Donor Network Alliance News

March 2011 Fertility Newsletter -- posted 04/20/11

 

DNA’s gestational surrogacy database is now live and hosts over twenty currently available gestational surrogate profiles.  Intended parents will greatly benefit from this service as it will simplify their search for a gestational surrogate with a streamlined process that takes out the confusion and uncertainty.  Search the new database for free for seven days at www.donornetworkalliance.com.

DNA is the largest and most diverse website that posts both egg donor and gestational surrogate profiles for intended parents.  DNA is the only website that aggregates both egg donor and gestational surrogate profiles from the leading egg donor agencies and surrogacy programs throughout the United States.  Currently, DNA has 30 leading member agencies that have uploaded over 6000 egg donor profiles which are compiled into one, easy-to-search platform.  DNA has a vast array of donors to choose from including: 110 Jewish donors, 24 East Indian donors, 568 Hispanic donors, 397 Asian donors, and 317 African American donors.  DNA is recognized as a go to resource for Intended Parents looking to find an egg donor.

The DNA blog now has 99 posts.  The blog is very informative and is a great resource for intended parents.  You can check out the blog now by going to www.donornetworkalliance.com/blog.  DNA is committed to customer service and is available to assist intended patents with any questions or concerns.  You can always contact us by phone at 847-480-0888 or by e-mail at donornetworkalliance@gmail <dot> com.

Please follow DNA on Twitter and Facebook.  We thank you for your continued support.

The Largest Site For Egg Donors Will Soon Cross The 6,000 Mark -- posted 02/03/11

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February 2, 2011 -- The Donor Network Alliance (DNA) is the largest website that posts egg donor profiles for Intended Parents. Five new egg donor programs have recently joined DNA bringing its current membership to twenty-seven. DNA is the only website that aggregates egg donor profiles from the leading egg donor programs throughout the United Sates. To date, DNA hosts over 5400 egg donor profiles and with the addition of our five new programs this number will increase to over 6,000 egg donor profiles.

“DNA’s current goal is to expand its database to 10,000 egg donor profiles,” said Nancy Block, CEO of The Donor Network Alliance (www.donornetworkalliance.com). DNA is working diligently to expand what is already the largest and most diverse database of its kind in the United States. DNA’s continued expansion will help Intended Parents break through barriers that currently exist in the marketplace because they typically navigate many sites to find just the right donor which is time consuming and disjointed. DNA is an advocate for Intended Parents and has created its web based platform to simplify the search process for these Intended Parents.

The Largest Site For Egg Donor Profiles Has Expanded To Include Gestational Surrogates -- posted 02/02/11

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 2, 2011 -- The Donor Network Alliance (DNA) is the largest website that posts egg donor profiles for Intended Parents. DNA is the only website that aggregates egg donor profiles from the leading egg donor programs throughout the United Sates.

To date, DNA hosts over 5400 egg donor profiles and will be adding gestational surrogates in the coming weeks. “DNA recognizes that many of those in search of an egg donor also need a gestational surrogate as well to help build their family,” said Nancy Block, CEO of The Donor Network Alliance (www.donornetworkalliance.com).

DNA utilized its current technology and platform to add a database of gestational surrogates which already has significant interest from current members and others in the fertility community. In fact, current members of DNA are in the process of uploading their surrogate profiles to the DNA database and we anticipate having up to fifty surrogates profiles uploaded in the first month with these numbers significantly increasing over time.

Intended Parents will greatly benefit from this service as it will simplify their search for a gestational surrogate with a streamlined process that takes out the confusion and uncertainty. DNA is an advocate for intended parents and has created a web based platform to simplify the search process for intended parents.

More information can be found online at http://www.donornetworkalliance.com

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The Donor Network Alliance (DNA) is the largest website that posts egg donor profiles for Intended Parents. DNA is the only website that aggregates egg donor profiles from the largest egg donor programs throughout the United Sates.

Donor Network Alliance Grows to 5,000 Egg Donor Profiles -- posted 03/02/10

Donor Network Alliance Grows to 5,000 Egg Donor Profiles

CHICAGO (March 2, 2010) – With three of the largest egg donor recruitment agencies in the U.S. having joined as members, the Donor Network Alliance (DNA) has reached the 5,000 mark in the number of registered donors in this national donor database.

DNA (www.donornetworkalliance.com) is an unprecedented affiliation of leading U.S. egg donor agencies who have consolidated their egg donor profiles in a single Web site, making the egg donor search easier for intended parents, and giving agencies greater exposure to a larger number of prospective clients.

