Donate Life Ambassadors101 Orientation

Welcome to our community

Donor families Transplant recipients Transplant candidates Friends, family, supporters of our

mission to save and enhance lives… Through education & awareness Through facilitating donor

registration

We work with…

Hospitals and Transplant Centers

Organ, eye and tissue procurement organizations

DMV

You could fill Autzen Stadium twice over with everyone on the U.S. Waiting List! Or, you could fill Reser Stadium (OSU) 2.5 times over (capacity is 45,674)

Autzen’s capacity is 54,000, so it’s actually 2.1 times over.

A growing health crisis…

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Experts: help us to understand the complexity of a situation.

Eye-witness: helps bring the situation to us, allows us to feel it, paints a picture and draws us in.

One makes us think and One makes us care.

Credibility for a cause comes from both. No one is expecting you to do the science - they are expecting you to share the story. By telling your story - you make it live for your audience. It's only when something resonates - that people act. The big difference between testimonials that make people think and those that make them care - research suggests that it is the later that motivates people to take action.

Testimonials: Experts versus Eye Witness…

Ambassadors share their story

Donate Life Northwest website and media partnerships

Ambassadors develop opportunities to inspire and register

Church Social Clubs Workplace Family and friends Schools

Ambassadors participate in events Awareness Fund & friend-raising

Golf Tournament

Trivia Nite

Lifesavers Breakfast

Ambassadors create Threads of Life Quilts

Ambassadors provide behind-the-scenes support Special projects Translation Mailings & materials Photography Videography Resources & networks

Ambassadors educate Community presentations Classroom Presentation program*

* Requires additional training & 9 month commitment

Ambassadors spread the word

Take 5 for Donate Life:

1. Family & Friends

2. Visit our Volunteer Calendar

http://www.donatelifenw.org/calendar

3. Show us your finger!

4. Join the Street Team

5. Establish a new relationship

US CongresswomanSuzanne Bonamici

…Get creative! What’s your idea?