For every friend you refer who completes a retrieval, you receive $1,000. All she has to do is mention your name when she applies. There’s no limit on how many people you can refer, and you don’t need to have donated yourself to participate.

What you do as a donor changes entire families. The parents we work with have nothing without donors like you

Here’s something we’ve learned over 14 years: the donors who come to us through a referral have the best experience by far.

They already have a sense of what the process involves because someone they know has walked them through it. They know what the injections are like, what to expect from monitoring, and how retrieval day actually goes. And they have someone in their corner who’s been through it, someone to text when they’re nervous or when they have a question they don’t want to ask their case manager yet.

That kind of support makes a real difference, and it’s something we can’t replicate on our own

Referred donors also tend to get matched faster. When our team is presenting a donor to intended parents and her profile shows she was referred by a previous donor, we tell them that. We’ll say, “This is a first-time donor, but she was referred by one of our other donors. In our experience, these donors are the most likely to follow through and complete a cycle, and she has a support system behind her to help her navigate the process.” That context matters to parents, and it gives your friend an advantage from the start.

You don’t have to send us your best friend

When we say “refer a friend,” we mean anyone. A coworker, a neighbor, someone from your gym, someone who sat in your chair at the salon. We’ve had donors who are hairdressers refer ten or more women, just by sharing their experience with clients who were curious. The person you refer doesn’t have to be someone you’re close with. She just has to be someone who’s interested in hearing about what you did and why.