Donation Essentials Blog

September 22, 2026

National DMV Appreciation Month 2026

What is National DMV Appreciation Month? National DMV Appreciation Month takes place every September, when Donor Alliance, the nonprofit that manages the Donate Life Colorado and Donate Life Wyoming registries, thanks DMV and Driver Services employees for their role in organ and tissue donor registration. Registering as a donor at the DMV is the single […]

January 31, 2021

Staff Spotlight: Alicia Jackson

We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Alicia Jackson, a Quality Assurance Coordinator. In this role, […]

January 29, 2021

Advocate Spotlight: Gabriel Basquez

Donor Alliance volunteers and advocates are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and inform our community about the importance of signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our volunteers and advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. In this advocate […]

January 20, 2021

La Lista de Espera No Puede Esperar: Número Récord de Donantes de Órganos y Vidas Salvadas en el 2020 – Colorado y Wyoming

A pesar de la pandemia de COVID-19, Donor Alliance registró el 2020 como el año más exitoso con respecto a las vidas salvadas a través de la donación y el trasplante de órganos que jamás haya visto. En el 2020, un número récord de donantes de órganos heroicos salvaron 622 vidas a través de la […]

January 12, 2021

The Waitlist Can’t Wait: Record Number of Heroic Organ Donors and Lives Saved in 2020 – Colorado & Wyoming

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Donor Alliance recorded 2020 as the most successful year for lives saved through organ donation and transplantation that the region has ever seen. In 2020, a record number of heroic organ donors saved 622 lives through organ donation and transplantation and thousands more lives were saved and healed through tissue donation […]

December 14, 2020

Last Christmas: A Review Through a Donate Life Lens

“Very emotional for me, but I feel like it’s a movie worth seeing as a donor family member,” said Laurie. Laurie is a donor’s wife and an Advocate for Life from Casper, Wyoming who helped us review the 2019 romantic holiday comedy, Last Christmas, through a Donate Life lens. While Laurie’s connection to donation and […]

November 29, 2020

Advocate Spotlight: Jeremy Mares

Donor Alliance volunteers and advocates are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and inform our community about the importance of signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our volunteers and advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. In this advocate […]

November 28, 2020

Staff Spotlight: Lauren Abernathy

We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Lauren Abernathy, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) […]

November 5, 2020

Ryan Harris, Super Bowl 50 Champion, Shares the Profound Impact Organ Donation has Had on His Family

Ryan Harris, Super Bowl 50 Champion, shared how organ donation has impacted his family and encouraged the community to consider signing up to be organ donors after death. My Father’s Life was Saved by Organ Donation My father has been a lifelong inspiration, supporting my dreams of being a professional athlete and Super Bowl champion […]