California Blood Bank Society

What California Blood Bank Society does

California Blood Bank Society (CBBS) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership organization headquartered in Lodi, California, dedicated to educating, developing, and inspiring healthcare professionals in transfusion medicine and cellular therapy. Founded on March 30, 1951 (originally as California Blood Bank System), CBBS serves as the primary regional professional society for California's blood banking community, which has consolidated from over 30 independent blood centers to approximately 13 blood centers and hospital-based blood banks. The organization's mission centers on continuing education (CE/CME) credit provision, professional networking, and dissemination of best practices to clinical laboratory scientists, medical technologists, nurses, donor technicians, residents, and fellows across the state.

CBBS's product portfolio consists of tiered memberships ($105/yr for non-physician individuals, $150/yr for physician individuals, $3,000/yr for organizational members, free for students) and a calendar of educational events including the two-day virtual Annual Meeting, CLS Webinar, Summer Seminar, QSC Webinar, and recurring seminars offering between 1.0 and 6.0 CE/CME credits per program. The technology backbone is a WordPress site with MemberPress WooCommerce Plus Integration for membership management and Stripe-processed self-serve registration, with events delivered via Zoom and on-demand recordings sold at member vs. non-member pricing tiers. Additional services include a member community portal for forum discussion and resource sharing, a job posting board, seven standing committees (Bylaws, CLS, Communications, CE, Nominating, QSC, Scientific), and a donation-supported Educational Fund with Pay It Forward membership subsidies.

Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues (the dominant stream), one-time event registration fees ($25-$300 per event), recorded course sales ($60-$175 per recording), and donations. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors drawn from its six organizational members — American Red Cross Pomona, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Stanford Blood Center, and UCLA Health Transfusion Medicine — and operates with a small central office staff of fewer than 10. CBBS extends its reach through partnerships such as the CBBS Connects @ AABB networking event and joint webinars with regional blood centers like LifeStream. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the organization is independently operated with no parent entity, funding rounds, or external institutional investment.

Name

California Blood Bank Society

Legal name

California Blood Bank Society

Website

https://cbbsweb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

California Blood Bank Society (CBBS) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership organization providing continuing education, CE/CME credits, and networking for California healthcare professionals in transfusion medicine and cellular therapy, serving approximately 13 blood centers and hospital-based blood banks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Education and Membership Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Professional medical society
• Continuing education
• Transfusion medicine
• Blood banking training
• Membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Lodi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Memberships: Annual membership fees providing access to discounted event registration, CE units, community portal, job postings, voting rights, and member-exclusive content.
2. Organizational Memberships: $3,000/year organizational membership including free individual memberships for employees, unlimited job postings, two scholarships per year for virtual meetings, and website recognition.
3. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from annual meetings, webinars, and seminars. Non-member pricing for events ranges from $25 to $300 depending on event type.
4. Recorded Course Sales: Sale of recorded educational courses for CE credits, including annual meeting recordings, webinar recordings, and seminars.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

California Blood Bank Society is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership organization that delivers continuing education, training programs, and networking events for healthcare professionals working in transfusion medicine and cellular therapy. It offers individual and organizational memberships, live and recorded webinars and seminars, an annual meeting, and a member-only community portal, with CE/CME credits issued for California Clinical Laboratory Personnel, nurses, phlebotomists, and physicians.

