sharing stories of
hope
near and far
Pictured: Kelsey Boling, sister of donor hero McKenzie Leichtnam, is interviewed by a television reporter. McKenzie was honored with a floragraph at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
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INCREASING DONATION
Indiana Donor Network inspired 960,000 Hoosiers to sign up to be organ donors in 2022.
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impressions through marketing, communications and public relations campaigns.
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school and community presentations and events.
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impressions through community outreach programs.
Percentage of Hoosiers Signed Up to be Organ and Tissue Donors
Map: This one powerful story was shared in 15 different countries.
getting the word out
Amber Morgan (pictured right), mother of Indiana donor hero Andreona Williams, heard her daughter’s heartbeat once again at a Chicago hotel in the chest of a man from Kankakee, Illinois. The heart transplant saved his life. Indiana Donor Network arranged their meeting, and the story was shared by news media worldwide more than 900 times in 15 different countries.
Map: This one powerful story was shared in 15 different countries.
getting the word out
Amber Morgan (pictured below), mother of Indiana donor hero Andreona Williams, heard her daughter’s heartbeat once again at a Chicago hotel in the chest of a man from Kankakee, Illinois. The heart transplant saved his life. Indiana Donor Network arranged their meeting, and the story was shared by news media worldwide more than 900 times in 15 different countries.
engaging
with our community
building new bridges in the community
Our outreach efforts included presentations to new organizations, including at the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, allowing us to share facts about organ and tissue donation and transplantation with more than 65,000 students in grades 8-12 from throughout the U.S. We were also the featured organization in this year’s Distributive Education Clubs of America competition. Students decided their topic would be organ donation and their project resulted in 1,500 interactions, providing donation education at high school sports games, assemblies and community events.
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encouraging more people to
say yes
Pictured: NASCAR winner Ryan Newman speaks to a crowd in support of donation.
new opportunities to sign up to be a donor
Indiana Donor Network is creating new partnerships to encourage more people to say “yes” to organ donation.
Since 2021, hunters and anglers have had the option of registering as a donor when purchasing licenses online. Since then, 1,253 Hoosiers have signed up this way.
Above: Indiana Donor Network, in partnership with the Indianapolis Colts, filmed a new television ad featuring Blue.
Event Spotlight:
Donate Life Day at Cabela’s
Indiana Donor Network and Donate Life Indiana partnered with Cabela’s on an event at their Noblesville, Indiana location. The event raised awareness in the hunting, fishing and trapping community about the importance of signing up to be an organ donor.
getting people engaged with our
cause
Pictured: Angel Fund Gala 2022.
indiana donor network foundation
Over 1,300 guests attended Indiana Donor Network Foundation events in 2022 to celebrate the gift of life, remember their loved ones, express gratitude for their transplants or support our cause. Proceeds from events benefit Indiana Donor Network Foundation, which aids donor families and transplant recipients. In 2022, we raised a total of $165,000 toward these efforts.
Angel Fund Gala
The sold-out black tie event achieved the most in net proceeds to date at $74,200.
Fore Life Open
The golf event achieved the highest net proceeds to date at nearly $40,000.
Walk to Save Lives
A combined 734 people signed up to participate in both our Indianapolis and Fort Wayne Walk to Save Lives events and helped raise more than $42,000 for the Foundation.
Strut 2 Save Lives
Despite the initial date being rained out, we still had more than 100 people participate on the rescheduled date and raised more than $9,000 for the BC Legacy Fund.
partnering with experts to create support for
donation
Pictured: Kathleen Matuszak, funeral director at St. Joseph Funeral Home and Indiana Donor Network champion for donation.
creating support for donation
Donation and transplantation are not possible without our hospital partners, coroner offices, funeral homes and other professionals.
Because their support makes donation possible, we believe it is our job to serve those professionals any way we can.
To that end, we implemented new initiatives to provide education and resources to nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians, coroners, funeral directors and others. This engagement has resulted in increased participation in the donation process.
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referral calls for potential donation to the Vital Link Donation Center.
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organ donation referral rate from hospital partners.
Pictured: Vital Link Donation Center.
collaborating with
hospital
partners
Program Spotlight:
Bridging Language
When a family loses a loved one, and organ donation may be an option for that patient, a physician can help the family by introducing the idea of donation and bridging the conversation to an Indiana Donor Network coordinator. During a clinical trial at Indiana University Health Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana Donor Network and Riley physicians saw a nearly 30% increase in donor authorization when bridging language was used. In 2022, we rolled this program out statewide via online training for physicians to increase donor authorization and save more lives.
indiana donor network hospital partnerships
Hospital partners are essential to ensuring the miracle of donation is possible. At Indiana Donor Network, our goal is to ensure the best possible donation experience for our valued hospital partners.
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Indiana Donor Network staff was on-site at the hospital within one hour of notification in 95% of all 2022 organ cases.
indiana donor network hospital partnerships
Hospital partners are essential to ensuring the miracle of donation is possible. At Indiana Donor Network, our goal is to ensure the best possible donation experience for our valued hospital partners.
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Indiana Donor Network staff was on-site at the hospital within one hour of notification in 95% of all 2022 organ cases.
Program Spotlight:
Bridging Language
When a family loses a loved one, and organ donation may be an option for that patient, a physician can help the family by introducing the idea of donation and bridging the conversation to an Indiana Donor Network coordinator. During a clinical trial at Indiana University Health Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana Donor Network and Riley physicians saw a nearly 30% increase in donor authorization when bridging language was used. In 2022, we rolled this program out statewide via online training for physicians to increase donor authorization and save more lives.
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Her life is gone here, but let’s go save others.
– Minerva Coker, mother of donor hero Ayania
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Ayania Coker tragically lost her life after she suffered a gunshot wound. Her mother, Minerva, who has fostered more than 100 children since the 1990s, took Ayania in when she was four months old and adopted her at age 8. Ayania saved the lives of a 22-year-old woman with the gift of her liver and a 64-year-old woman with the gift of her lungs.
be a hero
SAY “YES”
to organ donation
You can make an impact.
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lives saved through organ donation.
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lives enhanced through tissue donation.
