Donation Essentials Blog

June 27, 2025

Can You Donate Your Organs and Body to Science? 5 Common Questions Answered

At Donor Alliance, we witness both the heartbreak of loss and the incredible hope that comes from organ, eye, and tissue donation. That hope fuels our mission to save lives by educating and inspiring people to register as donors. Through community outreach and education programs across Colorado and Wyoming, we answer tough questions and help […]

March 28, 2019

Colorado y Wyoming se Iluminan en Apoyo a La Donacion durante el Mes Nacional de la Donacion

#MuestraTuCorazon en el Mes Nacional de la Donación este Abril y enciende una luz por la donación! Como parte del proyecto #MuestraTuCorazon, Donor Alliance se asoció con hospitales y organizaciones del área para ayudar a difundir el mensaje de la donación de órganos, ojos y tejidos. Te invitamos a participar y mostrar tu apoyo a […]

March 27, 2019

Donation 101: Focus on Relationships

Throughout April, our team of Donation Consultants will be coordinating a variety of hospital activities in celebration of National Donate Life Month. Some of these events include flag raising ceremonies to honor organ and tissue donors and illumination displays to raise donation awareness. Through critical care rounds, lunch and learns, hospital leadership presentations, and donation […]

March 26, 2019

Staff Spotlight: Caitlin Bruggeman

We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to let you learn more about who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. Caitlin Bruggeman, a Donor Alliance Business Intelligence Analyst, is responsible for […]

March 25, 2019

Advocate Spotlight: Eamon Lujan

Donor Alliance volunteers and advocates are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and inform our community about the importance of signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our volunteers and advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. This month, we […]

March 19, 2019

National Kidney Month: The Importance of Donation

In honor of National Kidney Month this March, we remind Colorado and Wyoming residents to think about the health of their kidneys and urge all residents to sign up as organ, eye and tissue donors.

March 14, 2019

Does my religion support organ, eye and tissue donation?

Have you ever wondered what your religion says about donation and transplantation? No doubt, this is one of the questions that often comes up when discussing donation and transplantation. The good news is that all major religions support organ, eye and tissue donation, and see it as an act of compassion and love. In fact, […]

March 7, 2019

Frequently Asked Student Questions

Through Transplantation Science, an award-winning, free program for 7th through 12th graders, many thousands of students throughout Colorado and Wyoming are able to get new perspective on organ, eye and tissue donation. The 50-90 minute workshops at schools throughout the region, aim to give students a better understanding of what it means to be a […]

February 27, 2019

Can transplanted organs be donated again?

What if healthy organs could save more than one life? For some on the waiting list for kidney and liver transplants, that dream could become a reality with some transplanted organs now able to be donated again