Child Welfare Information Gateway offers a range of information and links related to general adoption ethics, and ethics related to placement, services, safeguarding children’s and birth families’ rights and other topics.
https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt_ethics/

Ethica is a nonprofit organization that acts as an impartial voice for ethical adoption practice worldwide, providing education, assistance, and advocacy to the adoption and foster care communities.
http://ethicanet.sitesteaders.com/

Openness in Adoption: From Secrecy and Stigma to Knowledge and Connections. Donaldson Adoption Institute, 2012.
http://adoptioninstitute.org/old/publications/2012_03_OpennessInAdoption.pdf

Safeguarding the Rights and Well-Being of Birthparents in the Adoption Process. Donaldson Adoption Institute, Nov., 2006.
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/old/publications/2006_11_Birthparent_Study_All.pdf

PACT collection of articles, essays, videos and reviews on adoption ethics. Adoption should always be about child welfare first, but there are questions about ways in which the system has been susceptible to influence by money or adults who aren’t placing children first. 
http://www.pactadopt.org/resources/ethics-of-adoption.html

Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR): started as a grassroots group of adoptive and prospective adoptive parents in Pennsylvania, this nonprofit organization with worldwide membership works toward reforming the existing adoption system so that it represents the best interest of the people most impacted by the system: the children and their families, both original and adoptive.
http://www.pear-reform.org/

Top Ten Ethical Considerations In Open Adoption Practice, by Mary Martin Mason, on the American Adoption Congress website:
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/open_mason_article.php

AdoptUSKids: National photo listing service for foster children awaiting adoption across the United States, also containing resources for families and professionals.
http://www.adoptuskids.org/

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys: A national association of approximately 340 attorneys who practice, or have otherwise distinguished themselves, in the field of adoption law.
http://www.adoptionattorneys.org

American Adoption Congress: comprised of individuals, families and organizations, AAC is committed to adoption reform.
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/

Bastard Nation: An adoptee rights organization that advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children, particularly in relation to their right to access their records. http://www.bastards.org/

Child Welfare League of America: A coalition of hundreds of private and public human service agencies serving children and families who are vulnerable since 1920.
http://www.cwla.org/

Concerned United Birthparents: “The only national organization focused on birthparents – their experiences, healing and wisdom – CUB serves all those affected by adoption and all who are concerned about adoption issues. Although our focus is on birthparents, long the forgotten people of the adoption community, we welcome adoptees, adoptive parents, and professionals. We find that we all have much to learn from each other and that sharing our feelings and experiences benefits all of us.”
http://www.cubirthparents.org/index.php

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute: a non-profit organization that works to raise awareness about the needs of children without families and to remove policy barriers that hinder children from knowing the love and support a family provides.
http://www.ccainstitute.org/

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: a foster care adoption organization that helps connect waiting children in foster care with prospective adoptive families through a range of programs and resources, including Wendy’s Wonderful Kids and the annual TV show, Home for the Holidays.
https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/

Donaldson Adoption Institute: an independent and objective adoption research and policy organization that addresses the needs of all those touched by adoption – first/birth parents, adoptees and adoptive parents through research, education and advocacy.
http://adoptioninstitute.org/

North American Council on Adoptable Children: founded in 1974 by adoptive parents, NACAC is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them.
http://www.nacac.org/

U.S. Children’s Bureau: a governmental agency within the Administration for Children and Families, the Children’s Bureau, created in 1912, partners with federal, state, tribal and local agencies to improve the overall well-being of children and families.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb

Voice for Adoption: VFA works closely with federal and state legislators, as well as other child welfare organizations, to make a difference in the lives of the children in foster care who are waiting to be adopted and the families who adopt children from foster care.
http://www.voice-for-adoption.org/

Intercountry adoptions peaked in 2004 at just under 23,000 and then began to decline—a pattern that exists worldwide. The most recent figure reported by the U.S. Department of State for 2013 was 7,092.

U.S. Department of State, Intercountry Adoption Statistics:
http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/about-us/statistics.html

Global Statistics:
Key Tables for Intercountry Adoption: Receiving States 2003-2012; States of Origin 2003-2011. Peter Selman (2013).
http://www.hcch.net/upload/2013selmanstats33.pdf

Intercountry Adoption from A to Z. U.S. Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues.
http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/aa/pdfs/Intercountry_Adoption_From_A_Z.pdf

The Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) seeks to protect children and their families against the risks of illegal, irregular, premature or ill-prepared adoptions abroad.
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=45

The following websites and organizations provide national resources:
Child Welfare Information Gateway:  This website sponsored by the U.S. Children’s Bureau provides many print and electronic publications and links to a range of resources on child welfare and adoption issues for both professionals and the public.
https://www.childwelfare.gov/

National Foster Care and Adoption Directory: The directory on the Gateway enables searching by state for specific types of agencies and programs as well as other resources such as birth family, adoptee, and parent support groups.
https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/

AdoptUSKids: Contains a range of information and resources for child welfare professionals and those seeking to adopt primarily from foster care, including a directory of state foster care and adoption information, a photolisting service to match waiting children and prospective adoptive parents, resources for recruiting families, and others.
http://www.adoptuskids.org/

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys: A national association of approximately 340 attorneys who practice, or have otherwise distinguished themselves, in the field of adoption law.
http://www.adoptionattorneys.org

The Donaldson Adoption Institute is an independent and objective adoption research and policy organization that addresses the needs of those touched by adoption – first/birth parents, adopted individuals and adoptive parents. Its website contains research reports on a range of adoption topics.
http://adoptioninstitute.org/

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them.  Their website contains a range of resources, in particular an extensive website on adoption subsidies, including state profiles, fact sheets and a national summary of state adoption assistance programs.
http://www.nacac.org/adoptionsubsidy/adoptionsubsidy.html

Adoption Learning Partners offers an array of interactive e-learning courses for professionals, prospective and current adoptive parents, adopted individuals, and other family members.  They also offer live and recorded webinars by experts in the adoption field.
http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/

The Native American Children’s Alliance was formed in response to the need for tribal Child Advocacy Center development. NACA is committed to protecting Native children and eliminating children's physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse by providing awareness, training, and building partnerships.
http://nacalliance.org/

Gift of Adoption Fund mission is to inspire adoption by providing grants to qualified parents – giving children who need families a permanent home and a chance to thrive. 
http://www.giftofadoption.org/index.html

Tapestry Books:  good resource for books and DVDs about adoption, permanency, foster care.
http://www.tapestrybooks.com