Donors1.org To register as an organ, eye and tissue donor, visit www.DonateLIFE.net. | In Caifornia, visit http://ift.tt/LgEunT | It is...
Terry Deitz Reveals the Terrifying Story of Being Pulled from Survivor
People | Steve Helling Deitz, 56, tells PEOPLE about the scary experience and how his son is doing today. It was such an emotional situat...
Twins who helped change organ donation laws celebrate 40 years since their own transplant
WTHR CARMEL, Ind. -An early trick or treater was ready with a trick for her twin sister. They're marking 40 years since a kidney tran...
Pedal for Life group remembers Donaldsonville organ donor
Donaldsonville Chief | Leslie D. Rose DONALDSONVILLE – On Oct. 22, a group of cyclists on a life-saving mission stopped for a brief visit,...
Two Little Pieces of Chocolate
Francine Christophe was born in 1933, the same year that Adolph Hitler took power in Germany. When she was eight years old, she and her moth...
Fallen officer to be honored in Rose Parade
WTVM | Marie Waxel Faulkner Family MUSCLE SHOALS, AL (WAFF) - Donating your organs can change lives. For a former Alabama Law En...
Morgue inks tissue donation agreement
Hanford Sentinal | Seth Nidever Kings County Chief Deputy Coroner Shawn McRae explains how the donor recovery room works at the new C...
Oklahoma Dad puts plea for kidney donor for son on pick-up truck; photo goes viral
OKC FOX | Kylen Mills A father son bond that can't be broken Edward Shane O'Brien of Meeker says there's nothing harder than w...
Gaylord Lions Club promotes National Donor Sabbath Registration Weekend
Pestosky News GAYLORD – Nov. 13-15 has been designated National Donor Sabbath Registration Weekend. The Gaylord Lions Club would like to b...
Tissue Donation: You Can Control What Happens To Your Tissues
News Channel 5 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you know someone who's benefited from organ donation, you know it's a priceless gift of life....
Halloween extra sweet for 6-year-old transplant recipient
KETV | Omaha | Andrew Ozaki OMAHA, Neb. - Halloween is supposed to be fun for kids, especially if it lands on their birthday. But for one...
Child-friendly spaces aid recovery in Iraq
DOHUK GOVERNATE, Iraq, 28 October 2015 – Besma* is only 9 years old, yet she has survived an ordeal no child should ever have to face. After...
Kids Company funded relatives of its staff, said report sent to ministers
Report funded by charity itself, and said to have found £134,293 was spent on two relatives, was handed to Cabinet Office days before approv...
Majority of housing associations in England to be reclassified as public bodies
National Housing Federation says move by ONS could impair housing bodies’ ability to borrow and mean fewer new homes are built A majority o...
Liver Awareness Month Wrap-up
Indiana Donor Network As we wrap up Liver Awareness Month, we urge you to learn more about your liver. The liver is the largest internal ...
2016 Donate Life Float" Floragraph Honoree - Brice Fabing
Donate Life Float Seventeen-year-old Brice made the decision to become a donor after witnessing a family friend save lives. “I would lik...
MOM MAKES AMAZING HALLOWEEN COSTUME TO HIGHLIGHT ORGAN DONATION
Babble | Alice Gomstyn I’ve never been one to put much thought into my Halloween costumes. My most, er, interesting one to date was the He...
Rise in number of North East organ donors, new figures reveal
Chronicle Live | Craig Thompson Liver transplant patient Phoebe Pace Numbers of organs donors in the North East has risen by near...
Maddie's Dash to raise funds for local infant's liver transplant
The Wilson Post Maddie's Dash 5K and Children's 1-Mile Costume Fun Run will be held on Saturday at College Hills Church of Christ ...
DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT STARTS 'OOMPH FOR METS' CAMPAIGN
ABC7 New York | Kimberly Richardson YORK (WABC) -- The Mets may be down two games, but all hope is not lost. They just have to win two gam...
Society Diary: Naked rollercoaster riders, nearly naked football fans, and other naked stuff
Our weekly round-up of interesting and outlandish information, collected from the corners of the charity sector. from Civil Society - Home...
