CDH Research International - 2026 Volunteer Positions at CDH Research International

Do you have the time and heart to give to a charity to help 1000’s of critically ill children? We need you! Do you have skills and experience that can benefit the cause? Yes? Great! We need you! No? We will teach you!

The following lists show open positions at our charity that are currently unfilled or temporarily filled by overwhelmed volunteers who need your help.

If interested, please fill out the form at the bottom of this web page.

Awareness, Marketing, & Patient Engagement

Project	Role	Committee/Dept	Job Description	Current Volunteer
CDH Awareness	Awareness Co-Chair	Awareness Committee	Oversees and is responsible for all duties within Awareness Department, creates annual plan and schedule, works with Chairs and Marketing Department	(2 positions) – Jennifer Doolan –
Marketing	VP of Marketing	Awareness Committee & Board of Directors	Oversees and is responsible for all duties within Marketing Department, creates annual plan and schedule, creates templates	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Light Ups	Chair	Awareness Committee	Recruit, train, and help light up volunteers. Ensure all requests are made and posted. Help families who request light ups.	Jennifer Doolan
Light Ups	Volunteers	Awareness Committee	Request light ups from landmarks around the world, follow up with requests. Create events, blog posts, graphics and videos. Post on social media and update annual list.	(5 positions) – Jennifer Doolan – Sabine – Tina Ingham
Proclamations	Chair	Awareness Committee	Recruit, train, and help proclamation volunteers. Ensure all requests are made and posted. Help families who request light ups.
Proclamations	Volunteers	Awareness Committee	Request proclamations from governors and mayors and follow up with requests. Create events, blog posts, graphics and videos. Post on social media and update annual list.	(3 positions)
CDH Awareness Shop	Shop Manager	Awareness Committee, Fundraising Committee	Create, sell, update, promote CDH Awareness items on various platforms	Dawn Ireland
Cherub A Day Posts	Volunteer	Awareness Committee	Create and post a social media graphic each day of a photo of a CDH patient	Jennifer Doolan
Special Days	Volunteer	Awareness Committee	Create and post 2 social media graphic2 each day for birthdays and angelversaries	Tracy Meats
Telethon	Host & Producer	Awareness Committee	Recruit patient families and celebrities for videos or interviews, edit all videos, create and host live or pre-taped annual telethon, create and post all social media videos and graphics, tally up results, engage viewers, update YouTube. (Approximately 5 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Graphics	Volunteers	Awareness Committee	Create graphics for social media posts, events, and shop items	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Radio Show / Podcasts	Radio Show Hosts	Awareness Committee	Find and interview patient families, doctors, and patients for video interviews. Edit videos for pod cast, telethon, and social media posts.(Approximately 7 hours per week).	(5 positions) – Caroline King – Dawn Ireland – Ashley Barry – –
CDH Magazine	Magazine Editor	Awareness Committee	Glossy, publishable magazine issues. Gather patient stories, articles, photos, and sponsors. Create, edit, post, and promote issues.(Approximately 20 hours per month).
CDH Newsletter	Newsletter Editor	Awareness Committee	Weekly electronic newsletters. Use software to pull posts from our sites to automatically create newsletter. Edit and proof newsletter. Post on social media. (Approximately 2 hours per week).
Copywriting	Copywriters	Awareness Committee, Patient Engagement Committee	Edit current publications and create new publications to raise awareness and help support patients and families.
SEO	Volunteer	Marketing Department	Maintain Search Engine Optimization on all organization web sites.	Mark Stamper

Patient Engagement

Project	Role	Committee/Dept	Job Description	Current Volunteer
CDH Research Registry	Patient Engagement Chair	Research Dept	Recruit patients and families for the CDH Research Registry and other research projects. (Approximately 2 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland
Patient Engagement	Volunteers	Patient Engagement Committee	Manages forums, engages families, recruits for research, plans annual conference, keeps updated resource list for families. (Approximately 5 hours per week).	(5 positions) Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Social Media	Social Media Manager	Marketing Committee	Plan and design social media posts for the year. Oversee Platform Managers. . (Approximately 5 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
CDH Forums	Forums Admin	Patient Engagement Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account, monitor groups. (Approximately 5 hours per week).	(5 positions) Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Facebook	Platform Manager	Marketing Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account, monitor groups. (Approximately 4 hours per week).	(2 positions) – Tina Ingham –
Instagram	Platform Manager	Marketing Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account. (Approximately 2 hours per week).	(2 positions) – Tina Ingham –
TikTok	Platform Manager	Marketing Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account. (Approximately 4 hours per week).	(2 positions) Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
X	Platform Manager	Marketing Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account. (Approximately 2 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland
Discord	Platform Manager	Marketing Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account. (Approximately 2 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Reddit	Platform Manager	Marketing Committee	Engage families, respond to messages and comments, monitor account. (Approximately 2 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
CDH Yearbook	Yearbook Editor	Patient Engagement Committee	Glossy, publishable yearbooks. Gather patient stories, articles, photos, and sponsors. Create, edit, post, and promote issues. (Approximately 5 hours per week).

