Donate Life Ambassadors 101 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…

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

3. Show us your finger!

4. Join the Street Team

5. Establish a new relationship US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici

…Get creative! What’s your idea?