Press Releases

July 10, 2018

19th Annual Donor Dash 5K Brings Thousands Together to Celebrate the Gift of Life

The 19th annual Donor Dash 5K hosted by Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, returns to Denver’s Washington Park on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 8 a.m. Donor Alliance is aiming to top the success from last year’s event that saw nearly […]

June 26, 2018

Dr. Brian Davidson added to Board of Directors

Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, has added Brian M. Davidson, MD to its 2018 Board of Directors. The only new addition to the nine-member Board of Directors, Dr. Davidson boasts extensive experience in health care management including serving as a faculty […]

May 23, 2018

The Donor Alliance Foundation Announces Launch of Grantmaking Program and 2018 Board of Directors

The Foundation will fund education, family assistance and research efforts of those working in the field of organ and tissue donation and transplantation The Donor Alliance Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to ensure those affected by organ and tissue donation are acknowledged, supported and given access to resources that enable the gift of life, has […]

April 23, 2018

Donor Alliance Named 25th on List of Top Small Workplaces by the Denver Post

Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, has been recognized as a 2018 Top Workplace by The Denver Post for the fifth consecutive year. The organization ranked 25th on the list of top small companies and boasted a 96% response rate from its […]

March 29, 2018

Dunn Elected President of OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors

Sue Dunn, RN, B.S.N, M.B.A., has been elected president of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) board of directors. She is president and chief executive officer of Donor Alliance, the Denver-based organ procurement organization serving Colorado and most of Wyoming. “For more than three decades I have dedicated myself to the […]

November 30, 2017

Kidney Recipient to represent Donor Alliance in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day

Colorado Kidney Transplant Recipient Encourages Public to Register as Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors in Nationally Televised Rose Parade Denver’s Jeff Leone considers all organ, eye and tissue donors and their families heroes. He knows this to be true because he has received two kidneys in his life—one from a 23-year-old man who lost his […]

September 15, 2017

Four Premier Colorado Hospitals Honored for Outstanding Efforts in Organ and Tissue Donation

Donor Alliance and the Colorado Hospital Association recognize the outstanding efforts of healthcare organizations to make the gift of life possible in Colorado Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health, The Medical Center of Aurora and Vail Health, were recognized with Ending the Wait awards for their outstanding achievements in facilitating the gift of life through organ […]

July 6, 2017

Thousands Expected at Denver 5K to Honor Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Candidates and Recipients

Donor Dash celebrations to include first-time meeting between liver recipient and his donor’s family; Eric Studesville, a coach for the Denver Broncos to join participants in raising awareness for donation The 18th annual Donor Dash 5K hosted by Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most […]

April 12, 2017

Donor Alliance Honored as Denver Post Top Workplace 4th Consecutive Year

Donor Alliance has been awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor by the Denver Post. The federally designated, non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming ranked 19th on the list of top small companies. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey […]

March 30, 2017

Show Your Heart for National Donate Life Month

This April, in celebration of National Donate Life Month, Donor Alliance, the federally designated nonprofit that facilities organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, invites Colorado and Wyoming residents to ‘show their hearts’ at a series of celebrations throughout the month of April. Activities will include meet-and-greet events with NASCAR driver Joey […]

March 15, 2017

Dunn Elected to Vice President/President-Elect of OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors

Sue Dunn, RN, B.S.N, M.B.A., has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) board of directors. She is president and chief executive officer of Donor Alliance, the Denver-based organ procurement organization serving Colorado and most of Wyoming. “For more than three decades I have dedicated myself […]

February 3, 2017

Record-breaking Percentage of Coloradans Joining the Donor Registry Highlights 2016

Last year was another remarkable year for organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Colorado and Wyoming with 139 generous organ donors making 424 lifesaving transplants possible. Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, also worked with the families of a record 1,710 […]