ADRP - Blog

Bleed Green

2012-04-25T18:36:23Z

Harness the loyalty and passion of sports fans to elicit an equally passionate response to the call for blood. How do you reach fans? What key messages are going to motivate the masses? As blood donor recruiters, every summer we are faced with the task of rolling out a campaign that will engage donors, and attract attention and awareness about the need for blood.

Join us Thursday morning for the ADRP Run for Blood 5K Run/Walk and Breakfast!

2012-04-03T16:27:57Z

While in St. Louis, there’s no better way to start off your day than with a healthy run/walk under the historic St. Louis Gateway Arch. The ADRP Conference Run for Blood is a 5K run/walk that will begin and end at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial/Gateway Arch on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 6:45 AM.

Training Tomorrow’s Coordinators - Organizing a High School Workshop

2012-03-28T14:21:37Z

High school blood drives form the foundation for the blood supply during the academic year. The success or failure of these drives is often determined by the organizational skills of the faculty and student leaders involved. Planning and executing a high school workshop series can prepare this key audience for a successful blood program at their school.

Are You Getting the Right Results?

2012-03-08T16:58:56Z

The Blood Banking Industry has seen major changes in the last few years. We are now focused on drawing the right product on the right donor at the right time at the lowest cost per unit. To get to the right results change is necessary. In the mobile field, change may be raising the minimal projections, capping the estimated cost per unit, or raising the minimum DASH rate. In the fixed sites, how do you maximize your donations at the lowest cost?

Hagins Visits Blood Centers in China

2011-10-24T18:07:16Z

When John Hagins—past president of the Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals (ADRP) and current CEO of the American Red Cross Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region in Johnstown, PA—accompanied CaridianBCT to China with a Donor Recruitment road show, he had no idea it would be such a whirlwind adventure.

ADRP Loses Advocate, Leader and Friend

2011-10-12T16:23:20Z

by Deborah Swift

ADRP lost a tremendous friend and advocate September 28 when Rolf Kovenetsky, vice president of corporate and community relations for New York Blood Center and 1988-89 ADRP president passed away after a brief illness.

The New Way to Ask: The Millennial Way

2011-08-11T17:19:20Z

Submitted by CaridianBCT

Everyone keeps talking about social media, and rightfully so: According to Wikipedia, there are more than 400 social media sites on the Internet. Social media has incredible reach, both for its social-connecting power, and—increasingly—for its business-connecting power.

Remembering Bob Fechner and His Belief in Education

2011-07-06T17:40:45Z

by Deborah Swift

A man with integrity, who led by example, was dedicated to the industry and his team, and who supported his employees’ education and leadership development—that was Bob Fechner.

Bob had a lot of fans in the recruitment industry. Those who worked with or for Bob said he was a leader who knew how to create an environment that enabled people to make extraordinary things happen. The industry lost Bob way too soon when he passed away from cancer.

Because the ADRP Board of Directors wanted to see Bob’s belief in education and leadership development live on, they have created the Bob Fechner Leadership Series in his honor.

For ADRP Conference Attendees: A Guide to Minneapolis

2011-05-08T17:28:42Z

by Billie Johnson
Vice President - New Client Results / Incept and
Member of ADRP Communications & Marketing Committee

If you’re going to the Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals (ADRP) Conference next week (http://www.adrp.org/conference), you might be wondering what there is to do in Minneapolis at night. Between the nightlife, shopping, karaoke, restaurants and sightseeing destinations, you won’t be bored in the City of Lakes!

Link In and Be Friends

2011-04-28T13:14:36Z

Submitted by CaridianBCT

Are you a member of ADRP’s LinkedIn group page? Eleven of your peers just joined the ranks of more than 100 donor recruitment professionals networking online though this page—from Indiana to Ireland and from New Zealand to North Dakota—check it out yourself and continue to build your network.