Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer for the HER Foundation. You may sign up for various project areas and/or to support a mother with HG. If you experienced HG, we encourage you to consider supporting another woman struggling to survive HG.
REQUIRED: Read the information below before you agree to volunteer. If you e-mail us requesting we add you to our site, we will assume you have read and agreed to the following.
How To Add Your Name To Our List:
Once you have read the information below, submit your contact information and interests via the form below. We typically add new volunteers within 48 hours of sign-up, however, if you do not see it listed within a week, please e-mail us at webmaster@hyperemesis.org
Time Required & Difficult Questions:
At any time, please feel free to ask me any questions about the e-mails you get. You are not expected to be an expert on hyperemesis, just a compassionate listener. We don't know at this point how many referrals you will get, but we expect it won't be more than a few a week.
If people ask you questions you are unsure of and you can't find a place to direct them on our site, just forward it to our e-mail: volunteer@hyperemesis.org.
Please ask their permission before you send their e-mails to us or copy another person on them. Please keep in mind that personal details about a contact should never be shared with others (including other volunteers or your friends/family). Confidentiality is very important. If you want to discuss a situation with another person, ask permission first. You may forward any e-mails to me on your behalf if you have concerns or questions.
Purpose:
This volunteer network is solely for emotional support and encouragement. Our site instructs visitors to please contact a health professional with all medical questions. We have provided a Referral Network of health professionals to help people find care and answers to their questions. Please do not give medical advice for liability reasons. You can share your experience, however. This is for your protection. The HER Foundation is willing to answer medical questions, but try to help families find the info on our site first so they can print it for their OB — only their OB will have the complete picture of their medical situation. Forward medical questions to my e-mail: kimber@hyperemesis.org if they are urgent and/or you cannot find the answer on our website.
Contact Information:
You can change your preferred contact method (phone/e-mail/fax) anytime by e-mailing us the info you want displayed: webmaster@hyperemesis.org. Don't forget to contact us if your e-mail address changes.
Opting Out:
You can opt out at any time and we will immediately remove your name from our volunteer list. Any e-mails you have not answered should then be forwarded to me. PLEASE respond or forward them within 24 hours. Some people are desperate for immediate help as you know.
You can make some wonderful, life-long friends through this organization. Using your HG experience to help another also makes something positive of such a difficult time in your life.
Thanks so much for wanting to make a difference.
Kimber W. MacGibbon, RN
Director
kimber@hyperemesis.org
VOLUNTEER NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
I. The Parties.
This Volunteer Non-Disclosure Agreement, referred to as the “Agreement”, applies to you, the "Volunteer", and any activities or affairs of the HER Foundation and related projects, referred to as the “Volunteer Program”.
II. Confidential Information.
All data, media, materials, knowledge, and proprietary information generated through, originating from or having to do with the Volunteer Program or persons associated with its activities is to be considered Confidential Information and is not to be disclosed to any outside party including others in the cause's community. This includes, but is not limited to, documents, information, designs, printed matter, policies, procedures, conversations, messages (received or transmitted), resources, contacts, program planning, donor information, e-mail lists, and e-mail messages, whether internally between staff or outside the Volunteer Program is confidential and the sole property of Volunteer Program. All information such as documents and passwords should be deleted upon termination of service.
III. Clients.
Client (those you help) information, including ALL correspondence, personally identifying information or personal health information, media, files, photos/videos, social media posts, and any other form of communication and/or screenshots/images or printouts of it, is not be disclosed to any third party under any circumstances without the written consent of the HER Foundation. It may be shared with the Executive Director at the HER Foundation.
IV. Damages.
Any disclosure, misuse, copying or transmitting of any material, data, health information, personal information, or any other information, whether intentional or unintentional, will subject Volunteer to disciplinary action, prosecution, and/or monetary damages according to discretion of the HER Foundation and any applicable state and federal privacy or other laws.
