About the Donor Awareness Council
The Donor Awareness Council is a nonprofit coalition formed in 1989 to increase organ and tissue donation through public education and awareness. The Council's vision is to live in a community where organ and tissue donation is the community standard so that every potential transplant recipient has the opportunity for an increased quality of life.
As the only organization in Colorado and Wyoming whose sole mission is to increase donation through education and awareness, the Donor Awareness Council is proud of its remarkable progress. At this time, more than 60% of Colorado drivers Say "Yes" to donation on their license, compared with 33% in 1998. This progress is vital because there are currently more than 98,000 children and adults waiting for organ transplants in the United States, including almost 1700 people who are waiting for organ transplants at Colorado transplant centers. There are thousands more who can benefit from eye and tissue transplants.
Donor Awareness Council coalition members are:
Through the support of member organizations and volunteers, the Donor Awareness Council participates in programs to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. These programs include:
- Say "Yes" Campaign at Colorado and Wyoming Driver License Offices
- Donor Registry Drives
- Bonfils Blood Center Partnership
- National Donate Life Month (NDLM) in April
- National Donor Sabbath Weekend in November
- National Donor Day in February
- Colorado / Wyoming Donor Awareness Council Creative Challenge
- Public Policy Development
- Donate Life America Public Service and Advertising Campaigns
- "Done Vida" Spanish Language Campaign
- Donor Awareness Volunteer Network
- Speakers Bureau
- Health Fairs / Public Events
- Driver's Education Program
Funding
The Donor Awareness Council is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Funding comes mainly from the Colorado Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund: voluntary public contributions made when renewing or obtaining a Colorado Driver License or ID. Donor Awareness Council also receives dues from its coalition members as well as corporate and individual contributions made directly to the organization. To find out more about funding, click here. You may also make a tax deductible contribution online.
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