1. Muslims for Life How do we go about collecting thousands of pints of blood?

2. Why do a Blood Drive? Khilafat and Nizam-i-Jamaat Wakes up jamaat members (internal) One of the best ways to introduce jamaat to community (external)

3. How to Start? Pray for success – Encourage jamaat and team members especially Write to Hazur Offer extra prayers

4. Think ahead Need lead time 4 months beforehand

5. How to Form Teams? Involve members by having many teams Appoint team leaders with 2-6 people working with them Have a core team of 3-4 team leaders

6. Follow Up Work Frequent meetings-face to face/teleconference – Lead and guide discussion but involve everyone in decision process – Develop plan – Assign tasks Be the driver in the process Follow-up with team leaders frequently

7. Sponsorship Set up meetings with blood collection agencies, sponsors – Core team Involve them in the collection effort Try to set up sponsorship with blood collection agency, prominent organizations – Adds credibility – Use sponsors to help you

8. Meetings with sponsors In meeting briefly explain – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Aim of MFL – Obtain suggestions of other potential sponsors – Find out about existing blood drives – Ideas for new blood drives

9. Organizations Colleges and schools are great locations – Week long blood drives at larger colleges Religious Centers Civic centers Fire and Police Departments

10. How to get the high numbers Average blood drive will collect 20-50 units Multiple blood drives Large blood drives – Stadium – Logistics

11. Jazakallah