Giving Tuesday Gratitude Request: “We Want Your Donor Registration, Not Your Money”

Instead of requesting donations this Giving Tuesday, the American Society of Transplantation (AST), in partnership with ORGANIZE, are encouraging individuals impacted by an organ donation or transplant to use the power of storytelling to film a short gratitude video to raise awareness about importance of registering to be an organ donor at tribute.co/power2save. The objective of the campaign is to help educate and engage audiences around the critical need for organ transplant research and give them a free way to be engaged on the national holiday of giving back: Giving…

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American Society of Transplantation Announces the First Organ Transplant Research Call-to-Action in the US

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has launched a new fundraising initiative called Power2Save to address the critical need for funding transplant research and to increase public awareness for organ donation. Approximately 50 percent of all transplanted organs will experience failure within five to ten years, typically due to organ rejection or complications from immunosuppressive drugs. Organ transplants save patient lives by replacing critical body parts that are failing. However, these life-saving organs do not last indefinitely and Power2Save is working to find a solution to this life-threatening problem. This includes…

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