Vision
To provide leading edge education and support to living kidney donors and recipients.
Purpose
To reduce the suffering and improve the quality of life from long term kidney disease through education, advocacy, research and support throughout the living kidney donor and transplantation process.
Strategies
Education
- Organ donor education
- Recipient education
- Health professional education
- Live donor support program
- Recipient support program
- Sharing knowledge, experiences with related organisations
- General public awareness and education
Support Programs
Volunteers
- Living kidney donor support program
- In hospital support
Social services
- Flowers/ chocolates
- Out of hospital expenses
- Overnight accommodation
Research and Fellowship Programs
- Allied health research grants
- Organ Transplant Research: basic science and clinical research
- Transplant Fellowship Programs: surgical skills
Advocacy
- Engagement with community to promote the benefits of and awareness of living organ donation
- Engagement with local community
- Engagement with wider community
- Engagement with media and government
Funding Objectives
Items |
Cost |
| Forceps and needle holders | $5,000 each set |
| Vascular clamps | $7,500 |
| Intraoperative ultrasound probes | $25,000 to $45,000 |
| Immunology tests and columns (ABOi) | $40,000 |
| Urology equipment | $25,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Social services | $25,000 |
| Research grant | $26,000 |
| Research manager/fellowship | $100,000 per year |
Types of giving
- Memorial gift – donation in memory of loved one
- Honor gift – special occasion
- General gifts
- New concepts
- Planned giving – through estates
- Workplace giving
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