be the match

How a national bone marrow registry has doubled its donors through social media

Be the Match is using the reach of YouTube to save lives.

On May 26, 2018 by Grace Speas

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Online community rallies around man who has a month to find a bone marrow donor

Reddit is inspiring a lot of people to sign up to Gift of Life.

On Sep 28, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

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Watch this little girl do Zumba to raise awareness of bone marrow disease

She's party rockin' for a good cause.

On Apr 24, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

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1 year later: How social media saved Amit Gupta

The Photojojo founder is alive today thanks to his social media connections.

On Sep 24, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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YouTube favorite Janet Liang finds perfect bone marrow match

In January the leukemia patient pleaded to the YouTube community for help. Eight months later, she finally has a near-perfect match.

On Sep 11, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Amit Gupta finds bone marrow donor through social media

When Amit Gupta was diagnosed with leukemia, he turned to his social media connections for help in finding a suitable donor. And it worked!

On Jan 18, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Upvote: This week on Reddit, fighting SOPA and saving lives

Redditors won a battle against a hated piece of legislation and did some good deeds.

On Dec 23, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Leukemia patient finds life-saving connections

When entrepreneur Amit Gupta was diagnosed with leukemia, he immediately tapped into his networks to try to find a matching bone marrow donor.

On Oct 7, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini