Facebookmovestohelporgandonations1May2012,byRobLeverFacebookonTuesdayunveiledaninitiativetousethevastsocialnetworktohelpconnectorgandonorswithpeoplewhoneedlife-savingtransplants.
FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergannouncedtheinitiativeandbecameoneofthefirstFacebookuserstosignuptodonateonthesocialnetwork.
MembersofFacebookintheUnitedStatesandBritaincannowindicatethattheyareorgandonorsontheirtimelines,andiftheyarenotdonors,theycanfindlinkstoofficialorgandonationregistriesandinstantlyenroll.
"Facebookisreallyaboutcommunicatingandtellingstories,"ZuckerbergtoldABCNews.
"Wethinkthatpeoplecanreallyhelpspreadawarenessoforgandonationandthattheywanttoparticipateinthistotheirfriends.
Andthatcanbeabigpartofhelpingsolvethecrisisthat'soutthere.
"Zuckerbergsaidhewasmotivatedtolaunchtheprogrambyconversationswithhisgirlfriend,whoisamedicalstudent,andhisfriendshipwithAppleco-founderSteveJobs,whoselifewasextendedbyalivertransplant.
"Wewanttomakeitsimple,"saidZuckerberg.
"Youjustputinthestateorcountrythatyou'refrom,sothatwecanhelplinkyoutotheofficialregistries.
"Inthe"healthandwellness"sectionofusers'timelines,userscanlisttheirstatusasorgandonorsandexplainthedecisiontotheirfriends,inanefforttoraiseawarenessabouttheneedfordonors.
"Today,morethan114,000peopleintheUnitedStates,andmillionsmorearoundtheglobe,arewaitingfortheheart,kidneyorlivertransplantthatwillsavetheirlives,"ZuckerbergsaidinastatementwithFacebookchiefoperatingofficerSherylSandberg.
Anestimated18peopledieeverydayfromthelackofavailableorgans,accordingtoDonateLifeAmerica,anonprofitalliancethatispartneringwithFacebook.
"Wecan'tthankFacebookenoughfortheorganization'scommitmenttohelpingsavelivesbyencouragingAmericanstoregisterasorgan,eyeandtissuedonors.
.
.
Thousandsofliveswillbesavedorhealedasaresultofthisinitiative,"saidDavidFleming,presidentandchiefexecutiveofDonateLifeAmerica.
"WewanttoencourageeveryFacebookusertotakeamomentandupdatetheirtimeline,registertobeadonor,andsharetheirdecisionwithfamilyandfriends.
Itisasimplewaytoprovidehopeforthoseinneed.
"Zuckerberg,27,whoisknownforavoidingthepubliclimelight,disclosedsomedetailsofhispersonallifeintheABCinterview,describinghischatswithgirlfriendPriscillaChanthathelpedleadtothedonationinitiative.
"She'sinmedicalschoolnow,"ZuckerbergsaidofChan.
"She'sgoingtobeapediatrician,soourdinnerconversationsareoftenaboutFacebookandthekidsthatshe'smeeting.
"HetoldABCthatChantoldhimaboutpatientsshemeets"gettingsickerastheydon'thavetheorganthattheyneed"andotherfortunatecaseswherechildrenultimatelyreceivedtransplants.
Zuckerbergcalledtheaccounts"unbelievable.
"Describingonecaseofaboyneedingahearttransplant,ChantoldZuckerbergtheboy'sskinhadturnedbluefromlackofoxygen,butwithinweeksofreceivingatransplanthewasoutagainplayingsports.
"Howcanthatnotmakeyouhappy"hesaid.
1/2ZuckerbergalsosaidthedeathofSteveJobs,whomhecalleda"friend,"helpedinspiretheproject.
"Thatdefinitely,Ithink,wassomethingthatweallhadinmindaswewerebuildingthisout,"Zuckerbergsaid.
"Hisstoryisjustoneofmany,ofpeoplewhobothwereabletohaveanorgantransplantthatmadehislifelongerandhewasextremelythankfulforthat.
"JobsdiedonOctober5ofpancreaticcancerattheageof56.
Buthislifewasextendedbyalivertransplantin2009thatenabledhimtoreturntothehelmofApple.
ThenumberofpeopleusingFacebookhadrisento901millionbytheendofthequarter,accordingtocompanydocuments.
Facebookisexpectedtomakeitsmuch-anticipatedstockmarketdebutinthecomingweeksinapublicofferingwhichcouldraiseasmuchas$10billion,thelargestflotationeverbyanInternetcompanyonWallStreet.
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