Governance

Find out how the charity is governed, who our trustees are and what our mission and vision are.

Trustees

Our trustees are elected annually by the membership at the AGM. The trustees elect a chair from amongst themselves.

The trustees are the legally responsible group of individuals with the collective duty to ensure that the Network:

Pursues the objectives stated in the constitution and the mission statement
Uses its resources (money and people) exclusively to pursue those aims
Acts in the interests of those who are intended to benefit.

The role of the trustees is to:

Ensure compliance with the relevant laws (charity, employment, health and safety, data protection, child protection, equalities, and tax amongst others)
Set the strategic direction of the network
Formulate medium and long term plans, including succession plans for key managers
Ensure financial stability
Assess and manage risks
Appoint the management team
Hold the management team to account

Our vision and mission

Our vision is a society where a climate of openness and understanding about donor conception enables people considering it to make informed decisions and helps build families who are confident, accepted and have a secure identity.

Our mission is to deliver high quality, non-judgemental and inclusive support and information to would-be and current parents and their children to enable them to navigate the often complex and individual journey of donor conception.

We are a pioneering parent-led and child-centred organisation and a trusted authority on the social and emotional aspects of building or expanding a family using donor conception. We are at the forefront of the donor conception movement, bringing our 30 years of experience and the voices of our members to inform professionals, practitioners and policy makers in the UK and worldwide.