Press Releases
Donor Alliance Honored as Denver Post Top Workplace 4th Consecutive Year
Donor Alliance has been awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor by the Denver Post. The federally designated, non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming ranked 19th on the list of top small companies. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey […]
Show Your Heart for National Donate Life Month
This April, in celebration of National Donate Life Month, Donor Alliance, the federally designated nonprofit that facilities organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, invites Colorado and Wyoming residents to ‘show their hearts’ at a series of celebrations throughout the month of April. Activities will include meet-and-greet events with NASCAR driver Joey […]
Dunn Elected to Vice President/President-Elect of OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors
Sue Dunn, RN, B.S.N, M.B.A., has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) board of directors. She is president and chief executive officer of Donor Alliance, the Denver-based organ procurement organization serving Colorado and most of Wyoming. “For more than three decades I have dedicated myself […]
Record-breaking Percentage of Coloradans Joining the Donor Registry Highlights 2016
Last year was another remarkable year for organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Colorado and Wyoming with 139 generous organ donors making 424 lifesaving transplants possible. Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, also worked with the families of a record 1,710 […]
Coloradans and Wyomingites Celebrate Donation in National & Local Events This Holiday Season
This holiday season, Colorado and Wyoming residents touched by organ, eye and tissue donation will be raising awareness for the cause and trying to inspire others to register at several holiday events. Kate Geer—the wife of a Colorado Sheriff Deputy that became a donor after his death in the line of duty earlier this year—will […]
UCH, Penrose, McKee & Avista Adventist honored for facilitating gift of life
The University of Colorado Hospital, Penrose Hospital, McKee Medical Center and Avista Adventist Hospital have been recognized with Ending the Wait awards for their outstanding achievements in facilitating the gift of life through organ and tissue donation in Colorado. The awards, now in their eighth year, are presented annually by Donor Alliance, the federally-designated organ procurement […]
Three Donor Alliance Employees Named Examiners for 2016 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named three Donor Alliance employees to the Board of Examiners for the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. Donor Alliance Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Prinz, Director of Performance Excellence Grace […]
17th Annual Donor Dash Returns to Denver, Broncos Coach Joins the Team
The 17th annual Donor Dash 5K hosted by Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, returns to Denver’s Washington Park on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 8 a.m. The Donor Dash 5K, Colorado’s largest donation event, brings Coloradans of all ages together to […]
Denver Post Names Donor Alliance a Top Workplace
Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, has been recognized as a 2016 Top Workplace by The Denver Post. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that […]
Donors Honored with Tree Dedications in Celebration of National Donate Life Month
This April, in celebration of National Donate Life Month, trees will be planted across Colorado and Wyoming in memory of organ, eye and tissue donors from the region. The trees will be planted and dedicated by transplant recipients honoring their donors, and families of donors memorializing their loved ones who gave the gift of life. […]
Donor Alliance Announces 2016 Board of Directors
Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, has added Kimberly A. Griffiths, MS, RN, and Thomas M. Gronow, MHA to its 2016 Board of Directors. One of two new additions to the nine-member Board of Directors, Kimberly Griffiths boasts extensive experience in health […]
2015 growth in organ, tissue transplants and registered donors
Donor Alliance announces increase in registered organ, eye and tissue donors, 428 lives saved through organ donation and record-breaking tissue donation year, translating to more lives saved and healed in 2015 Donor Alliance, the federally designated nonprofit that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, recorded another impact year in 2015, […]