13Dec/17

Blood donation opportunities available in Northwest Indiana – nwitimes.com


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Blood donation opportunities available in Northwest Indiana
nwitimes.com
The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give more life by giving blood this December. To encourage donations, all those who come to give blood or platelets Dec. 21 through Jan. 7 will receive a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies
Red Cross creates ‘nice’ list of blood donor namesThe Advocate
Red Cross seeks holiday blood donationsRichmond County Daily Journal

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13Dec/17

American Red Cross – three ways to give this holiday season – Quad-Cities Online

American Red Cross – three ways to give this holiday season
Quad-Cities Online
Blood and platelet donations tend to decline from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day as people become busy with holiday-related activities and travel, but patients don’t get a holiday from needing blood. Generous blood and platelet donations can help

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13Dec/17

Racism likely at play in low Indigenous kidney transplants, AMA says – ABC Online


ABC Online

Racism likely at play in low Indigenous kidney transplants, AMA says
ABC Online
“It’s certainly not fair, and we, myself and several colleagues, have called — and will continue to call — for fairness as part of our system of allocating the scarce resource of kidney donations,” he said. Kidney specialist, Professor Steve Chadban

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13Dec/17

Organ donation: presumed consent counter-productive – The Christian Institute


The Christian Institute

Organ donation: presumed consent counter-productive
The Christian Institute
The opt-out approach was introduced in Wales two years ago, but a recent study shows that the donation rate has actually fallen since the change. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Prof Fabre said it could be predicted “with a high level of certainty that it is

13Dec/17

Organ donation: presumed consent counter-productive – The Christian Institute


The Christian Institute

Organ donation: presumed consent counter-productive
The Christian Institute
The opt-out approach was introduced in Wales two years ago, but a recent study shows that the donation rate has actually fallen since the change. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Prof Fabre said it could be predicted “with a high level of certainty that it is

13Dec/17

Considering the Role of Crowdfunding in the Philanthropic Landscape – Nonprofit Quarterly


Nonprofit Quarterly

Considering the Role of Crowdfunding in the Philanthropic Landscape
Nonprofit Quarterly
Crowdfunding platforms rely on the power of stories to motivate donors. Where nonprofits might have development teams, mission-related branding, and data backing their approach to woo donor support, campaigns on GoFundMe and other platforms aren’t