifies the face.   http://fatherhood.ohio.gov/Commissioners/MeetourCommissioners.aspx  When you click on one, for a brief snapshot, the others continue rotating in the background, lest you lose interest.  THis is one of the perks of having some government backing for your groups:

Here’s our OPNFF man:

Commissioner: Steve Killpack
	Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Education: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH: BS Biology; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI: MS Social Advocacy Occupation: Executive Director, Community Endeavors Foundation Coordinator, Healthy Fathering Collaborative Year started with Ohio Commission on Fatherhood: 2006
I became a Commissioner because… all children need and deserve a healthy and involved father in their lives… Most memorable moment being a father, having a father or seeing an interaction with a father… holding my wife’s hand during the birth of our son, now 9 months old, with our 5 year old daughter at my side Fatherhood has taught me… humility     {{? ? ? }}

HEALTH FATHERING COLLABORATIVE is collaborating with a DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER on a WHITE RIBBON Campaign. This collaborative is:

(private “agency”??)  Notice mothers in this collaborative, do not share pronoun ownership in the children?  However, the website says “NEOFATHERING.NET” which connects to Boot Camp for New Dads marketing program…..

Who is this group?  Well, it’s a creation of Mr. Killack’s “Community Endeavors Foundation” described above.  While not filing regularly, they sure as heck have access to some wonderful HTML help in designing cutting edge websites, or closer to it than us word-pressing noncustodial mothers tend to have!  :

http://www.neofathering.net/about_us.asp

About Us

The Healthy Fathering Collaborative was established by the Community Endeavors Foundation in August 2001 as a working group of providers and funders providing services to fathers, fathers-to-be and young men in Greater Cleveland. The group meets bi-monthly, rotating the meeting among agency sites, allowing the members of the collaborative to become more familiar with each other’s programs.

The Healthy Fathering Collaborative welcomes all community-based and faith-based organizations serving fathers i** n Greater Cleveland, as well as representatives of a number of CIty of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County departments.  Agencies interested in extending current family programming to include fathers are also included. 

** basically the underlined & in red portion is saying, if you have a federal fatherhood grant or contract, we welcome you; alternately if you work in a City or County department (and conceivably might help us get our hands on one of those grants or contracts). …   because we are basically a nonprofit -originated program and obviously I come from a background that shows my ability to form nonprofits (whether or not I keep track of them and their corporate status) advertise new names for programs under those nonprofits, such as this one, and connect people in nonprofits that know how to do the same (although some of us are not that great at fund-raising without government help, to wit, NPNFF, who helped inspire US to get a start) — we are your baby. We welcome you, and between all our connections – and lack of adequate HHS oversight, really — it’s likely there are some goods to spread around in the name of connecting Dads with their babies, children, kids, and reducing their child support, especially when they are incarcerated for one unimportant reason or another. ….

Their graphic model (not that I can read the fine print) shows how there will be zero point in any child’s life at which Dad will not be there, starting with conception:

The UMichigan was getting an MS in “Social Advocacy” and the BS from Kenyon (which Fullmer has a connection to as well). Mr. K. does not even bother to mention Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families although he’s one of the incorporators (when it eventually got around to incorporating in 2007).

As to NEOFATHERING.net (which also shows “BOOTCAMP FOR NEW DADS” hence probably tne “neo” in the domain name:

Who else supports boot camp for new Dads?  Aw, shucks, it was just a grassroots idea, a bunch of Dads got together and figured it out….

Funding Support
Funding for the expansion of Boot Camp for New Dads has been generously supplied by the following organizations

• Annie E. Casey Foundation  (major fatherhood funder, conservative)
• Irvine Health Foundation
• Johnson & Johnson Foundation
• Orange County Commission on Families and Children
• Pacific Life Foundation
• Windgate Charitable Foundation

In addition, Revolution Studios has supplied substantial funding to BCND for movie rights to Greg Bishop’s life and Boot Camp for New Dads.