Fundraising

* some positions involve commission pay (Executive Board approved first, following all state & federal laws)

Project	Role	Committee/Dept	Job Description	Current Volunteer
Grants	Grant Writer	Fundraising Dept	Research and submit grant applications on behalf of the organization. Follow up on all reports and grant requirements. (Approximately 20 hours per month).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Fundraising	Fundraising Manager	Fundraising Dept	Oversee fundraisers, help families hold fundraisers, engage donors, enroll Angel Club members, hold fundraisers. (Approximately 20 hours per month).
Event Fundraiser	Fundraisers	Fundraising Dept	Hold a fundraising event; plan, organize, recruit volunteers and items, send funds and event write up to CDHRI.	(as many as possible to raise awareness and funds!)
Angel Club	Angel Club Chair	Fundraising Dept	Recruit, engage and celebrate club members through social media. (Approximately 10 hours per month).
Angel Ball	Angel Ball Chair	Angel Club Committee	Plan, organize and execute formal ball. Recruit sponsors and volunteers. Vendors and venue. Decoration and clean up. Ticket Sales. Social media posts. (Approximately 20 hours per month).
Shop Affiliates	Affiliate Manager (commission paid)	Fundraising Dept	Engage and encourage current affiliates, recruit affiliates. (Approximately 10 hours per month).
Fundraising	Directors of Fundraising*	Fundraising Department & Executive Board of Directors	Works with/is Fundraising Manager(s). Oversee fundraisers, help families hold fundraisers, engage donors, enroll Angel Club members, hold fundraisers. (Approximately 5 hours per week).	– David Holt – Jill Gibson
Cookbook	Cookbook Editor	Fundraising Dept	Engage members and the public to submit recipes, use our template to create and edit the cookbook for publication, promote the cookbook. (Approximately 75 hours).
Calendar	Calendar Editor	Fundraising Dept	Engage members and use our template to create and edit the calendar for publication, promote the calendar. (Approximately 25 hours).	Dawn Ireland

Research

Project	Role	Committee/Dept	Job Description	Current Volunteer
CDH Research Registry	VP of Research	Executive Board of Directors*, Research Dept	Update CDH Research Registry, engage & recruit patients, Q&A with patient families, write abstracts, make registry multi-lingual, work with researchers on projects.	– Dawn Ireland – Mark Stamper
Research Posts	Volunteer	Research Dept	Find the latest CDH Research and post blogs on our web site	Darlene Silverman
Lobbying	Lobbyist	Research Dept	Keep updated on legislation, sign off on good patient and research legislation, go to meetings, write CDH legislation, schedule meetings for families	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Chair	Research Dept Chair	Medical Advisory Board Board*	Board, liaison for research	Dawn Ireland
Chair	Patient Advocacy Chair	Patient Advisory Board Board*	Board, liaison for research	Dawn Ireland
Medical Advisory Board	Board Member	Medical Advisory Board*	Support research projects	Full list at
Patient Advisory Board	Board Member	Patient Advisory Board*	Participate in group discussions with research partners as requested, representing the CDH patient population.	Full list at
Hospital Accreditation	Committee Members	CDH Accreditation Committee*	Review applications of CDH hospitals. Visit hospitals	Full list at

Administrative & Boards (* invitation only)

The following are Board positions and are by invitation only:

Project	Role	Committee/Dept	Job Description	Current Volunteer
Bookkeeping, Tax Forms	Accountant*	Executive Board of Directors	Balance all the books, create budget, do annual tax returns and licenses. (Approximately 5 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Board Engagement	Board Chair*	Executive Board of Directors	Chair board meetings, take minutes, keep board members engaged, make sure board members complete obligations. (Approximately 5 hours per month).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Legal	Director of Legal Affairs*	Executive Board of Directors	All legal documents, contracts, court actions, legal proceedings to protect the charity	M. Shane Perry
Patient Engagement	Director of Patient Engagement*	Patient Engagement & Executive Board of Directors	Manages forums, engages families, recruits for research, plans annual conferences. Works hand-in-hand with / is Committee Chair for Patient Engagement Committee. (Approximately 20 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Awareness	Director of Awareness*	Awareness & Executive Board of Directors	Oversees and is responsible for all duties within Awareness Department, creates annual plan and schedule, works with Marketing Department. Works hand-in-hand with / is Committee Chair for Awareness Committee. (Approximately 20 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Internet Security	Security Manager*	Admin	Fix computers, fix issues, make sure everything is secure.	George Harb
Chair	Research Dept Chair*	Medical Advisory Board	Board, liaison for research	Dawn Ireland
Chair	Research Dept Chair*	Patient Advisory Board	Board, liaison for research	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Directors	Directors	Executive Board of Directors	Legal and financial responsibilities for organization. Overseeing all projects, staff, volunteers, funds, property, services, goals, and plans for the organization. Ensure success of the organization and that mission is filled to completion. (Approximately 5 hours per month).	(3 open positions) – Dawn Ireland – Tracy Meats – Rhonda Montague – David Holt – Mark Stamper – M. Shane Perry – Jill Gibson – – –
Vice-President	Director*	Executive Board of Directors	Oversees all aspects of the organization, works with the President, manages all committee Chairs and VPs.	Tracy Meats
Secretary	Director*	Executive Board of Directors	Oversee board meetings. Take meeting minutes.	M. Shane Perry
Web Site	Web Admin	Marketing	Design, update, and fix all organization web sites. Manage all domain names. (Approximately 5 hours per month).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Treasurer	Director*	Executive Board of Directors	Works with Bookkeeper to oversee all accounts and financial resources. Files annual reports and tax paperwork. (Approximately 2 hours per month).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)
Volunteers	Volunteer Manager	Admin	Recruit, train, and oversee all organization volunteers. (Approximately 5 hours per week).	Dawn Ireland (temporarily)

Apply for a Volunteer Position

If interested, please email dawn.ireland@cdhi.org with your name, connection to CDH, contact info, experience, and what position(s) you’d like to help with or fill out this form below (preferred). All volunteers are required to sign legal contracts and are subject to (confidential) background searches to ensure the safety of our organization and the children that we serve.