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Waitlist Zero is a US-based organization that works to promote living kidney donation through a mixture of political advocacy, education, and raising awareness.
The organization was started in
Projects
editWaitlist Zero is a member of the Coalition to Promote Living Kidney Donations, a group of 15 organizations which advocate for policy changes that support living kidney donations.[1]
Political Advocacy
editWaitlist Zero works with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the government body which oversees organ donation.
Finances
editWaitlist Zero has an operating budget of about $120,000 a year.
The organization has received two grants from Good Ventures. The first was $50,000, given in September 2014 in order to fund the organizers while they made a plan for the organization.[2] The other, given in August 2015, was $200,000 over two years in order for the organization to continue work.[3] In addition, Waitlist Zero has also raised $35,000 from Novartis and various other individual funders.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Our Goals". Coalition to Promote Living Kidney Donation. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Waitlist Zero — Planning Grant | Open Philanthropy Project". www.openphilanthropy.org. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "WaitList Zero — General Support | Open Philanthropy Project". www.openphilanthropy.org. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "A conversation with Josh Morrison, February 5, 2016" (PDF). Open Philanthropy Project. 5 February 2016.
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