Dads Adventure, Inc. Provides Major Funding & Outreach….

– – – – – – – –

OK< where are they — Texas?   http://www.corporationwiki.com/Texas/McKinney/dad-s-adventures-inc/37612498.aspx

Irvine, CA? (Gregory Bishop):   http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Irvine/dads-adventure-inc/42730429.aspx

Actually Dads Adventure Inc. owns the trademark “Bootcamp for New Dads” and Moms and a few others.  I love it at “trademarkia.com”

http://www.trademarkia.com/company-dads-adventure-inc-315522-page-1-2

Of course Trademarkia, like Dads Adventure, Inc. is a FOR profit, so it’s not easy to copy the summary information, as they are trying to sell me access to more detailed information.  Nevertheless:   In approximate order of trademarking, and designated “LIVE” or “DEAD” (and when):

• Dads Adventure (LIVE circa 2000) Providing childbirth education to new fathers.
• Daddy Bootcamp (DEAD circa 2001) formerly Bootcamp for New Dads, owner of the trademark…
• Daddy Bootcamp (LIVE, circa 2006) educational services, namely workshops, seminars and classes for new fathers
• Hit the Ground Crawling (DEAD, circa 2006) (identical descriptions; note the military analogy….)
• Boot Camp For New Dads (LIVE, circal 2009) (identical description)
• Boot Camp for new Moms (LIVE, circa 2011) (identical description, except for the obvious name substitution, “mothers.”

Word Mark:	BOOT CAMP FOR NEW MOMS
Status/ Status Date:	FINAL REFUSAL – MAILED 8/5/2011 Estimated Response Deadline: 2/5/2012 See Trademark response services
Serial Number:	85250097
Filing Date:	2/23/2011

Anyhow I’m sure you know where I’m going next to look up this Irvine, CA corporation…. and happily it’s active!

Entity Number	Date Filed	Status	Entity Name	Agent for Service of Process
C2004518	02/14/1997	ACTIVE	DADS ADVENTURE, INC.	GREG S BISHOP

 

DadsAdventure (the contact is “Alison Bishop”)

Since 1990, Dads Adventure and Daddy Boot Camp have had more than 300,000 men trust us to help them wrap their minds around becoming dads.

Actually make that 1997, not 1990 for “Dads Adventure” and 2001, not 1990 for “Daddy Boot Camp” according to the trade name registration searcher, above.  Minor detail.

Here’s the store, all moderately priced items:

How We Got Started in 1990

Greg Bishop, Founder of Dads Adventure and Boot Camp for New Dads

My six brothers and I grew up taking care of babies, which happens when your parents have 13 kids. To us boys, babies were like puppies; while a lot of work at times, they were fun to play with. They made great amateur wrestlers and you could always make them happy by the time mom got home.

When my first child arrived, I was a natural at calming him when he cried and of course, making him happy. After four kids, other guys were asking me for advice, so I decided to help. It’s nice to be good at something important.

 

Here’s a form (tuition $400) to be trained as a New Dad Boot Camp sergeant (or whatever) at a DENVER hospital, mail checks to the address (of the California Corporation).  such a great business to be in, definitely a new and gov’t endorsed market niche.

Please note – You must be a licensed facility in order to participate in the Master Coach Training. Please contact Head Quarters at (949) 754­9067 to get information regarding licenses fees and first year dues.  (** remember above, how Community Endeavors Foundation was willing to spot hospitals $3,000 to get their licensure to market this New Dad stuff?)

 

Mr. Bishop, who has an MBA, is also President and FOunder of “Bishop & Associates” (same address) a “Trauma Care Specialist”)

Through our work with over 260 hospitals and trauma systems, we have developed a unique, client-friendly and cost-effective approach. Our client’s satisfaction is demonstrated by our ability to completely rely on word of mouth for new business.>>Read more about Bishop + Associates.

