Become a Champion

Chapter 2 Champions – We need your help!

We’ve been blown away by the global response and been inundated with applications for membership, so we are looking for widows and widowers to volunteer to become a ‘Chapter 2 Champion’As a Champion, you’ll help administrate our forum, spread the word in your local community and Facebook groups, and host local meet-ups, like simple coffee mornings or park picnics—no prior event experience required!

Our goal is to recruit a Chapter 2 Champion in every village, town, city, county, state, and country. We aim to build a global network of ‘widow warriors’ who support one another and grow our community.

We are a tiny tech startup founded by me, Nicky Wake, a UK-based widow (you can watch my story here), and supported by a team of freelancers so while we cannot offer a salary at this stage, as we expand, we’ll prioritize recruiting our core team from our Champions.

The good news is you can be a Champion wherever you are. You can volunteer as much time as you like, however the minimum we’d hope for is listed below. We also encourage you to fit this role around your existing responsibilities.
 
If successfully selected as a Champion, you’ll receive 3 months of free premium access. If you fulfil the role’s requirements during that time, your premium membership will be extended for another 12 months.
 
We welcome our Champions from our widow and widower community, which we defined as anyone who has lost a significant life partner, regardless of age, marital status, sexuality, or LGBTQ+ status. Whether you’ve already found your Chapter 2 or simply want to help others find happiness, your contribution is invaluable. Personally, as the founder of Chapter 2 and widowsfire.dating, helping others find joy has given me a sense of purpose and helped me make sense of my own loss, and nothing makes me happier than hearing Chapter 2 success stories.

Forum & Admin Duties

Being a Chapter 2 Champion will involve:

 

Also, recommend the following charities depending on your region:

 

If you read a post that gives you cause for concern for a member’s mental health or implies they may be in danger, then sign post them to: samaritans.org

Alternatively, advise they call a local mental health charity and email founder nicky@chapter2dating.co.uk who will provide safeguarding.

Local Meet Ups

As a Chapter 2 Champion, we would like you to host quarterly local meet ups. These can be simple coffee mornings, a stroll in a park, a lunch, dinner or even a night out at a bar or club – these are just a few ideas. We are open to any events that you think might be fun and allow new members to feel welcome.  In the past we have done axe throwing, escape rooms and weekends away walking.

All participants will be expected to RSVP to nicky@chapter2dating.co.uk, who will collate numbers and share attendees’ names and emails with the Champion ‘owning’ that event. All attendees will be expected to cover their own costs for entry, food and drink, parking etc. As a champion you may need to help divide the bill fairly.

Events are open to all widows and widowers regardless of membership status – we often find them a nice way to introduce people to our community without commitment of dating or membership costs.

We will send all Champions a pack of flyers and name labels to distribute at events, and a badge to add to your email signature with a link to chapter2dating.app.

You simply need to email nicky@chapter2dating.co.uk with details of an event and we will post on our events page and include it in region specific newsletters.

Spreading the word!

We need you to shout about Chapter 2. Share our website in local Facebook groups (always abide by group rules) with a link to our app if you can, and we’ll send you social graphics once your application is accepted.
 
Distribute flyers in local venues like garden centers, coffee shops, shopping malls, and bars etc.
 
If you come across local PR, media, radio, or podcast opportunities, I’m happy to do interviews and provide a press pack.
 
If you’ve found your Chapter 2 through our platform, let us know — success stories are great for the press.
 
Lastly, please engage with and share our posts on Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok to celebrate the community we are building and share our upcoming events.

Thank you

We can’t do this without your help. Our goal is to support others like us, but this is a passion project, and we’re barely breaking even with limited marketing resources compared to larger dating sites. If you can help, we’d be deeply grateful.

We’ll host quarterly Zoom calls for our Champions to discuss how we can assist you and improve the program. Your feedback and ideas are important to us.

As we grow and gain more resources, we plan to hold one-day conferences in each region to meet our Champions in person but in the meantime, if you’d like to chat via Zoom or Teams, just email me at nicky@chapter2dating.co.uk, I always enjoy connecting with other widows and widowers.

Application

To apply as a Chapter 2 Champion, please complete the form below:

Contact

We’re here to help! Contact us by email at:

nicky@chapter2dating.co.uk

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