The Vitalant Blog

Lisa Grimmett, blood drive coordinator for the Redding Host Lions, is not your typical coordinator. Read More

Eric Davis started hosting blood drives after his son needed blood transfusions and is now hosting four drives a year.  Read More

The Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has a long history of helping others, and Larry Coffman has been involved for more than eight years as their leader. Read More

For Bonnie Kirschman, blood drive coordinator for the Rancho Murieta Community blood drives, blood donation and the desire to make a difference is personal. Read More

Kirsten grew up with a great example of blood donation: her father. Today she continues her father's legacy by hosting blood drives.  Read More

Doing good gives you purpose – and that purpose can have a lasting effect on not only you, but the people you surround yourself with. As a blood drive coordinator and advocate, you know that donating blood can vastly improve your mental health, but did you know that it can also improve the mental health of the people around you? Read on to find out more!  Read More

“Coordinating a blood drive around Thanksgiving is a challenge, but well worth it,” says Dr. David Rostad. First and foremost, blood drives help patients. Blood donations decline around the holidays, and this is a way of ensuring blood is available during a critical time of year.   Read More

For the past six years, Activities Director and Blood Drive Coordinator, Brent Mattix has led the Roseville High School Student Government in successful blood drives. The keys to a thriving blood donor program according to Mattix – strong leaders and motivation.
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Blood Drive Coordinators play a vital role in supporting hospital patients in their community and, when the need arises, others across the country. A critical resource to their success is the support of a Vitalant Account Manager. The ADRP Donor Recruiter of the Year Award was established in 1982 to recognize an outstanding donor recruiter in the blood banking industry. To be considered for this prestigious award, individuals must be nominated by their peers, demonstrate exceptional prac... Read More

As a coordinator, one of your most important responsibilities is recruiting new blood donors and encouraging existing blood donors to give again. In most cases, people are motivated by the ability to help someone in their community heal from trauma. In other cases, a donor might be interested in an incentive. Or sometimes, the donor is wondering what’s in it for them.   Read More