Greg Bishop, MBA

President/Founder

Greg has supported trauma care in all regions of the nation and at all levels of healthcare. His principle role has been strengthening the economics of trauma care in terms of research, education and advocacy. In this regard, Greg founded the Trauma Center Economic Study, Managed Trauma Care Project, Trauma Resource Network, and the Trauma Center Association of America.

Greg previously served as a hospital strategic planning consultant with Ernst & Young, received a Stanford MBA in Health Care Management, and an MA in Urban Studies from Occidental College. He is also founder and Head Coach of Boot Camp For New Dads, which since 1990 has spread across the U.S. and is now expanding internationally.

Now this is a pretty amazing service and accomplishment.  And connects to Georgia: (from the B&A site):

Georgia’s plan for a state of the art trauma system The Healthcare Georgia Foundation brought B+A in to assess the needs and opportunities for trauma care amidst a crisis in the state triggered by trauma center closures. This coincided with the establishment of the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission with $58 million in funding, which then engaged B+A to assist in designing a cutting edge trauma system that reflected best practices from across the nation coupled with the best ideas from Georgia.

The result is a state-of-the-art vision for a fully inclusive and integrated statewide trauma and emergency care system. It will create a new public service that will assure all who need a higher level of emergency care are transported quickly to the closest appropriate facility. This approach will produce the highest possible value for Georgia’s investment in trauma care for the decades ahead. An outline of the plan is as follows:

Anyhow, I just learned how to search USdatabase for a registered trademark and did so on “Boot Camp for New Dads”

Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)

BOot camp (the one marked dead) was active from 1997 – 2005 and address very close to:

The new one was registered for filing in 2009 November, published for opposition 2010 April, and certified to Dads Adventure on June 29, 2010 (greet timing for Father’s Day….)   The Search database is called TESS:

Looking at their website, I notice they site HHS programs (but no link to it):

Boot Camp for New Dads Continues to Be Identified as a National Model

Boot Camp has long enjoyed recognition as the premier program for new fathers across the country. Recent additions to these accolades include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ report titled: The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children, which included a description of Boot Camp for New Dads and several of our programs as well as our Caring for New Moms and Troubleshooter’s Guide to Crying Babies. Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy’s 3 year accreditation of the Family Support Program at Pearl Harbor recommended that Boot Camp for New Dads, run by Chet Adessa, become a Navy-wide best practice. Another important addition comes from Scaling for Impact: Strategies for Spreading Social Innovation in Stanford’s Social Innovation Review. It identifies Boot Camp for New Dads is as a model program for replication in new communities as it “offers support and a level of detail that makes implementation easy for local sponsors and helps assure the quality and success of the program while still affording the flexibility to adapt to local circumstances”.

So I looked it up, http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/fatherhood.pdf downloaded, and searched for this group.  Sure ’nuff, here it is:

BOOT CAMP FOR NEW DADS (BCND)

Helping New Fathers

Formed in 1990 to help new fathers “hit the ground crawling,” a few fathers, with their babies in their arms, held an orientation workshop for men about to become fathers. When the “rookies” expressed apprehension about caring for babies, they were handed a baby to hold for the first time. Several months later, the “rookies” returned as veterans with their own babies to orient the next group of men, who in turn returned as veterans.

Also there’s the Denver based Bootcamp for New Jewish Dads: (in same publication):

SHALOM BABY— BOOTCAMP FOR NEW JEWISH DADS

Working with Fathers Prior to and Immediately after Birth

Boot Camp for New Jewish Dads is a program of the Shalom Baby Initiative, which is funded by the Rose Foundation of Denver and run by the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center. The goal is to provide programs and services addressing the needs of children ages 3 and under, to support new Jewish families, and to encourage Jewish affiliation.

