ADRP: The Association for Blood Donor Professionals

06/03/2026

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04/16/2026

Register for the Conference and make sure you book your hotel room by April 17!

03/20/2026

📣 Share Your Work at the 2026 ADRP Marketing Showcase

The ADRP Marketing Showcase is your chance to share ideas and learn from peers across the blood community. New this year: there are no winners or awards—just professionals sharing strategies, lessons learned, and creative approaches that drive real results.

We encourage submissions such as:
• TV or radio ads
• Social media content
• Print materials (posters, brochures, billboards)
• T-shirt designs and infographics
• Photography
• Any other donor-engagement materials

📅 Sign up by March 27: https://bit.ly/46Kw7Mx

03/18/2026

📅 The Schedule Is Now Available for the 2026 ADRP Annual Conference

Join more than 300 blood center professionals in Minneapolis, MN, May 12–14 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis for the 2026 ADRP Annual Conference.

We’re excited to welcome keynote speaker Courtney Clark, who will present “The Short Cut: How Strategic Adaptability Outperforms Grit.” Drawing on insights from her National Goal Resilience Study, she’ll share strategies to help individuals and teams avoid burnout, adapt to change, and focus on what truly drives progress.

At the conference, you’ll learn how to:
• Recognize when persistence helps — and when it holds you back
• Increase flexibility during change and uncertainty
• Distinguish between goals and plans to focus on what matters most
• Use a practical framework to prioritize competing demands

You’ll also take part in educational sessions, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities, while exploring innovative solutions in the exhibit hall.

📌 Book your hotel by April 10 to receive the discounted rate.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4suzT54

03/10/2026

📣 Share Your Work at the 2026 ADRP Marketing Showcase

The ADRP Marketing Showcase is your chance to share ideas and learn from peers across the blood community. New this year: there are no winners or awards—just professionals sharing strategies, lessons learned, and creative approaches that drive real results.

We encourage submissions such as:
• TV or radio ads
• Social media content
• Print materials (posters, brochures, billboards)
• T-shirt designs and infographics
• Photography
• Any other donor-engagement materials

📅 Sign up by March 13: https://bit.ly/4srx7NE

03/07/2026

Want to make an impact? ADRP is looking for volunteers to serve on committees and work groups that help advance our mission to educate and empower blood banking professionals worldwide.

ADRP committees support key priorities in our strategic plan and help shape programs, resources, and initiatives for the field.

Volunteer opportunities include:
• Conference Committee
• International Outreach Committee
• Marketing Resources Committee
• Webinar Committee
• Workshop Work Group on Middle Manager Development

📅 The deadline to apply is March 18. Committee terms are one year.

Join your peers and share your expertise: https://bit.ly/4srx7NE

02/10/2026

Staffing challenges aren’t going away—but many blood centers are finding smart ways to scale by strengthening their volunteer programs.

Join us for part 2 of our webinar series, Doing More With Less: Maximizing Use of Volunteers for Scalability and Donor Experience to Supplement Staffing Resources

📅 Wednesday, February 18, 2026
🎤 Speaker: Susan Alexander-Wilson, Volunteer and Grants Manager, We Are Blood

In this session, you’ll learn practical approaches to:
• Expand capacity using volunteers
• Enhance the donor experience
• Build sustainable volunteer programs that support collections

Register here: https://bit.ly/4qsDrmT

02/05/2026

📈 The numbers behind America’s blood supply just changed.

The latest U.S. Blood Donation Statistics & Public Messaging Guide is now live from ADRP & America’s Blood Centers, giving the blood community, journalists, and policymakers the most up-to-date national picture of who’s donating and how blood is being used.

Inside the new release:
🩸 Shifts in donor participation
🏥 How blood is used in trauma care and hospitals
📊 What the data says about the future of the nation’s blood supply

If you talk about blood donation, health care, or emergency medicine, this is the dataset everyone is working from.

Dive into the data, shareable graphics, and interactive tools:
👉 https://bit.ly/3NQoCgo