Our Funding Sources
Grant Funding
2016 – Catherine Cookson grant to found We Are Donors – £3,000
2019 – Alec Dickson Grant – £490
NHSBT Community Investment Scheme:
£9,893 from NHSBT to set up two groups in London at King’s College London and University College London; to increase blood drive attendance from Black African, Black Caribbean, Asian & Ethnic minorities; to convert our current educational materials so that they could be delivered online (this included developing a Prezi presentation, a video on the organ donation progess, and a video on organ donation for Black, Asian, and Ethnic minorities).
NHSBT Community Grants Programme:
£18,995 from NHSBT to promote blood and organ donation to Black African and Black Caribbean young people around the country.
Britford Bridge Trust:
£5,000 of funding for Website redevelopment, design and hosting costs. As well as funding for Graphic Design input to update our branding and marketing tools.
Notable Donations
We would like to thank the McGarvey family and Team Fionntán who help raise £102,483 in memory of Fionntán McGarvey, who in death gave the gift of life to two people in need of life saving kidney donations. Their generous donation and continued efforts have helped enable We Are Donors to take that next step as a charity. We are forever thankful for their huge contribution to our charity's journey.
