Students for Organ Donation
Students for Organ Donation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting organ donation awareness and registration.[1] Active in the United States and Canada and run entirely by students,[2] the organization actively recruits college and high school students to establish chapters at their own schools.[3] Chapters hold regular events to educate people about the need for organ donation, dispel misconceptions about the issue, and give them the means and incentives to register as organ donors.[4]
The mission of Students for Organ Donation is to promote organ and tissue donation awareness on campus and in the surrounding community. Students for Organ Donation focuses on providing educational development regarding organ and tissue registration by educating individuals about the issue, encouraging them to register as organ donors, and giving them the means to register.
In 2005, the organization was awarded the "Youth Education Award" from Donate Life America, for outstanding efforts to promote organ donation awareness among youth. It was also awarded a $10,000 Do Something BRICK Award and a $5,000 Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Social Entrepreneurship Grant to fund expansion.
Related Organizations[edit]
Various organ donation advocacy groups exist in the United States, including lobbying organizations including the Youth Coalition for Organ Donation[5] and the Organ Donation Advocacy Group.[6] Donate Life America is North America's largest organ donation advocacy group, with chapters in multiple states.
Non-lobbying organizations also exist, which primarily focus on increasing awareness. These include One8Fifty,[7] the Chris Klug Foundation,[8] Donate Life Hollywood,[9] and the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Yale Daily News - Students fundraise for organ donation". 2008-09-13. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Donation takes guts - Campus News - USU Statesman - Utah State University". 2011-07-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2010-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Group aims for Guinness record for organ donation". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Youth Coalition for Organ Donation". Youth Coalition for Organ Donation. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "Organ Donation Advocacy Group Lobbying Profile". OpenSecrets.
- ↑ "ONE8FIFTY - Partners in Transplant". One8Fifty. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "Chris Klug foundation : Learn About Organ Donation". Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "DONATELIFEHOLLYWOOD.ORG". www.donatelifehollywood.org. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance | Engaged Learning". The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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