The Power of One
Imagine turning on the television and seeing a story about someone in desperate need of a kidney. They’re not a celebrity or a public figure—just an ordinary person whose life hangs in the balance. Now imagine that within days, a total stranger responds, gets tested, and donates their kidney. A life is saved. A miracle is made possible. This isn’t fiction. This is the life-changing work of Save One Person.
Founded on the belief that every human life matters, Save One Person transforms the media from a platform for entertainment into a life-saving tool. Their mission is simple yet powerful: to connect people facing medical crises with living organ donors through targeted media alerts and strategic storytelling. They save lives—one miracle at a time.
The Problem: Medical Crises with No Platform
Every year, thousands of people face life-threatening illnesses requiring organ transplants or other medical miracles. While the medical system works tirelessly to support these individuals, many are left waiting—sometimes too long—for a donor to appear. Despite the urgent need, these individuals often struggle in silence. Their stories are unheard. Their pleas go unanswered.
This is where Save One Person steps in.
Our Solution: Media as a Messenger of Miracles
At Save One Person, media is the method. Through television, radio, print, and digital platforms, this nonprofit tells the stories of those in critical need. These aren’t just news segments—they are life-saving alerts, carefully crafted to inspire action. Each week, a new story is shared with the public, calling for a living kidney donor, a bone marrow match, or simply compassionate outreach.
But Save One Person doesn’t stop at broadcasting stories. Their team follows up, provides emotional support, and shares updates, all in service of their greater vision: to create a global network of media outlets devoted to saving lives.
How It Works: From Crisis to Connection
Step 1: Submit Your Story
If you or someone you love is facing a medical crisis, the first step is to reach out to Save One Person by emailing [email protected] with your photo, story, and contact information. Every submission is reviewed and considered for inclusion in the weekly Save One Person alert.
Step 2: The Story is Shared
Once selected, your story is crafted into a compelling message. The team at Save One Person uses their vast media network—including partnerships with news channels, social platforms, and blogs—to spread your plea for help. These alerts are designed to inspire action and compassion from viewers and readers around the world.
Step 3: A Miracle Happens
From this outreach, miracles are born. Someone watches, someone reads, someone responds. Whether it's a donor stepping forward, a new treatment being discovered, or emotional support being offered, the impact is real and often immediate.
Real People, Real Miracles
Hershey and Marisa: A Miracle Across Faiths
Hershey Fellig, a devout Jewish man from Los Angeles, desperately needed a kidney. Marisa, a Catholic woman from Alabama, read his story through a Save One Person alert. She felt compelled to act—and she did. She got tested, matched, and donated her kidney. NBC News later picked up the story, amplifying this interfaith miracle. Hershey’s life was saved because Marisa answered the call.
Torrey and Sara: A Stranger’s Gift
Torrey Greene’s need for a kidney was featured on PIX News via a Save One Person alert. Across the city, Sara Toffoli saw the story and couldn’t look away. She got tested, and she matched. She became Torrey’s donor. Their connection, forged through the power of media, gave Torrey a new lease on life—and gave Sara the opportunity to save another human being.
John and Tami: One Message, One Match
John Schoueten, suffering from renal failure for two years, had nearly lost hope. Then Save One Person included his story in a news alert. Tami saw the piece, got tested, and matched. She donated her kidney and saved his life. One message, one match—one miracle.
Building a Global Life-Saving Network
The long-term vision of Save One Person extends far beyond individual stories. The dream is to inspire every media outlet to create their own Save One Person unit, broadcasting urgent needs within their own communities. Imagine if every TV and radio station in the world gave just two minutes a week to a life-saving story. Thousands of lives could be saved.
The Model: Local Stories, Global Reach
For example, a Save One Person unit in Boise, Idaho could feature a news alert about a patient in Poland while also covering a local child in need of a bone marrow donor. These stories would then be shared across the global Save One Person network, allowing communities to help one another across borders, languages, and cultures.
The Role of Donors and Volunteers
How You Can Help
You don’t need to be a media professional or a doctor to save a life. Here’s how you can get involved:
- Become a living donor. Whether you’re open to kidney or liver donation, or bone marrow matching, your health could be the key to someone else’s survival.
- Share stories. Follow Save One Person on social media and share their alerts. You never know who in your network may be the miracle someone is waiting for.
- Donate financially. Contributions help support operational costs, marketing campaigns, and outreach efforts. You can donate here.
- Volunteer. Help with outreach, social media, or community events. Your time can directly contribute to saving a life.
General Tips for Making a Difference
- Educate yourself on living organ donation. Myths and fears keep many from even considering becoming a donor. Learn the facts.
- Register as a donor. Include your status on your driver's license or official registry.
- Lead by example. Share your interest or experience in donation. Others often follow when someone they trust sets the tone.
- Support causes like Save One Person. Even if you’re not ready to donate, your support helps amplify these life-saving stories.
Thought Leadership Backed by Experience
Meet the Founder: Lauren
Lauren, the founder and CEO of Save One Person, is no stranger to the media. She previously served as a Senior Promotion Producer at Court TV and has worked with prestigious networks like WABC, CNBC, MTV, and more. She’s used her experience to pivot the media from profit to purpose, storytelling to salvation.
Her leadership embodies the values of experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness (E-E-A-T)—the principles that also make Save One Person a credible, dependable force in the global nonprofit space.
Inspired by Wisdom: Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Author of the international bestseller Toward a Meaningful Life, Rabbi Simon Jacobson serves as a trusted advisor to Save One Person. His work through the Meaningful Life Center provides the spiritual foundation behind the nonprofit’s mission. His teachings bridge the gap between secular and spiritual, creating a moral compass that guides every miracle.
Beyond the Headlines: Education and Prevention
While the organization focuses on urgent medical needs, it also offers weekly short segments on disease prevention and health education. These segments empower the public to take proactive steps toward better health and potentially avoid the need for life-saving interventions.
From promoting nutritional wellness to highlighting regenerative tissue replacement innovations, these educational tools ensure the mission isn’t just about reaction—it’s about prevention, too.
Your Donation = Someone’s Second Chance at Life
Every miracle begins with a simple act of generosity. When you donate to Save One Person, you’re not just giving money—you’re giving hope, amplifying stories, and creating the chance for a life to be saved. Your contribution helps us share urgent medical pleas with the world, reach potential living donors, and offer critical support to families in crisis. Whether it’s $5 or $500, your gift directly fuels our ability to turn stories into solutions and strangers into heroes.
✨ Donate today and be the reason someone gets their miracle.
Click here to make your tax-deductible donation.
A Book That Teaches You How to Create Miracles
In her book, How to Create a Miracle: A Practical Guide to Turn the Impossible, Possible, Lauren shares stories and strategies from her years of life-saving work. The book isn’t just inspiring—it’s instructional. Readers will learn that miracles are not reserved for saints or sages. They are possible for anyone willing to act, believe, and love deeply.
This book serves as both a guide and a call to action—because in the words of Save One Person: “Miracles can be created by ordinary people like you and me.”
Join the Movement: Because Every Person Is Worth Saving
Every second you spend reading or sharing a story could be the second someone’s life changes forever. The next miracle could be just one click, one conversation, or one donation away.
By supporting Save One Person, you’re not just helping an organization—you’re becoming part of a divine movement that proves one person really can make a difference.
So here’s your invitation. Be the one who saves one.
👉 Visit SaveOnePerson.org to get involved, share a story, or support a miracle today.
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