National Blood Donor Month
Campaign Toolkit
What is it?
January is National Blood Donor Month (NBDM). Extreme winter weather and seasonal illnesses often make it difficult for blood banks to maintain a sufficient blood supply at this time of year. By celebrating NBDM, we aim to inspire people to donate blood. When one person donates blood or participates in NBDM they can encourage others to donate, which has the potential to create an exponential increase in the availability of life-saving donor blood when and where its needed most.
National Blood Donor Month encourages patients, survivors, medical professionals and public health advocates to spread the word about blood donation, the need for blood for placenta accreta and obstetric patients, and to thank those who help save their lives.
Use these campaign materials to celebrate National Blood Donor Month with your family and friends, your hospital, local blood center and within your community. Download the social media toolkit full of images below and post them to your social media accounts with a call to action. Don’t stop there - check out other things you can do to spread the word about blood donation.
Key Messages
One of the biggest uses of donated blood is for mothers during childbirth.
As many as 90% of patients with placenta accreta require blood transfusion, and 40% require more than 10 units of packed red blood cells.
Postpartum hemorrhage causes approximately 11% of maternal deaths in the United States and is the leading cause of death that occurs on the day of birth.
Rates of obstetric blood product transfusion increased 400% between 1993 - 2014 in the United States.
Pledge To Give Blood
Consider pledging to give blood during the month to help ensure the next accreta mom has access to the blood products that may be needed for her care. Help us reach our goal of 50 pledges in the month of January!
Social Media Toolkit
Our social media toolkit includes pre-made sample NBDM social media posts that are ready to upload to your Facebook account. We’ve also added a new red colored Accreta Awareness Facebook profile photo frame in honor of NBDM. Be sure to tag National Accreta Foundation on your posts and use our campaign hashtags: #NBDM, Be an #AccretaHero & #GiveBlood
Blood Drive Awareness Kit
Get involved locally and host a blood drive. Check out our page on blood donation to learn more about how to host a blood drive and download our toolkit for hosting one. Once it’s scheduled, share your blood drive with us so we can help spread the word. You can also download “Strong as a Mother” cards and check out other materials from our gear center for your blood drive.
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Looking for something accreta related to hand out at a blood drive or fundraiser? These “Strong As A Mother” accreta cards help raise awareness of placenta accreta and encourage recipients to act. Download and print these cards double-sided.
We recommend using an online printer such as Canva. Create a 4.25" x 5.5" postcard and upload these files. Then order the postcards on premium paper with a matte finish to be delivered to your door.
Donate & Fundraise for National Accreta Foundation
Another way to help the cause is to raise funds for National Accreta Foundation to continue our efforts to increase the supply of blood products. Host a fundraiser in honor of National Blood Donor Month to help bring attention to the impact of blood donation on maternal health.
Accreta Awareness GEAR
Donate in our gear center and receive a shirt, water bottle or tote bag. Take a selfie wearing your gear when giving blood and tell the world how you’re #AccretaStrong. We are offering a large variety of styles and sizes, so snag yours today!
SALE FOR LIMITED SIZES AVAILABLE
Note that this item is on sale as an Add-on Item and requires another eligible item to be included in cart at checkout to meet donation gift minimum level of $25.
100% preshrunk cotton classic shirt features a slim fit, side seams, lightweight fabric, and shoulder-to-shoulder tape for the best drape. Sizing is true to size.
Our limited edition soft hooded sweatshirt is in signature NAF green with matching drawstrings and features the NAF belly logo in white embroidery. This high quality addition to our gear center is the perfect way to raise awareness in style. Sizing is unisex, for ladies sizing consider ordering a size down. Get them while they’re still available!
Our “Strong As A Mother” dual-sided tote bag is available as a gift for all Accreta Awareness Month fundraisers in October that raise $300 - or - as a gift with a $57 donation. The tote is a 10 oz. natural cotton tote bag, dimensions are 13-1/2" x 21-3/4" x 7". It features gusseted sides, a coordinating gray zipper closure and 27" carrying handles extend from the top to the bottom. Yours free with a donation of $57.00.
This 100% cotton infant onesie features an envelope neck and reinforced double-needle stitching, complete with snap leg closures.
SALE FOR REMAINING SIZES
Classic 100% cotton toddler and youth tees feature short sleeves, a rib-knit crewneck and side seams.
THANK YOU for your help to make this the best National Blood Donor month ever.
We couldn’t do it without you
National Accreta Foundation is an entirely volunteer staffed and donation funded 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to placenta accreta advocacy. If you find our content of value, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us continue this work.