“We are excited at the way we are steadily growing. It confirms that the community is ready for a more effective and efficient way to discover prospective egg donors,” said Nancy Block, one of the owners of the site. For further information and a free trial, visit www.donornetworkalliance.com, e-mail info@donornetworkalliance.com or call 847.480.0888.

Nancy Block on Radio Health Journal -- posted 02/15/10

Listen to Nancy Block talk about DNA and egg donation on the Radio Health Journal podcast.

FOX Chicago News: DNA a "One-Stop-Shop for Egg Donors" -- posted 12/02/09

Fox News' Nancy Pender interviews DNA's Nancy Block about DNA's services and the benefits of a nationwide egg donor database. Click here to watch the segment.

FertilityAuthority.com Interviews Nancy Block About Egg Donor Options -- posted 12/02/09

Do you know your options when it comes to egg donation? FertilityAuthority.com explores the path to your desired eggs, including an interview with Nancy Block about DNA's services.

Egg Donor Resource Tells Intended Parents: Try It On Us -- posted 11/03/09

CHICAGO (Nov. 3, 2009) – Donor Network Alliance (DNA), the unique Web-based resource that consolidates some 3,000 egg donor profiles from 18 U.S. egg recruitment firms, is opening its use to intended parents at no charge for a limited time.

“No other resource offers as many egg donor profiles in a single location as DNA,” said Nancy Block, of the Center for Egg Options, one of the service’s three partner-owners. “Our database is so easy to use and so extensive. We’re opening the doors to explore.”

The Donor Network Alliance (www.donornetworkalliance.com) database can be sorted by a vast number of parameters, guided by what the parents are looking for in their ideal egg donor. A sampling includes:

Users can browse DNA for free for 48 hours. While they can view photos and descriptions of egg donors, they cannot contact any donors’ agencies until they subscribe. Subscription fee is $49 for two weeks.

Donor Network Alliance is owned by The Center for Egg Options  (www.egg411.com), Northbrook, Ill., Alternative Reproductive Resources (www.arr1.com), and ConceiveAbilities (www.conceiveabilities.com), both Chicago. For information about DNA, visit www.donornetworkalliance.com or e-mail info@donornetworkalliance.com.

Donor Network Alliance Hits 3,000 Profiles, Enriching Options for Intended Parents -- posted 10/01/09

Donor Network Alliance (www.donornetworkalliance.com), the largest single collection of egg donors represented by egg donor recruitment firms throughout the United States, today announced that its database of donor profiles has reached the 3,000 mark.

“It’s been a process, but we have now achieved the kind of critical mass that makes a difference to prospective parents,” said Robin von Halle, an owner of DNA.

Egg donors are a critical factor in alternative reproductive techniques. Recruited by agencies like those comprising the DNA network, they are compensated an average of $7,000 for their time and effort involved in the egg collection process. Many countries ban payments to donors or ban egg donation altogether.

Having a large selection of prospective egg donors in a single site is a boon to intended parents from a time and financial perspective. Rather than have to visit multiple Web sites and pay multiple registration fees to view a more limited number of candidates who may or may not meet their preferences, intended parents now have easy access to a wealth of options in one location.

A sampling of those options includes:

“Donor Network Alliance is an exciting example of our industry working together to benefit intended parents,” said von Halle. “We represent a wealth of choices that will continue to attract more parents as well as agencies.”

Donor Network Alliance is owned by The Center for Egg Options (www.egg411.com), Northbrook, Ill., Alternative Reproductive Resources (www.arr1.com), and ConceiveAbilities (www.conceiveabilities.com), both Chicago. For information about DNA, visit www.donornetworkalliance.com or e-mail info@donornetworkalliance.com.

 

Proud Parenting: "Donor Network Alliance - The Wave of the Future of IVF & Ethics" -- posted 06/29/09

Donor Network Alliance - The Wave of the Future of IVF & Ethics
Submitted by Erickson Law on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 2:53pm.

Launched just three months ago, Donor Network Alliance has become the place to go for Intended Parents looking for an egg donor. For me, this refreshing, as this industry needs to work together, not against one another. In addition, it should help keep agencies complaint with the ASRM guidelines regarding donor compensation.

According to a recent article, "Through a unique and effective collaboration of egg donor agencies through out the United States, The Donor Network Alliance (DNA) - the industry's first ever web-based collective of egg donors - has quickly become one of the largest egg donation resources in the country with more than one thousand diverse and multi-cultural egg donor candidates."

