Informational Webinars

All microsite patients are welcome to attend free monthly Zoom webinars led by donor search coaches and other experts.

These webinars provide practical tips for using your microsite effectively and include a live Q&A session where participants can get answers to specific questions.

All sessions are moderated by trained donor search coaches. Most are conducted in English, with bilingual coaches offering Spanish support during designated sessions.

Friends, family members and others supporting you in your donor search are also welcome to attend.

Past Webinar Topics

• Microsites 101: How to Share Your Story & Find a Living Donor: This webinar provides an overview of microsites and offers advice on how to use your microsite to find a living donor.
• NKR’s Voucher Program: This webinar provides an overview of the National Kidney Registry’s Voucher Program, which can make the process more flexible and increase your chances of finding a match. It explains how the voucher process works, answers some common questions, and helps you decide if it’s the right option for you and your potential donor.
• National Kidney Registry Programs and Tools Supporting Living Kidney Donation: This webinar provides an overview of the NKR programs and tools designed to support living kidney donors, recipients, and transplant centers. It will cover the NKR’s history and mission, along with key initiatives including the Microsite Program, Voucher Program, Kidney for Life, and Donor Shield. Attendees will learn how these programs work together to help patients find donors, improve matching, support donors before and after donation, and provide resources throughout the transplant journey.
• Microsite Marketing Basics: How to Share Your Message and Reach Potential Donors: Setting up your microsite is a great first step in your search for a living donor, but it’s just as important to know how to share your story with potential donors. This webinar offers valuable tips for how to share your story on social media and other outlets, like media coverage, events, T-shirts, and billboards. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand your outreach, this webinar will give you simple, practical advice you can put into action right away.
• How to Talk to Your Inner Circle About Living Kidney Donation: Your closest family members are often the most willing—and most successful—living kidney donors. But starting the conversation can feel intimidating. This webinar helps patients understand why these donors are different, how the Voucher Program can make donation easier, and how to approach parents, children, siblings, spouses, and significant others about the possibility of living donation.
• Finding a Living Kidney Donor Through Faith Communities: This webinar focuses on how patients can engage their faith communities to help find a living kidney donor. It offers practical tips, messaging strategies, and real-life examples of successful donor searches within churches and other faith-based settings. Hear from special guests, including faith leaders and transplant recipients who found donors through their religious communities.
• From Dialysis to Transplant: Real Stories of Life Before and After: This webinar features individuals who have experienced dialysis and gone on to receive a kidney transplant. Our special guests will share what life was like before transplant, the challenges of dialysis, and how their lives have changed since.
• Success Stories: Celebrating Kidney Transplant Journeys and the Power of Microsites: This special National Kidney Month webinar celebrates the inspiring journeys of kidney transplant recipients. Hear directly from individuals who have navigated the challenges of kidney disease, successfully shared their stories through their NKR microsites, and achieved life-changing transplants.

For more information on how to register for upcoming webinars, please contact your donor search coach. Monthly Microsite Motivator emails, which are sent to all active microsite patients, include information on upcoming webinars and links to register.