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You have the power to make a difference. Whether you’re interested in becoming a living donor, supporting veterans on the transplant waitlist, or advocating for life-saving policies, your voice matters. Click the links below to get involved with incredible organizations making real change. If you or someone you know is a veteran, civilian, or living donor in need of support, these organizations are here to help.
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DOVE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting living kidney donors with veterans in need of life-saving transplants. DOVE works to reduce wait times for veterans by raising awareness, providing education, and facilitating the donor matching process. Their mission is simple: honor those who served by giving them a second chance at life through living donation.
The EKDA is a bipartisan federal bill focused on saving lives by expanding access to living organ donation and improving transplant equity. The legislation aims to eliminate preventable kidney deaths by increasing donor protections, reducing financial barriers, and ensuring timely access to transplants, especially for underserved populations like veterans and communities of color. EKDA is about ending needless suffering and giving every patient a fair shot at life.
DLA is the national nonprofit alliance that leads the charge in raising awareness, educating the public, and encouraging registration for organ, eye, and tissue donation. They manage the National Donate Life Registry and partner with state teams, nonprofits, and corporations to simplify the donor sign-up process and spread the message that donation saves and heals lives.
Waitlist Zero is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to ending the kidney transplant shortage by dramatically increasing living kidney donations. They work through a three-pronged strategy—policy advocacy, public awareness, and transplant education, with the goal of doubling living donor transplants over five years
UNOS is the nonprofit that operates the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network under contract with the U.S. government, making it the backbone of the nation’s organ donation and transplant system. Every day, UNOS manages the national transplant waiting list, matches donated organs with patients, and drives lifesaving transplants