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Stanford Social Innovation Review Touts Boot Camp for New Dads Program
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) December 2, 2004 -
In a recent article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Boot Camp For New Dads, a non-profit program offered at more than 180 hospitals, clinics, schools, military bases and churches across the U.S., was touted for social innovation and their accomplishment in reaching many people and communities across the nation. The Boot Camp For New Dads program brings “rookie” fathers-to-be together with “veteran” recent dads and their newborns in an effort to orient and teach parenting skills to new fathers.
The article, ÂÂScaling Social Impact: Strategies for Spreading Social InnovationsÂÂ, authored by J. Gregory Dees, a faculty director and adjunct professor at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke UniversityÂÂs Fuqua School of Business; Beth Battle Anderson, a lecturer and managing director at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship and Jane Wei-Skillern, assistant professor of business administration in Harvard Business SchoolÂÂs Social Enterprise Group, discusses how social innovation should be defined and its strategy outlined in order to achieve successful implementation in new areas.
The Boot Camp For New Dads program was used as an example of how a comprehensive program with a straightforward concept could be packaged and successfully replicated in 38 U.S. states (and counting) as well as Japan.
ÂÂOur comprehensive program enables hospitals and other community organizations to meet the needs of new fathers,ÂÂ explained Greg Bishop, a Stanford MBA and founder of Boot Camp For New Dads. Bishop has had a lot of hands-on experience caring for babies with 12 siblings, four children of his own and numerous nieces and nephews. Bishop noticed that many men didn’t seem to enjoy custody of their babies and set out to determine why and to encourage change. After extensive research, he established Boot Camp For New Dads at Irvine Medical Center in California in 1990 and has volunteered as Head Coach ever since.
Bishop continued, ÂÂThe Boot Camp For New Dads program package covers all the details ÂÂ from site selection and program guidelines to the marketing materials that will help get the word out. We have a one-time license fee and provide Boot Camp training to the site coordinator and coaches. After the program has been implemented, all Boot Camp coaches receive ongoing support through the Boot Camp For New Dads website, newsletter, telephone and coaching net. We create a long-term partnership with the hospital or other organization so we can bring out the best in new dads in the community. WeÂÂre extremely pleased with the extent of its success.ÂÂ
Badge of Honor
Boot Camp For New DadsÂÂ free program is available to all dads-to-be regardless of cultural, economic or age level. For more information about Boot Camp programs or to obtain a copy of Boot Camp For New DadsÂÂ book, Hit the Ground Crawling: The Ultimate Guide For New Fathers, contact (714) 838-9392 or visit http://www.newdads.com.
Boot Camp Beginnings
Boot Camp For New Dads is a unique program that brings “rookie” fathers-to-be together with “veteran” recent dads and their newborns. Having a child is an awesome gift, and joy, and an immense challenge. Boot Camp For New Dads is helping dads prepare for their mission. A Boot Camp For New Dads session is a single three-hour program often on the first Saturday morning of each month.
“I can’t imagine a more rewarding activity than helping new dads step up to the challenge,” rejoiced Bishop. “These guys are inspiring and should make all men proud, because once they understand how much they are needed, they deliver the goods.”
National media, including news segments on ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN as well as articles in Life, CHILD, Ladies Home Journal magazines, ReaderÂÂs Digest and others, have helped fuel the expansion of Boot Camp For New Dads to over 180 programs reaching thousands of new dads. The program is designed to bring a dad’s perspective to the 1.5 million men who become fathers each year across America.
Spanish and English
Determined to reach fathers everywhere, Boot Camp For New Dads has 12 Spanish language sites throughout the United States. The organization has created the only curriculum in Spanish for new fathers. Boot Camp For New Dads believes the key to improving the quality of life for many young children lies in helping fathers be capable and caring.
The Spanish version of the Boot Camp video helps support the facilitator and the ÂÂveteranoÂÂ father in teaching the new dads to take care of the newborn baby and mother.
Roll Call
For more information about Boot Camp For New Dads, please call (714) 838-9392 or visit http://www.newdads.com.
Contact:
Steve Dubin, PR Works
(781) 582-1061
sdubin@prworkzone.com
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Editors:
To arrange an interview with Greg Bishop, founder of Boot Camp For New Dads, or a coach at a Boot Camp program in your region, please contact Steve Dubin, Drool Sergeant & PR counsel at, sdubin@prworkzone.com, (781) 582-1061.
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