UNIVERSITY BLOOD INITIATIVE
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Mission Statement
To create a sustainable and equitable blood supply for the good of all.
About This Cause
Through our work over the last two years, the University Blood Initiative has saved over 30,000 lives. We are achieving our mission by empowering the next generation of diverse blood donors. Our work centers around setting up grassroots chapters on university campuses around the country. We train these students to use education and advocacy as a means of spreading awareness amongst their peers about the importance of lifelong blood donation AND issues within the industry that need to be addressed. Hence, our students create successful blood drives on campus. To date, we have 850+ members across 9 states. We are incredibly diverse as 83% of our members identify as a person of color (POC) and 14% identify as LGBTQ+. We pair chapters with local, independent blood centers that keep the blood products within the community they were donated from. UBI participates in advocacy at the national level as well. We believe it is unfair to engage traditionally marginalized populations without fighting to make the blood world an inclusive space. Our major focuses are sickle cell, racism in the history of blood donation/ transfusion medicine, and the Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) deferral. Lastly, as much as our students give back to their communities, we want to give back to our members. We provide them with exclusive opportunities to enhance their future careers.