Product overview

California Blood Bank Society operates a membership-based professional education platform for transfusion medicine and cellular therapy professionals. The core offering consists of tiered individual and organizational memberships ($105-$3,000/year) providing access to a community portal, job postings, and discounted registration for educational programs. The product portfolio includes live and recorded online courses (webinars, seminars, annual meetings) offering CE/CME credits ranging from 1.0 to 6.0 credits per program, with member pricing typically 40-60% below non-member rates. Organizational members receive free employee memberships, unlimited job postings, and two annual virtual meeting scholarships. Additional services include an online community forum and an educational fund donation program supporting workforce development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Non-Physician Membership Annual individual membership ($105/year) for non-physician transfusion medicine professionals providing discounted event registration, CE units, community portal access, job postings, voting rights, and member-exclusive content.
• Individual Physician Membership Annual individual membership ($150/year) for physicians providing CME units, discounted event registration, community portal access, job postings, voting rights, and member-exclusive content.
• Organizational Membership Annual organizational membership ($3,000/year) providing free individual memberships for employees, unlimited job postings, two scholarships for virtual meetings, website acknowledgement, and opportunities to highlight organizational work.
• Summer Seminar (Recorded Course) Recorded online course offering 1.0 CE credit; free for CBBS members and $25 for non-members, focusing on transfusion medicine training topics.
• CBBS Annual Meeting (Recorded) Recorded 2-day virtual annual meeting with continuing education credits; Day 1 offers 4.0 CEs and Day 2 offers 5.75 CEs. Member pricing ($60/$85) is below non-member pricing ($115/$165).
• CLS Webinar (Recording) Recorded clinical laboratory science webinar providing 6.0 CEs. Member price $100; non-member price $175.
• Job Postings Service Online job board service providing unlimited job postings for organizational members and access to transfusion medicine career opportunities for individual members.
• Member Community Portal Member-only online community platform enabling forum discussions, creation of collaborative groups, and sharing of resources among California transfusion medicine professionals.
• CBBS Educational Fund Donation Program Donation program supporting continuing education accessibility, including named funds like the Dennis Goldfinger Award Lectureship Fund and Pay It Forward individual membership funding for transfusion medicine professionals.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AABBminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2025CBBS hosts 'CBBS Connects @ AABB' networking event at the AABB Annual Meeting. This in-person networking event allows CBBS to reach members attending the national AABB conference in San Diego.
• LifeStreamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Joint webinar partnership for CBBS CLS & LifeStream Joint Webinar held March 1, 2025. LifeStream is a blood bank providing joint educational programming with CBBS.
• American Red Cross – PomonacoreOthersOrganizational member of CBBS. The involvement of American Red Cross significantly contributes to CBBS's mission of providing world-class educational events. Team members participate on CBBS Board of Directors and Committees.
• Children's Hospital Los AngelescoreOthersOrganizational member with Blood Donor Center operations. Team members participate in CBBS Board and Committees.
• Harbor UCLA Medical CentercoreOthersOrganizational member with Blood Bank operations. Dr. Rachel Rangwala serves as CBBS Treasurer on the Board of Directors.
• Santa Clara Valley Medical CentercoreOthersOrganizational member supporting CBBS's educational mission in the South Bay area of California.
• Stanford Blood CentercoreOthersOrganizational member (part of Stanford Health Care). Dr. Tho Pham serves as CBBS Director. Stanford Blood Center hosted the 2024 Annual Meeting at 3373 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto.
• UCLA Health Transfusion MedicinecoreOthersOrganizational member. Dr. Dawn Ward serves as CBBS President-Elect and received the Dennis Goldfinger Award Lectureship in 2026.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blood Centers of America: Cooperative alliance of independent blood centers. Comparable to CBBS in serving many of the same California organizational members and providing education, group purchasing, and advocacy to the blood banking community.
• South Central Association of Blood Banks: Regional professional society serving blood banking professionals in the south-central U.S. Closest structural peer to CBBS as a state/regional education and membership body for transfusion medicine practitioners.
• AABB: National professional association for transfusion medicine and cellular therapy. AABB operates as the closest direct peer to CBBS, providing competing national-level CE, accreditation, and standards work in the same domain CBBS serves at the state level.
• America's Blood Centers: North American network of independent community blood centers. Directly comparable in mission and constituency, providing industry advocacy, education, and member services for many of the same blood centers that participate in CBBS's organizational membership.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross Biomedical Services: Largest U.S. blood collector with substantial internal training programs. CBBS's organizational member, the Red Cross competes in the broader CE/training ecosystem for blood banking professionals and operates at a far larger scale.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology: National professional society for clinical laboratory professionals. Competes with CBBS for the same CLS/MLS audience by offering CE, certification, and educational content at national scale.
• International Society of Blood Transfusion: International scientific society for blood transfusion professionals. Operates as a global incumbent offering congresses, education, and standards that overlap with CBBS's mission at a broader geographic and clinical scope.
• College of American Pathologists: National professional society for pathologists. Offers CE and laboratory standards work overlapping with CBBS's transfusion medicine physician audience, particularly around blood bank accreditation.

Regional players

• Vitalant: Large nonprofit blood collection organization headquartered in the western U.S. Operates many of the same California blood centers that are CBBS organizational members, and competes for staff training/CE attention.
• Heartland Blood Centers / Central California Blood Center consortium members: Regional blood center network operating in adjacent geographies. Comparable as a regional blood services and education provider whose staff overlaps with CBBS's professional member base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cabloodbanksoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/CaliforniaBloodBankSociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbbs-california

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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