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IDEAS FOR ACTION:
A WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP FOR LIFE
"Creating a Donation Friendly Workplace"

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, together with the transplant community, invites corporations, businesses, and organizations of all sizes to create a nationwide network of employers that offer personnel the information, the support, and the opportunity to donate life. The Workplace Partnership for Life is dedicated to assisting individuals who need organs, tissue, marrow/stem cells, or blood by making all Americans aware that transplantation works and that each of us can help.

Recognizing the diversity among employers and worksites, the Workplace Partnership for Life encourages partners to identify for themselves the specific activities and strategies which they will implement to increase donation. Some ideas for action are presented below. Partners can choose from this list and/or develop other activities that work within their organizations. HHS will be happy to refer partners to transplant, and blood related organizations in the partner's local area who can assist with strategy implementation.

HOW WILL YOU PROMOTE DONATION?

One aim of the partnership is an exchange of ideas and a sharing of what works — to the benefit of everyone. We hope you will share your strategies and ideas with us so that we can share with others. Please provide comments in the space below on the types of activities your organization plans to implement to educate your employees, or members about donation, and mail, e-mail, or fax a copy of this page to: Venus Walker whose contact information is listed below. Feel free to use additional pages if necessary. We recognize that new ideas emerge and plans change. We hope you will keep us updated as your plan evolves.

SIGN-UP FORM

Please type in the space below your company or organization name as you would like it to appear on your certificate of appreciation and on the membership roster of the Workplace Partnership for Life (e.g., General Motors, United Autoworkers).

Company or Organization

Name

Number of employees

Contact Information

Name
Street
City
State
Zip
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Web site

COMMENTS:

You may sign up automatically by clicking on the e-mail button below. You will receive confirmation of your request.

    

If you prefer, provide your information by e-mail, fax 301-594-6095 or mail to:

Workplace Partnership for Life
Attn: Venus Walker
Division of Transplantation
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C-05
Rockville, MD 20857

ACTION IDEAS

  1. Send a paper, electronic, or voice message promoting donation from the CEO to each employee.
  2. Add a pro-donation message to employee pay stubs each month of the year.
  3. Distribute donor cards and educational materials about donation to employees.
  4. Sponsor a presentation on donation: invite donors, recipients, donor family members, and transplant professionals to create a one hour program for employees.
  5. Run a PSA or include an electronic banner on your in-house e-mail system. Make your own or acquire one from the Coalition on Donation or your local organ procurement organization.
  6. Include articles on donation in your company newsletter. Feature stories about employees who are recipients, donors, donor family members or in need of a transplant or a blood transfusion.
  7. Sponsor a blood drive, marrow drive, or organ/tissue donor card signing events. Some companies create competitions among departments or field offices.
  8. Post information on your bulletin board or in your newsletters about local  community blood drives and donation efforts.
  9. Sponsor donor family from your organization to attend the National Donor Recognition Ceremony to be held in Washington D.C. in 2005.
  10. Make donation stickers for ID badges available to employees who intend to be donors.
  11. Arrange for the bloodmobile to come to your worksite.
  12. Provide an hour-long respite and refreshments for employees who donate blood.
  13. Implement a leave policy for employees who donate marrow or an organ.

Thank you for helping to create a donation friendly America.

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