A cornerstone of Shalom Baby is Jewish Baby University (JBU), a 6-week, prenatal class that combines Lamaze childbirth techniques taught by a certified instructor with Jewish family traditions taught by a local rabbi.

under this one, another Barranca Parkway Suite# (205) is listed:

Boot Camp for New Dads 4605 Barranca Pkwy, Ste. 205 Irvine, CA 92604 Phone: (949)786-3146 Web site: http://www.newdads.com

*which now redirects to “Dadsadventure.com”)

The 2006 publication which is aimed at preventing Child Abuse by engaging fathers, advertises the funds available to anyone who is ready to do this, up front

On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 into law. Due to the time delay between the writing of and the printing of this publication, this legislation was listed as pending on page 70. The new law provides $150 million for each of Federal fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to promote and support healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood. The funds will be awarded as competitive grants to government entities, faith-based organizations or community organizations.

Up to $50 million per year may be awarded to government entities, faith-based organizations or community organizations to fund activities promoting responsible fatherhood. Such activities may include parent education, counseling, education and career services to foster fathers’ economic stability, or a national media campaign to encourage appropriate parent involvement in a child’s life. Up to $2 million per year may be awarded as competitive grants to Indian tribes to demonstrate the effectiveness of coordinating the provision of child welfare and TANF services to tribal families at risk of child abuse or neglect. The remaining funds are designated for healthy marriage activities, which may include programs of premarital education, conflict resolution, marriage enhancement for married couples and programs designed to reduce disincentives to marriage in means-tested aid programs.

Got the general picture?

I also note that they, too, list NPNFF.org as though it were  a major going concern.  (Page 81)

Another group reminds me to follow up on the post “footloose in tuscaloosa” (Alabama):

THE CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND OF ALABAMA

Meeting the Needs of Noncustodial Fathers

The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) of Alabama, the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program lead agency for the State, works in partnership with the Alabama Department of Human Resources, to fund thirty-six programs designed to meet the needs of non-custodial fathers. Programs are designed to delay the onset of fatherhood with adolescent males before they are prepared for the emotional and financial responsibilities of parenting.

A list of “Grantees” to prevent child abuse show LOTS of Fatherhood Initiatives also get the funding:

If you scroll this 5-page list  and look at the “program type” you’ll count (and I just did) 21 read Fatherhood” although the organization name sometimes does, sometimes does not include any reference to fathers or fatherhood.  The grant sizes were $45 – $50,000 often, and I would wonder, locally, is anyone checking up opn what these groups are doing with their funding, and — are those groups which ought to file 990s, doing so?  Based on a sampler, I’d say that doing so appears to be rare.  Rather, they are out advertising, selling curriculum, having conferences in order to create NEW collaboratives, coalitions, and nonprofits (registered properly or not) in fact so busy doing this they let the corporate status expire, losing no sleep over that, and just go form another one, sometimes ina  different state.  When they run expensive seminars in one state or another, is this hidden under some OTHER corporation’s sponsoring name, or properly as a foreign corporation DOING BUSINESS in that other state?

In other words, in many ways these groups seem to be doing a fairly good imitation of what AFCC  folk do, far’s I can tell ….  See my blog.

I do not mean to say that Dads don’t need mentors, friends, some help outside Mom (especially when they may not want any coaching on parenting from a woman, just because she gave childbirth, what does she know? ) . . . .

BUT I do think we should stop trying to patent and market this at public expense to people who cannot abide by the laws of their states.  Or, at a minimum somebody should make sure they do.

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Boot Camp definitely grafts onto private and government charities:  In looking for it, I found “HFUW” (Heart of Florida United Way) had devised some program areas, named them, and then funded grants under them.  Boot Camp got funding under “Developing Healthy Children & Families”

UNITED WAY ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION OF NEARLY $15 MILLION TO LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 28, 2011) – Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) today announced that the organization will be distributing nearly $15 million to local health and human service programs throughout Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties for fiscal year 2011-12. Of that, HFUW announced that $6.25 million has just been awarded under the organization’s grant-making model, Investing in Results (IIR). Sixty-seven (67) programs will receive grants for services that support HFUW’s four focus areas – Building Safe Communities through Education, Improving Financial Stability, Developing Healthy Children & Families and Alleviating Hunger & Homelessness. In addition, the organization will distribute another $8.42 million through HFUW administered programs, donor designations and state programs.