Social Charity Spy: Diabetes UK #DressDiabolical for Halloween and Cats Protection do #BlackCatDay
This week we look at a Halloween campaign from Diabetes UK, how cats have taken over Twitter, and The Stroke Association’s campaign for #Nat...
NCVO income up 8 per cent thanks to merger
NCVO increased membership and saw income rise 8 per cent in the year to March 2015, but would have seen a 4 per cent drop in income were it ...
David Cameron defends support for Kids Company
David Cameron has been forced to defend his decision to back funding for Kids Company, on a day that one of the MPs conducting an inquiry in...
Small arts charities face ‘struggle to make their voices heard’ says new report
Cuts to government arts funding and a London-centric philanthropy focus means that small arts charities are facing a “struggle to make their...
IoF and PFRA ask big charities for pledge to support new fundraising regulator
The IoF and PFRA have written to the largest fundraising charities asking them to clarify their willingness to financially support a propose...
Indiegogo launches platform for charity and personal fundraising
Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has announced Generosity, a new service specifically for personal fundraising, charities and “socially consc...
Peter Kalmus: The Question of Progress
"In every house, there were blue flickering lights going in synchrony because everyone was watching the same TV show. It was a quiet ni...
The mission to help those in poverty facing crippling funeral costs
More than 40 charities have come together to combat funeral poverty in the Fair Funerals campaign The cost of dying is rising seven times f...
What does the tougher stance on TPS mean for the sector?
Hugh Radojev examines how charities and fundraising agencies have been affected by the Information Commissioner’s Office directives on the T...
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk to launch organ transplant education campaign
Ottawa Citizen | Peter Robb Eugene Melnyk is a man with two missions at least. Eugene Melnyk is back in business with a new urgen...
Communities rally around friend waiting for liver transplant
Argus Leader | Jill Callison For weeks, Steve Haug's friends competed for the chance to drive him to Sioux Falls. A failing liver mea...
Mother raises awareness for organ donation after death of son
WBSF | Joseph Wenzel IV SPRINGFIELD, MA (WFSB) - A mother remembers the son she lost one year ago this week, but she said she's not le...
Superior rallies behind resident in need of transplant
Mineral Independent | Adam Robertson Photo by Adam Robertson/Mineral Independent Connie Schoening Connie Schoening has seen wide-spre...
Wiseguys guide to organ donation
The Signpost | Cecily Kiss Intermountain Donor Services is teaming up with Wiseguys Comedy Club in Ogden and Ogden Peak Communication...
A partnership to raise prosperity and protect children in rural Pakistan
BELA, Pakistan, 28 October 2015 ¬– “Working together, we not only share each other’s burden, but are also ensuring a brighter future for our...
Campaign to allow charities to earn income by selling National Lottery tickets
All charities could generate an income from the National Lottery, according to a new campaign, if they were allowed to sell Lottery tickets....
Tattooed Heart: One Transplant Recipient’s Ink Tribute to His Organ Donor
UpVoted | Nick Dyen "I'm an extremely lucky person." It started with an earache. At 12 years old, Florida resident Tim ...
2016 Donate Life Float: Floragraph Honoree - Betsy Niles
Donate Life Rose Parade Betsy was a vibrant and loving woman. She was a giver throughout her 60 years of life and was famous for finding ...
2016 Donate Life Float Floragraph Honoree
Donate Life Float Brent Christopher Covington was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, friend, and fellow worker. He loved sports, t...
Be a symbol of hope for those waiting.
Donate Life Northwest When someone we know dies, it can call attention to the importance of the spiritual dimension of life. And when face...
Leicester Cathedral invests in Harlequin CRM to build on success of King Richard III Appeal
Following the success of its King Richard III Appeal, Leicester Cathedral is replacing its aging charity software with Harlequin CRM. In a p...
What Halloween candy taught me about fundraising
I like candy. That's why I like Halloween -- the only reason, come to think of it. The other day, I was "sampling" the candy...
Lucy Gower’s book offers 10 steps to build creativity and innovation skills
Charity sector innovation specialist Lucy Gower has written ‘The Innovation Workout: The 10 Tried-and-Tested Steps That Will Build Your Crea...
Five Halloween fundraising campaigns for 2015
With Halloween activities this year likely to spread over both Friday and Saturday, here are some charities making the most of this occasion...
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