PROGRAMS THAT ENDURE

Once up and running, well-designed programs stand the test of time, with the ability to engage and impact a wide range of constituents year after year.

Volunteer Program

Volunteer Donate Life Ambassadors and Embajadores de Done Vida thrived with the direction to focus their efforts on high-impact community nodes.

Educating the Dialysis Community

Comprehensive English- and Spanish-language materials positioned Explore Living Donation on the leading edge of promoting kidney transplants from living donors.

Memorial Rose Parade Portraits

Since 2008, memorial “floragraph” portraits have evolved into a trademark of the Donate Life’s Rose Float, engaging scores of sponsoring organizations and spawning hundreds of media stories nationwide annually.

Employee Recognition

Peer-driven Superior Performance Awards enabled employees to nominate, recognize, and emulate acts of service in support of the company and community.

Community Partner Recognition

Life Bridge Awards furthered the goal of becoming the “hub” of an emerging regional organ donation and transplant community.

Business Partner Recognition

Donation Service Awards honored outstanding service by employees of hospitals and coroners’ offices who furthered organ and tissue transplants.

Best Practices Forum

The AOPO PR/PE Council Cookbook served as a forum enabling the nation's 58 organ procurement organizations to share replicable best practices.

Remembrance Ceremonies

Fully integrating an authentic, emotional theme—Fields of Gold—honored donor families on their terms while opening their hearts to volunteering in the future.

Roses Dedicated with Love

The Donate Life Rose Parade Float’s Dedication Garden engages individuals, organizations, hospital CEOs in a symbolic tribute to organ donors and recipients.

OEM Program

Newfound commitment to design excellence led to winning a two-year, $15 million OEM manufacturing program that has since more than doubled in annual revenue.