American Society of Transplantation (AST) - AST Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) provides educational materials, including toolkits and webinars for potential living donors.
Donate Life America (DLA) - Nonprofit organization that handles the National Donate Life Registry, where anyone can register to be an organ donor. In December 2021, DLA launched the National Donate Life Living Donor Registry, which facilitates nondirected living kidney donation. The program continues to expand in phases.
The registry intends to improve the referral and evaluation process at living donor programs so more transplant candidates can receive a life-saving kidney. SRTR's LDC handles long-term follow-up of living donor outcomes, while DLA focuses on connecting potential nondirected donors to a living donor program.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Organ Donation - US government source on organ donation. HRSA is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Both SRTR and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) are federal contracts through HRSA. The OPTN has an information page about living donation.
The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) - Transplant Living - Nonprofit organization with a variety of living donor information, from its history to FAQs.
The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) - Transplant - Living Donation - Nonprofit organization with a variety of living donor information, from data figures to more resources.
