Activating Students in your Service Area
What is SODA: Student Organ Donation Advocates?
Students represent a promising segment of the population to become educated about the critical need for organ donation and to register as organ donors. SODA campus chapters mobilize organ donation ambassadors and their peers, instill a passion for organ donation that can last a lifetime, and fulfill an unmet need for student-focused organ donation education and registration efforts across the United States.
How do SODA and OPOs work together?
SODA's National Team works with the Community Outreach Teams at more than 15 OPOs to support and inspire student advocacy on high school and college campuses across the country
SODA's Role:
OPO's Role:
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Provide chapters access to the Chapter Toolkit
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Provide chapters promotional materials and event reimbursement
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Share best practices in student outreach for OPOs
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Meet with the OPO discuss the OPO's student outreach strategy
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Identify interested students
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Advise students and connect with the local organ donation community
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Train students about organ donation advocacy
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Provide Donate Life/OPO-branded materials to chapters
If you identify a student who is passionate about organ donation and told them about starting an organ donation chapter at their high school or college, please have them follow the following steps:
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Take the eligibility quiz.
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Find a team of three students and review the resources available to and expectations of chapters here.
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Fill out chapter application.
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