 

ANYHOW, I have some questions:

So who is supporting Mr. Killpack’s family — this Community Endeavors Foundation, which isn’t filing too often for which I can’t find an EIN (yet) and is it or is it not soliciting any income?  If it’s just a funnel for grants (is that a legitimate purpose for any foundation), and has more  than $5,000 assets, which I doubt), it has to file with the Attorney General.  As to organizations, per se, they only have to fail every 5 years in OHio, which this group run by some well-educated Ohioans (and one guy from Illinois, originally) failed at doing that, too, even after the SOS reminded them to.

Is that really who should be serving on a statewide Fatherhood Commission right alongside legislators, several of them?  (Senator, Rep)

I found these guidelines:

Annual Filings for Ohio Nonprofit Organizations

1. Internal Revenue Service

   Form: Annual Return Form 990
   Due Date: 4 ½ months after end of fiscal year

   Internal Revenue Service
   Ogden, UT 84201-0027
   Information: (800) 829-1040
   Forms: (800) 829-3676
   Web Site: www.irs.gov/charities
   Filing Fee: $0

   Public Charities:	Please note that, along with the new Form 990, the IRS has instituted a “phase-in” period to allow organizations time to adjust to the new form. For a detailed “phase-in” chart, please refer to the IRS website to determine which form to file (Form 990, Form 990-EZ or Form 990-N).
   Private Foundations:	Submit Form 990PF, regardless of revenues.

2. Ohio Attorney General

   a. Form: Annual Financial Report or Copy of Form 990
   Due Date: 4 ½ months after end of fiscal year

   Office of the Attorney General
   Charitable Law Section
   150 East Gay Street
   23rd Floor
   Columbus, OH 43215-3130
   Information: (614) 466-3180
   Web Site: www.ag.state.oh.us
   Filing Fee: $0-200 (based on assets)

   If assets < $5,000:	Filing Fee = $0
   If assets >= $5,000 and < $25,000:	Filing Fee = $50
   If assets >= $25,000 and < $50,000:	Filing Fee = $100
   If assets >= $50,000:	Filing Fee = $200

   Note:

   Organizations that do not file a Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service and that have gross receipts of more than $5,000 or gross assets of more than $15,000 must file the Annual Financial Report.

   b. Form: Charitable Organization Registration Statement or Unified Registration Statement
   Due Date: 4 ½ months after end of fiscal year

   Office of the Attorney General
   Charitable Law Section
   150 East Gay Street
   23rd Floor
   Columbus, OH 43215-3130
   Information: (614) 466-3180
   Web Site: www.ag.state.oh.us
   Filing Fee: $0-200 (based on contributions)

   If contributions < $5,000:	Filing Fee = $0
   If contributions >= $5,000 and < $25,000:	Filing Fee = $50
   If contributions >= $25,000 and < $50,000:	Filing Fee = $100
   If contributions >= $50,000:	Filing Fee = $200

   Note:

   This filing is only required by organizations that solicit contributions in Ohio. Filing must be notarized.

3. Ohio Secretary of State

   Form: Statement of Continued Existence
   Due Date: Once every five years, either from the date of incorporation or from the last corporate filing. Organizations should be notified by the Secretary of State when they are required to submit their renewal.

