ORGAN TRANSPLANT AWARENESS PROGRAM OF NEW MEXICO
Promoting Organ Donation; Supporting the transplant community
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Pass proposed legislation to increase organ donor registration in New Mexico The problem is there is a need for more registered organ donors. It is a 5 year wait for a kidney and only 60% are registered organ donors.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Transplant Community Support Group
Support group serving transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, donor families, caregivers.
Promoting Organ Donor Awareness
Through health fairs, media, social media raise awareness of the need for more organ donors in order to shorten the transplant waiting list
Annual Scholarship
Scholarship program open to New Mexico High School seniors. Applicants write a scholarship about organ donation.
Support Group
Supporting the transplant community
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of votes for or against specific policies
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Promoting Organ Donor Awareness
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We will continue to promote organ donation and increase the numbers of organ donors in the state of New Mexico, thus reducing the number of people in New Mexico on the UNOS wait list. We will provide a support system for the Transplant Community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Increase advertising campaign. Make appearances on website, tv, radio, social media and health fairs, promoting organ donation. Reach out to kidney dialysis clinics, transplant centers both local and regional promoting support group. Promote organ donation through health fairs, cultural events, speaking to organization and any opportunity that presents itself.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our group is comprised of dedicated organ donor recipients, candidates, caregivers, living donors and health officials that are willing to take part in events.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Senate Bill 81 has been introduced into the New Mexico legislature and has passed one committee.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ORGAN TRANSPLANT AWARENESS PROGRAM OF NEW MEXICO
Board of directorsas of 01/28/2022
Evelyn Rivera
Organ Transplant Awareness Program of New Mexico
Term: 2020 - 2023
Patricia Pistorio
Feliz Munoz
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.