Help ensure we can support the next generation of donor conception families by donating or volunteering
DC Network volunteers are essential to the running of many of our activities and we are hugely grateful to them for the time and effort that they put into their roles. If you’re considering volunteering with us, you can find the list of vacancies below, plus a series of clips for you to watch about the welcomer & local group coordinator roles.
If you’d like to find out more then we’d love to hear from you.
The key criteria is enthusiasm, and a friendly, thoughtful and empathetic approach. We find it’s helpful for our volunteers to have children older than 3 so that they can offer a wider range of experiences, however this is not fixed.
Volunteer Welcomers
We are looking for members in the following circumstances to join our welcoming team:
Heterosexual or same-sex couples:
who have used double/embryo donation
who are parents through surrogacy
Solo mums:
who used double /embryo donation
who used surrogacy
are in ‘mixed families’ (with naturally or adopted children and donor conceived children)
Local meetup coordinators
Scotland
East Anglia
West London
South West England
Plus more widely anyone across the UK or Ireland who is interested in arranging in-person events.
Chat facilitators
Chat facilitators are the latest addition to our team of volunteers, as we have expanded our online offer of DCN Chats. Ideally if you are interested in this role, you will have some experience of group facilitation. We are especially interested in hearing from members in the following circumstances:
Heterosexual couples with older children
Parents through surrogacy
Donor conceived person who can run bi-monthly / monthly sessions for this group
Other roles
We are also seeking:
If you are interested in any of these roles please email volunteers@dcnetwork.org for more information.
You can download our Volunteer handbook here to find out more about what volunteering entails and how we support you.
