Blood Donors

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Prospective, new, and experienced donors; as well as the phlebotomists and other staff involved with donation welcome!

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Actually 9 reasons, and one of the 9 is allowed to go free and just given a gentle recommendation to verify it :P But a fun article for anyone on the fence about whether to donate or not, obviously slanted towards "yes, donate."

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Also ripped from https://www.reddit.com/r/Blooddonors/wiki/index/non-donor-volunteer/, albeit with a few updates from me. Props to u/Yay_Blood for caring enough to put all this stuff together in the first place!

Non-Donor Ways to Get Involved

Host a blood drive

Even if you are too young to donate, or can't for other reasons, you can inspire others to donate! Reach out to your local center to learn about hosting a blood drive in your school, work, or community.

American Red Cross blood drive info

Suggest a venue to the NHS

Work at a blood drive or volunteer at a blood center

Contact your local center to see if you have help at a blood drive, or assist at the center. You may check donors in, screen for COVID-19 symptoms, or pass out post-donation snacks.

Be a volunteer driver

Some centers rely on volunteers to transport blood between centers, hospitals, and processing centers. This usually requires training.

Be a blood donation recruiter

Recruit and inspire others to donate! Share your story or blood donation facts to get the word out.

Make it a career

Blood donations are taken by phlebotomists. You can become a phlebotomist in the U.S. by completing high school (or a GED), going through a phlebotomy program, and getting certified.

Indeed article on how to become a phlebotomist

Advocate to Remove MSM Deferrals and Bans

Many countries have long deferral periods or bans keeping men who have sex with men from donating blood. There are many organizations working to remove these rules. Progress has been made, including in the United States of America and Canada. There is still more work to be done. If you have any resources on organizations still working towards this, let me know!

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Ripped straight from https://www.reddit.com/r/Blooddonors/wiki/index/find-a-center/. It's a good resource!

Ready to donate? Find a center or blood drive!

United States

Use this search from AABB to find a donation site in the U.S. This doesn't include mobile drives, but you can find these on the websites for the closest fixed locations.

Canada

Here's the Canadian Blood Services donor centre search.

Mexico

Check out Blooders.org.

Europe

Use the search feature on this page from the European Blood Alliance to find a blood agency near you. Their websites should all have a search tool you can use to find the closest donation center in your country.

U.K.

Find a center with the NHS.

Australia

Find a center with the Australian Red Cross.

South Korea

This page has a link to a list of blood donation centers.

Lebanon

DSC has information about blood donation and how to get started.

India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Oman, & Yemen

Friends2Support.org

From their page: "Friends2Support.org is the world’s largest voluntary blood donors’ organization with services available in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Oman and Yemen. The organization's main aim is to have a society wherein there is no shortage of blood in the most critical situations. Friends2Support.org has more than 5,00,000 voluntary blood donors across the world and soon targets to reach 10 million mark."

Philippines

The Philippine Red Cross has information on donation locations and commonly asked questions.

Turkey

This site connects donors with those who need blood donations: http://www.acilkanaraniyor.com/