HERE’s a simplistic but clear enough 2008 document from the (then) secretary of STate of Ohio.  It reads in part (after explaining that you lose your incorporation status if you fail to file at least once every 5 years (in California, and probably other states, this is yearly), which Community Endeavors (in previous incarnations) did….    and this bit about filing tax returns, not to mention that simply incorporating does not qualify per se you as a nonprofit:

The Ohio Secretary of State does not grant nonprofit organizations tax-exempt status. In other words, your nonprofit organization does not automatically become tax-exempt upon filing its articles with the Secretary of State’s office. Any nonprofit organization that intends to solicit contributions or hold assets must seek a determination from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it is a tax-exempt entity.

Which makes me think that corporations NOT intending to hold assets or seek contributions but just want to funnel money from one place to another should not be nonprofits to start with.   When they do, they somehow maintain tax-exempt status which is a privilege, without public accountability in the form of reading their IRS 990s and their state registrations as well.  Just let an employed private person try to never file income taxes do that!

Consultation with a tax adviser familiar with the Internal Revenue Code is critical to selecting the tax-exempt category most favorable to the nonprofit organization. In addition, the IRS form that must be completed to obtain tax-exempt status is lengthy and asks for detailed information about the nonprofit organization, including financial data. It is therefore advisable to have legal and/or tax consulting assistance when preparing and submitting the IRS forms and related documents.

If the IRS determines that a nonprofit organization is tax-exempt, it will issue the nonprofit corporation a tax-exempt determination letter. Be sure to preserve the IRS determination letter, because it will be needed to document the organization’s nonprofit status in the future.

 

Does this foundation (formerly not called a foundation, just an “Inc.”) hire anyone?  Because I see that under fatherhood commission, Mr. Killpack lists its baby “Healthy Father Collaborative” as his occupation (traditionally associated with who helps pay your food and mortgage etc.) Or is he a stay-at-home Dad and Mom does that? (aka, is it Glenn Sacks-style?).  Or is it his avocation?

More from that pdf:

 

Q: Is a nonprofit organization subject to payroll taxes?

A: Yes. Although a nonprofit organization may be exempt from the payment of federal and state income taxes, it is responsible for payroll taxes, including federal and state withholding and Social Security taxes. In addition, most municipalities in Ohio impose a city income tax and require employers to withhold the tax. Please consult your city treasurer’s office to learn more.

Q: Is a nonprofit organization subject to Ohio workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation laws?

A: Yes. As an employer, the nonprofit organization must comply with Ohio’s unemployment and workers’ compensation laws. Pursuant to these laws, the organization must establish workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation accounts and pay the appropriate payroll taxes.

Q: Is a nonprofit organization subject to other employment regulations?

A: A nonprofit organization may be subject to additional employment laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which governs employer sponsored retirement programs, and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s rules regarding hiring and employment practices

 

I may appear to be picking on the “little guys” here, just a few nonprofits out of Ohio, and one bankrupt? one out of Indiana, Virginia, North Carolina, or wherever it really resides, probably Washington DC (NPNFF).   But how do we know how little they are with zero financial data?

ALSO OF INTEREST:

How can I check if my nonprofit organization is properly registered with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office?

Contact the Charitable Law Section at (800) 282-0515 for assistance and questions.

How do I know if my nonprofit organization might be exempt from any of the filing or registration requirements?

Non-profit organizations can ask the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to determine whether they are exempt from filing or registration. Please call the Help Center at (800) 282-0515 with questions.

Determination requests can be mailed to:

Charitable Law Section
Ohio Attorney General’s Office
150 E. Gay St., 23rd Fl.
Columbus, OH  43215

and

What happens if a charitable organization, professional solicitor or fundraising counsel does not file required documents or violates any provisions set forth in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1716?
Violating any requirements set forth in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1716 could lead to penalties imposed by the Attorney General’s Office and prohibiting the organization from raising funds in Ohio. A court may order an injunction, restitution, or an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of investigation and litigation, and may award to the state a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. The Federal Trade Commission also has jurisdiction over solicitation issues and may pursue action.  Additionally, local law enforcement may pursue criminal charges for activities involving theft or fraud. 

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