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We need your help! Efforts great and small are needed to help this organization grow and to spread the word about midwifery. Many of our members are moms and dads with young children. We know that a busy family life will impact the time and resources you have available to give. But please remember, even if you don’t have much time and are on a tight budget, small efforts and small contributions add up! Here are some ways you can help, from small efforts to large contributions!

Starting Small
• Become a “Friend.” Joining Nebraska Friends of Midwives only costs $10 for a one year membership.
• Join our Yahoo! Group.
• Place a birth announcement in the newspaper. Announce your home birth or midwife-attended hospital birth. Let Nebraskans know that midwives are catching babies!
• Share your birth story or birth photos on our website.
• Tell your friends and family about this group. Put a link to our website in the signature line of your emails or posts to online bulletin boards.
• Purchase advocacy items from our store.
• Purchase items from the vendors we have affiliated with. A portion of your purchase will go to Nebraska Friends of Midwives!
• Write letters to the editor when newspapers publish articles related to birth or midwifery.
• Attend regional meetings and events.

Getting Bigger
• Join Nebraska Friends of Midwives at a “Supporting” or “Sustaining” level (and receive cool gifts!)
• Volunteer to coordinate a regional group. This is an important need right now. Regional groups can simply get together for social and networking functions or they can engage in bigger projects such as educational or fundraising efforts.
• Volunteer to help on a committee (or two!)
• Write birth and midwifery related articles for our website and/or newsletter.

Pretty Big
• Join Nebraska Friends of Midwives at a “Benefactor” level.
• Volunteer as a committee chairperson. We are always looking for people to help on the committees.