January 25, 2018 at 6:34 pm
Published by Alex Hicks | Communications Strategist
January is National Blood Donor Month, so we figured this was the perfect time to share an awesome and long overdue initiative — the International #BloodDonorEmoji Campaign. According to the World Health Organization, 112.5 million blood donations are collected globally...
January 17, 2018 at 5:40 pm
Published by Victoria Somerville, MPH | Marketing Manager
You may have noticed that Café Scientifique looks a little different. That’s because Café Scientifique (also known as Café Sci) has gotten a brand overhaul! For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Café Scientifique is an international network of...
January 13, 2018 at 10:59 am
Published by Stanford Blood Center
In 2017, for every 15 people that came in to donate, Good Karma Bikes (GKB) gifted one bicycle to a child in foster care or a single-parent shelter. The donated bicycles were gifted to Life Moves, Georgia Travis House. Good...
January 10, 2018 at 6:58 pm
Published by Alex Hicks | Communications Strategist
Most of you probably know that when you donate blood products, they test for your blood type (A-positive, O-negative, etc.). But you might not know that when you donate platelets, they test for an additional type — your HLA type....
January 3, 2018 at 7:32 pm
Published by Alex Hicks | Communications Strategist
This January, donating blood will earn you good karma! January 8 – 27, Stanford Blood Center is partnering with Good Karma Bikes (GKB) for our fifth annual Give Good campaign. Each year during our critical winter season (when blood donations are...