Honoring MLK’s Legacy: The Lifesaving Impact of Diverse Donors on Martin Luther King Jr. Day  On the third Monday of January, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and honor the activist and Baptist pastor Martin Luther King, who, in the mid 50’s, led the movement to end racial segregation and counteract prejudice in the […]

Strengthening Communities Through Donation: Aurora’s Inspiring Journey with the Donate Life Community Program At Donor Alliance, we’re on a mission to create a culture where organ, eye, and tissue donation are celebrated as acts of life-saving generosity. We are a nonprofit dedicated to saving and healing lives through organ and tissue donation for transplantation in […]

Can My Family Override My Decision to be a Donor? Many people wonder if their family can override their decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor after death. In short, the answer is no. Let’s talk a little more about this decision, the registry, and the donation process. What does Signing Up as […]

Organs are most commonly recovered after brain death, when all brain function has permanently stopped. Brain death is not the same as being in a coma or a persistent vegetative state, and a physician declares brain death independent from and regardless of organ donation status. No one has ever regained consciousness from or survived brain […]

Improving the Organ Donation System with On-Site Recovery Centers Every 8 minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting list. Right now, in Colorado and Wyoming, nearly 1,300 people await a lifesaving organ transplant. Nationwide, more than 100,000 people are on the transplant waiting list. The need for lifesaving organ donations is urgent. Unfortunately, widespread […]

Bone marrow transplants, also known as a stem cell transplant, are sometimes the only line of treatment for patients facing blood cancers and other diseases. Especially diseases that compromise the body’s ability to produce healthy blood cells. Replacing damaged or diseased bone marrow with healthy stem cells restores the body’s ability to generate red blood […]

Honoring Organ and Tissue Donors During Hispanic Heritage Month Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Hispanic Heritage Month is a national celebration that recognizes the contributions of all Hispanic and Latinx Americans throughout history and today. It’s celebrated from September 15 – October 15 annually with different events at all types of institutions, organizations, and businesses. You […]

Tissue matching, also known as histocompatibility testing, represents an important element related to the transplantation of organs and tissues. It helps define compatibility between tissues of the donor and the recipient to decrease chances of transplant rejection. The immune system might think the new tissue is a foreign body and launch an attack on it. […]

Transplantation Science: Learning About the Science of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation. A new school year means new beginnings and new courses! Students and teachers in Colorado and Wyoming are going back to school, which means Donor Alliance is looking forward to inspiring and educating students in its communities through its unique Transplantation Science program. […]

On Sunday, July, 21, thousands of people from across the country will gather with Donor Alliance at Denver’s Washington Park to support organ and tissue donation at the 25th annual Donor Dash 5K run/walk. Participants of all ages will come together to honor heroic donors and their families, celebrate alongside transplant recipients and recognize the […]

Young Man Returns to Colorado to Celebrate 25th Heart Transplant Anniversary Each year, Donor Alliance brings the Colorado community together to honor the gift of organ, eye, and tissue donation at the  Donor Dash 5k run/walk. In its 25th year, the annual event celebrates the lives of recipients, honors donors and their families and recognizes those […]

Organ Transplant Among Multicultural Communities Organ transplantation is a critical, lifesaving procedure that can be successful regardless of the  ethnicity of the donor and recipient. However, the chance of longer-term survival may be greater if the donor and recipient share a similar genetic background. Does Race or Ethnicity Matter in Organ Transplantation? When it comes […]