The first pillar of the 50K goal is to expand collaboration across AOPO membership and among all stakeholders.
AOPO Meetings
AOPO hosts educational conferences each year, including an Annual Meeting, Leadership Development Summit, Directors Workshop, and Financial Management Meeting for OPO members and community partners to collaborate, learn, and share successful practices to save more lives through organ donation and transplantation.
Advocacy Efforts
AOPO participates in regulatory activities to share its unique perspective as the national voice of OPOs. AOPO and its Members continue to engage with members of Congress about the complex and lifesaving organ donation and transplantation process. members participate in advocacy days as an opportunity to connect with their Senators, Representatives, and staff to provide ongoing education and continue to build relationships.
Community Connection Webinar Series
AOPO, in partnership with the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance (The Alliance) and the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT), launched a complimentary webinar series titled, “Community Connection: Interreligious Dialogues on Organ Donation and Transplantation”. Recordings of the series are available on The Alliance’s website.
SODA Campus Challenge
AOPO, alongside EBAA and AATB, served as presenting sponsors of the third annual Student Organ Donation Advocates (SODA) Campus Challenge, supporting student teams from high schools, colleges, and graduate programs as they led registration drives, hosted events, and partnered with local OPOs to engage their peers.
OPO IMPACT Improvement Program
AOPO’s IMPACT (Improvement In Action) program continued to expand its reach this year, supporting two additional OPOs, one of which returned for targeted assistance in a specific area. That brings the total to 13 OPOs served since the program launched. Through comprehensive needs assessments, IMPACT helps OPOs identify opportunities for growth and provides practical tools and recommendations to drive meaningful improvement.
National Partners
Collaborations with national partner organizations that share a united mission with AOPO is essential to meeting the 50K goal. AOPO collaborates with Donate Life America (DLA), NATCO, The Alliance, National Kidney Foundation (NKF), American Society of Transplantation (AST), American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), Association of Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT), American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), MOTTEP, and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).