Barna has conducted 2M+ interviews since 1984. Research partners include:
"The peers in this Co-Op are a core part of what you're investing in. The research is better because they shape it."
In this field, bad data doesn't just waste money. It shapes who gets helped — and how.
"How do you know this is working?"
Misinformation about trafficking drives policy, donor behavior, and program design. When the research is wrong — or absent — survivors pay the price. Organizations like yours have been doing the work without a shared national evidence base. That changes with this cohort.
A $7,000 Co-Op seat costs less than any one of these.
Three forces. One evidence base that addresses all of them.
The conversation is shifting. Lead it with evidence.
Awareness is everywhere. Accurate understanding is rare.
The public thinks they know what trafficking looks like. They don't. Myths drive donor dollars, shape policy, and determine which programs get funded — and which survivors get missed. Research replaces the narrative with the reality.
Churches want to help. Most don't know how without causing harm.
Willingness has never been the problem. America's most distributed community network wants to engage — but without a clear, evidence-backed framework, good intentions create risk. This research gives them a path they can trust.
Survivors need the field to get smarter. Not eventually — now.
Every year without a national evidence base is another year of response built on assumption. Programs that don't work keep running. Programs that do work don't get scaled. This Co-Op is built to close that gap.
Built by a cohort, not one big check.
Pooling resources means better research, broader traction, and a manageable commitment for everyone.
- Field PartnersMasterworks · RMA · Practitioner-led design
- Dual Co-Op MembersBoth research tracks · $12,000 each
- Single Co-Op MembersAnti-Trafficking Co-Op · $7,000 each
- Shared OutcomeNational research · the field can use
Practitioner-shaped questions.
Field-wide distribution from day one.
No one carries the whole investment.
One year from now, be the organization that knew.
National data you helped shape. Peers fighting the same fight from different angles. A clear picture of what actually moves survivors toward lasting freedom.
Walk in with national data on survivor outcomes and program effectiveness. Answer 'How do you know this is working?' with something stronger than a case study.
Brief funders with findings that didn't exist last year. The next generation of givers funds outcomes — give them proof yours are real.
Build response pathways on what research says survivors actually need — not what the field assumed a decade ago.
A year of credible, original statistics and story angles to publish under your name. Lead the public conversation in your region.
Hand willing churches a research-backed engagement framework. Turn their desire to help into something that doesn't cause harm.
Be the organization that shaped the national data — and the one media, policy makers, and peer orgs turn to when the conversation shifts.
Three steps from joining to leading.
Reserve your seat
Join the cohort and help shape the questions Barna takes to the field. Your organization's experience makes the research more accurate for everyone.
Learn alongside peers
Quarterly roundtables with Barna researchers and cohort leaders — findings in real time, before public release. You're not figuring this out alone.
Lead with evidence
Walk into your next board meeting, donor conversation, or policy discussion with national data behind you. Answer hard questions with proof.
You bring the field. We bring the research. Together we build what none of us could alone.
We came in knowing trafficking. We left knowing what the church, the donor, and the survivor all needed — at the same time. That's a different level of clarity.
The cohort changed how we talk to donors. We stopped telling stories and started showing data. Our major gift conversations haven't been the same since.
"When mission-driven orgs have to guess, programs close and donors leave. The Co-Op is built to prevent that."
Since 1984, Barna has run 2M+ interviews. With Masterworks and RMA, practitioners — not just researchers — shape the questions.
One initiative or both. Either way, you're leading with data.
Hunger & Homelessness
- Lived realities behind poverty
- Root causes of instability
- Church and mission partnership models
- Pathways to flourishing
Anti-Trafficking
- Awareness and public understanding
- Church readiness and barriers
- Survivor-centered restoration
- Donor confidence and messaging
Get both for $12,000 $14,000
One membership · full access to both research streams · cross-domain insight sessions.
One track or both. Either way, you lead with data.
Both include full Co-Op access. The only difference is scope.
National research findings
Early access to Barna's full national data — before public release.
Quarterly learning sessions
Virtual roundtables with peer leaders and Barna researchers.
Practical application guides
National data translated into local action your team can implement.
National initiative recognition
Public recognition as a contributing partner across the field.
Research built to use — not file away.
Exclusive Data Report
Barna's complete national findings, with interpretation guides built for organizations like yours.
A cohort solving the same problems
Leaders from anti-trafficking organizations, domestic violence responders, and church networks — learning alongside you all year. The people in the room are part of what you're investing in.
Learning Roundtables
Virtual sessions with peer leaders and Barna researchers. Conversations, not lectures.
Named Partner Status
Recognition as a contributing partner in a Barna-led national initiative.
What leaders ask before they join.
Anti-trafficking organizations, domestic violence responders, survivor restoration programs, churches, and ministry partners working at the intersection of prevention, intervention, and care — curated with Masterworks and RMA to ensure every seat in the room makes the research stronger.
Design sessions, quarterly roundtables, early access to findings, the full data report, application guides, and named partner recognition.
Yes. Membership covers your organization. Most members send 2–3 people across sessions.
Members get the full dataset and the right to use it. A summary may go public later; the data stays with members.
One year from now, the field will look to someone for answers.Make it you.
National data you helped shape. A cohort of peers working the same problem from different angles. A clear picture of what actually moves survivors toward lasting freedom.
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