Donation Essentials Blog
#ShineALight for National Donate Life Month to illuminate the importance of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
Join us this April 2025 as we #ShineALight for National Donate Life Month! This April, Coloradans and Wyomingites come together to #ShineALight for National Donate Life Month, honoring donors, celebrating recipients, and recognizing the nearly 1,300 of our neighbors who are currently waiting for lifesaving transplants. This national observance shines a light on the critical […]
Donor Alliance Staff Spotlight, December 2023: Jessie Caputa
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 share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Jessie Caputa. Jessie is the Wyoming Community Relations Coordinator at […]
Buddhism and Organ Donation
Buddhism’s Perspective on Organ Donation: Buddhist Donation Buddhism and Organ Donation: Understanding the Connection You’ve probably heard that organ, eye, and tissue donation is a generous act supported by all major religions in the United States, but what does Buddhism say about organ donation? In this comprehensive guide, we break it down for you. […]
Advocate Spotlight: Angie Padia
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. In this advocate […]
November is Eye Donation Month – You Can Give the Gift of Sight
In November, we celebrate Eye Donation Month 2023, a time to remind you that giving the gift of sight is something almost everyone can do. People’s lives are positively changed through eye donation. We invited our partners at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank to write a guest blog about eye donation this month. What […]
Is Financial Assistance for Transplant Patients Available?
Is Financial Assistance for Transplant Patients Available? Organ transplants can be an expensive surgical procedure. The reality is that for many transplant patients and candidates, it is not feasible to pay for the full cost of transplant surgery or the additional postoperative costs out of pocket. Fortunately, there are resources and transplant patient financial aid […]
Advocate Spotlight: Rhonda Hill
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. In this advocate […]
Liver Donation: Learn the facts during National Liver Month
It’s National Liver Month and a good time to talk about liver donation! There are two ways to donate a liver, or part of a liver. Wait…what?! Yes that’s right- a person can donate part of their liver and the donated liver will regenerate within the recipient. That’s pretty amazing, considering no other internal organ […]
Donor Alliance Staff Spotlight, October 2023: Dylan Taylor
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 share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Dylan Taylor. Dylan is a Business Intelligence Analyst at Donor […]