GAEBA Webinar #2: Weaving Donation into the Fabric of Your Community
March 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC-6
Description: Weaving Donation into the Fabric of Your Community is a free live, interactive webinar designed for global eye health professionals, corneal surgeons, and donation advocates. Hosted by the Global Alliance of Eye Banking Associations (GAEBA) and featuring Stefanie Dziedzic, MS, CFRE of the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin, this session will equip attendees with practical strategies to create sustainable corneal donation programs, especially in regions where cultural, social, and religious barriers exist.
Learn how to engage communities, break down misconceptions, inspire support for corneal donation and expand access to curative corneal transplants. Featuring expert insights and real-world scenarios, this webinar offers actionable solutions tailored for eye banks around the world.
Don’t miss this opportunity to help ensure that all who wish to can donate corneal tissue, and all who need it have access to the gift of sight!
Date: 27 March 2025 at 5:00pm CST USA/CANADA
Presenter:
Stefanie Dziedzic, MS, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin
Presenter’s Bio: Stefanie Dziedzic has over 20 years of progressive leadership experience in the nonprofit, health and human services space. Among her many accomplishments, Stefanie worked for 10 years at Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network as a Requestor, was later promoted to Supervisor of the Requestor team and Manager of Donor Family Services. Stefanie has a deep personal connection to donation as a donor family member whose loved one gave the gift of life and sight and as a tissue recipient.
Stefanie’s fundraising background includes serving as the Director of Development for The Cradle and Cradle Foundation (a newborn and infant adoption agency) and as Director of Development for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation. Most recently she served as VP of Development for Bulamu Healthcare, an international NGO focused on increasing access to high quality, low-cost public healthcare programs and services in East Africa.
Stefanie joined the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin in January 2024, where she is working to increase stakeholder engagement and awareness, and increase funding for programs and services.
Stefanie holds a Master of Science degree in Thanatology (the scientific study of death and dying) from Marian University in Fond Du Lac, WI, a post-graduate certificate in Donation and Procurement Leadership from the Gift of Life Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).
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🎯 Who Should Attend?
- Eye and tissue donation professionals
- Corneal transplant surgeons
- Global public health advocates