Partnering with Gift of Life
Help Sign Up 50,000 More Organ Donors to Save More Lives
In honor of Gift of Life’s 50 years of saving lives, we have launched our “50,000 for 50” campaign to help register 50,000 more organ donors and provide hope to the thousands waiting for a transplant! As community partners, YOU are an essential part of this critically important effort to increase the donor registry and save more lives. We invite you to champion this important mission in your community with the resources provided in the following toolkit. This easy guide features information and action steps to enhance the overall health, vitality and productivity of our community.
50th Anniversary Toolkits & Materials

There are so many ways to partner with Gift of Life Donor Program to bring organ and tissue donor awareness to your organization. Learn more below about how you can get involved and become a community partner.
Get involved
- Host a donor registration drive or share the organ donor registration link
- Encourage everyone in your office, congregation, campus or community to save lives by registering as an organ and tissue donor at www.registerme.org! To learn more and set up a drive, contact the community outreach team at communityoutreach@donors1.org
- Request a speaker for your event
- Interested in hosting an event to raise awareness for organ donation? Gift of Life staff, donor families and transplant recipients are available to speak! Request a speaker for your event.
- Share the life-saving power of organ donation on social media
- We have crafted sample social media posts you can share on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and more! Download sample posts!
Community programs
“It’s About Life” Grants
Gift of Life partners with faith-based organizations, service organizations and houses of worship to increase organ and tissue donation education and registrations. Learn more about our “It’s About Life” grants and contact the community outreach team at communityoutreach@donors1.org.
View and download “It’s About Life” grant flyer
Schools Programs & Student Education
Gift of Life offers education programs to provide students and educators information about organ and tissue donation. High schools and colleges are encouraged to share information on organ and tissue donation with their students.
Find resources for high school educators.
Learn more the “Spirit For Life” school grant
Find more information for college involvement with Gift of Life.
Community Events & Health Fairs
Health fairs and other community events are the perfect place to promote organ and tissue donation. Gift of Life can provide educational materials for tabling events for the general public.
You can request a speaker and materials.
Annual Events & Observances
Annual events and observances are another opportunity to engage our community and raise awareness for the life-saving power of organ donation.
Find more information on that programming below:
- National Donor Day- February 14
- National Donate Life Month- April
- Gift of Life Donor Dash – April
- PA Donor Day – August 1
- National Minority Donor Awareness Month- August
- Gift of Life Donor Sabbath- November
For more information on any of the programming above, contact the Community Relations department at communityoutreach@donors1.org
Gift of Life Partners
Gift of Life Donor Program is proud to partner with the following organizations throughout our region.
Colleges
- Drexel University Gift of Life Club
- Elizabethtown College
- Millersville University PRSSA Chapter
- Misericordia University Student Nurses’ Association
- Northampton Community College American Dental Hygiene Association
- Penn State Harrisburg Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Pennsylvania College of Technology Wellness Committee
- Rowan University PRSSA Chapter
- Susquehanna University PRSSA Chapter
- Temple Student Nurses’ Association
- University of Pennsylvania Student Nurses’ Association
- University of Scranton Cannonball Communications
Partner Organizations
Donor Dash Sponsors
- Altruvision (formerly Lions Eye Bank)
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Artivion, Inc.
- ChristianaCare Kidney Transplant Program
- Cohen, Placitella, & Roth, P.C.
- Cornerstone Institutional Investors, Inc.
- Cozen O’Connor
- Eurofins Donor & Product Testing
- Gallagher Benefit Services
- Global Transplant Solutions, Inc.
- MTF Biologics
- The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI)
- Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance (NORA)
- Organ Recovery Systems
- Penn Transplant Institute
- Quick Courier Service, Inc
- Solvita (formerly CTS)
- St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
- Temple University Health System
- Transplant Alliance Foundation
- Venture Jets, Inc
Grant Providers
High Schools
- Cedar Crest Middle School, Lebanon, PA
- Central High School, Philadelphia, PA
- Dallas School District, Dallas, PA
- Executive Education Academy Charter, Allentown, PA
- George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, Philadelphia, PA
- Hazleton High School, Hazleton, PA
- Lancaster-Lebanon IU13
- Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA
- Northeastern High School, York, PA
- Sun Area Technical Institute, New Berlin, PA
- West Philadelphia High School
Houses of Worship and other “It’s About Life” Recent & Current Grantees
- African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Gospel Choir
- Alliance of Black Social Workers
- AtlantiCare / Boys & Girls Club
- Barbers Who Care
- Bethany Baptist Church/Innovations Ministry
- Boomers R’ Heroes
- Community Hero Action Group
- Dare 2 Imagine Church
- Further Her Consulting/Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
- Greater Faith Baptist Church
- Jehovah Jireh Baptist Church
- Jones Memorial Baptist Church
- Lower North Philadelphia CDC
- New Philly Creators
- Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church
- Sistahs in Transformation
- Teaching to Change Lives/Jones Memorial Baptist Church
- The Rock Community Baptist Church
- The Show Me the Way Foundation
- The Welcome Table @ St. James