They also add, "Populating rapidly with egg donor candidates across the county, the simple functionality of the DNA website not only streamlines the process, it also saves aspiring parents a considerable amount of time and money during an already difficult and emotional fertility journey. For participating agencies, it provides an increase in exposure and expanded opportunities for their donors and intended parents."

In addition, "Similar to a multiple listing for real estate agencies, the site includes listings from 20 different egg donor agencies. Prospective parents enter their search preferences—hair color, eye color, education level, race, nationality, religion, location—and out pops a list of potential donors, with their profile photos and a way to contact the agency representing them."

I think that this is a great opportunity for egg donor agencies, such as Conceptual Options, and Intended Parents alike.

US News & World Report: "Searching for an Egg Donor? Check Out a New Website" -- posted 06/25/09

US News & World Report profiles DNA: "A new website called Donor Network Alliance launched last week with the mission of pairing couples with potential egg donors. Similar to a multiple listing service used by real estate agencies, the site includes listings from 20 different egg donor agencies."

Conceive On Air Interview! -- posted 06/10/09

An hour-long interview with Conceive Magazine featuring Donor Network Alliance founding partner Nancy Block. Hear the interview which hi-lights DNA's advancement of the egg industry with the launch of its innovative website.

Guide to Fertility and Pregnancy -- posted 04/21/09

See pages 4 and 11 of this supplement to the Chicago Tribune to learn more about the Donor Network Alliance.

Donor Network Alliance makes business news! -- posted 04/20/09

The Chicago Tribune business section on Monday April 20th profiled the savvy creation of the Donor Network Alliance and its revolutionary approach in the field of egg donation.

Minding Your Business: Rivals become collaborators to help clients, save money -- posted 04/20/09

The alliance ultimately should bolster marketing efforts and best practices, and clients won't have to peruse multiple Web sites for the latest donor information. "We heard this call, 'Help us streamline this process,' " Fontes said. "We found there was a great deal to be learned by having an open line of communication with each other instead of being fierce competitors.

Agencies Unite to Launch Donor Network Alliance: First-Ever Web-Based Collective of Egg Donor Candidates -- posted 03/03/09

A new Web site has launched that facilitates the search for egg donors by prospective parents undergoing alternative reproductive processes. The Donor Network Alliance (DNA) is the first and only consolidated source of egg donors recruited by multiple agencies across the United States.

Membership-based DNA was started by three competing Chicago egg donor agencies that saw the need to pool resources: The Center for Egg Options (CEO), Northbrook, IL; ConceiveAbilities, and Alternative Reproductive Resources (ARR), both of Chicago. “DNA is needed as the fertility field grows in size and complexity,” said Robin von Halle, president of ARR. “This has resulted in a proliferation of agencies that recruit egg donors, which makes weighing agency and donor choices more costly, confusing and time consuming for intended parents.”

The DNA Web site is the portal to a robust, searchable database of hundreds of anonymous egg donor candidates represented by donor recruitment firms of all sizes across the country. It is expected to house at least 10,000 profiles from participating agencies by the end of its first year in business.
For a nominal fee, subscribers have unlimited access to the database for the two-week usage term. They can search according to various parameters, from ethnic descent to eye and hair color. Searches can be saved. Favorites can be flagged. Each donor profile is posted alongside her agency, which can be e-mailed directly from the site for further information.
“It’s all about putting the intended parents in control of the egg donor search process,” said Nazca Fontes, president of ConceiveAbilities. “This helps them avoid excessive research of multiple agencies, tracking multiple usernames and passwords, and paying multiple usage fees. It’s a needed improvement of the customer experience.”

Nancy Block, president of CEO, noted that egg donor agencies also benefit in an environment where it’s costly and difficult to achieve differentiation. “DNA helps to level the playing field, giving participating agencies exposure to far more prospective parents through a shared site than they’d see individually,” she said.
Find the Donor Network Alliance at www.donornetworkalliance.com. For further information, e-mail info@donornetworkalliance.com or call 877-DNA-EGGS (362-3447).

Welcome to Donor Network Alliance! -- posted 02/26/09

We’re excited at the launch of the Donor Network Alliance and welcome you to explore our site and its features. We believe this initiative represents another advance for the fertility community – agencies joining together to ease the journey for intended parents while also enjoying added efficiencies it creates for our own businesses. We invite you to visit often and check out this space, where we’ll regularly update you on news and progress as we move forward.

Best regards, The Donor Network Alliance team