Donate Life Ambassadors Program
Sign up to be a Donate Life Ambassador
Sign up for Training
Helpful Information for Volunteers
Volunteer Forms
How to Contact our Volunteer Coordinator
Donate Life Ambassadors
Our Donate Life Ambassadors program is very active throughout our service area of Northern and Central California. Volunteers help educate the public by participating in a variety of activities ranging from health fairs to speaking engagements. Please see the summary of "What Volunteers Do" for more detailed information as well as the Donate Life Ambassadors program description.
While many of our Donate Life Ambassadors are transplant recipients, we cherish donor family members who also volunteer and share their personal stories with the public. Many people decide to become organ donors after hearing testimonials of donor family members and/or a transplant recipient. Even if you don't have your own personal story or tie to transplantation, we always welcome dedicated and committed people to our volunteer program. Passion for the cause of organ and tissue donation is a key requirement for volunteering with us!
All volunteers must attend a "What You Need to Know" training (orientation) prior to volunteering with us. This training must be renewed every two years to stay current with the latest information. We also ask volunteers to commit to at least four events/activities per calendar year to stay active with us. In addition to the initial training, we offer additional training for Speakers, designed for those volunteers who take on more formal public speaking opportunities to groups at schools, civic groups, service clubs, (i.e. Rotary and Kiwanis), churches and businesses. Our volunteers give most of those talks!
The events listed on our Web site are updated constantly so volunteers can check out where they can best help out. Volunteering opportunities are constant but not regularly scheduled which means that volunteering is on an as-needed basis when events/activities are booked. We participate in a variety of events to share the message of donation within our communities. The events can be fun, emotional, exciting, amazing, and always meaningful.
On behalf of the Transplant Network and those who wait for a second chance at life, thank you for thinking of joining our Volunteers For Life program. We are happy to help you decide if this is the place for you to volunteer. Please feel free to contact us for more information about how to get started. If you know you want to become a Volunteer For Life, please see the "Sign up to be a Donate Life Ambassador" section below. Thank you!
Lead Volunteers (PDF)
How to Contact our Volunteer Coordinator
What Volunteers Do (PDF)
VFL Program Outline (PDF)
Sign up to be a Donate Life Ambassador
Please review the Donate Life Ambassadors Program description first, then complete the following forms and sign up for training:
Return completed forms to the
Volunteer Coordinator.
Sign up for Training
Please remember that training must be completed prior to volunteering with us. Training must also be renewed every two years to stay current. Please plan on attending "What You Need to Know" training to get started. Please see the schedule and sign up for a date and location that works for you.
2008 training schedule
Helpful Information for Volunteers
Please read the Narrative on Donation for a general overview of the basics of organ donation. The Terminology and Messages information sheet will help you focus on the message of donation so everyone is using the most appropriate terms and concepts when speaking to the public.
Narrative on Donation Sept. 2004
Terminology and Messages Sept. 2004
Volunteer Forms
Print what you need, and return the completed forms to the Volunteer Coordinator. Please remember to turn the reimbursement forms and original receipts in as soon as you incur expenses (before 30 days).
PA96-030 Volunteer Expense Form
VFL timesheet
How to Contact our Volunteer Coordinator
Cathy Olmo
Community Outreach/Volunteer Coordinator
California Transplant Donor Network
1000 Broadway, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94607
510.251.7001 direct / 510.251.7051 fax
colmo@ctdn.org
