A
Five Step System
For Motivating and Guiding Clergy and Their Congregations to Include
Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness in Services During National Donor Sabbath
and Throughout the Year. Intended for Religious and Other Faith-Based
Organizations.
Broad Participation Will Also Create a Basis for Understanding and Commitment That Will Help Build a Grass Roots Interfaith Constituency to Support Ongoing Legislation and Adoption of Model Programs.
The Successful Test
The TRANSPLANT FOR LIFE system was successfully tested
during National Donor Sabbath in 1997 on Nov 13-15, and again on Nov.
12-14, 1998, through a pilot program involving all four branches of
the Jewish religious community of Southern California. Our five (5)
step-by-step Guide has been designed to reflect the ecumenical goals
of our organization. We encourage religious organizations to make use
of this simple, adaptable system. Our project was designed to assure
maximum participation from a regional religious group. Your approach
may vary according to the scope of your project and the resources available
to you.
We at TRANSPLANT FOR LIFE are eager to supply you with advice and support
each step of the way. Within each step is a link to a web page containing
sample "Action Forms" that we created and used as a way of
being more effective and efficient. You are encouraged to download and
"tailor" these forms in whatever way seems useful. However,
we do encourage you to contact us with any questions you might have
about these changes, and to let us know what worked for you and why.
- Enlist and Receive the Support of Your Clergy and/or Regional Religious Organization
- Identify Your Core Leadership and Agree on Scope of Campaign
- Create Mission Statement and Project Outline
- Work with Transplant Organizations in Your Area
- Compile
the Clergy Data for Communication
The
Second Step: Communication
- The Power of Communicating with the Priority Fax Transmitting the Priority Fax
- Following Up with Telephone Calls and Additional Priority Fax Reminder
- Work with Transplant
Organizations to Create and Ship Packets and/or
Provide Speakers To Confirmed Participating Congregations
The Fourth Step: Public Acknowledgment of Participation and Commitment and Final Contacts
- Use Advertisements To Spread The Word And Inspire The Clergy and Their Congregations
- Contact and Receive Cooperation From The Media
- The Final Opportunity
The Fifth Step: Evaluating Results
Working Together
We Know That "Miracles Through Understanding" Will Occur
Our Greatest Hope
Based on our experience we know the five steps outlined
here will work for your organization. Feel free to identify your organization
with ours. Together we can join in a united effort to save lives and
feel the warmth of God’s hand on our shoulders. Bless you.
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