New Jersey Sharing Network Success Story
Honed presentation skills provide positive results in campaign for organ transplant donors
THE SITUATION
Nationwide, 18 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant — and the gap between donors and those on the waiting list continues to widen. Since 1987, NJ Sharing Network has served as one of two state-approved organ procurement organizations for the 5,000 New Jersey residents currently awaiting transplantation, and over 115,000 patients nationwide.
As part of their outreach efforts, NJ Sharing Network is charged with the responsibility of engaging, inspiring, and motivating people to get involved as volunteers and donors.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Elisse Glennon, Executive Director of the NJ Sharing Network Foundation, stated,