Asociación Civil Dale Vida

What Asociación Civil Dale Vida does

Asociación Civil Dale Vida is a non-profit civil association founded in 2005 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that promotes voluntary, altruistic, and habitual blood donation. The organization operates a community-led model coordinating external blood donation drives (jornadas de donación) at companies, universities, technical schools, sports clubs, religious institutions, and public spaces, while working in permanent collaboration with the Red de Medicina Transfusional de CABA to supply the public hospital network. Its core product is the APP Dale Vida mobile application, which provides geolocation-based information on blood donation locations and requirements, described as the first mobile app for blood donation in Argentina. Supporting products include the illustrated educational guide "Tu Gota Suma," an interactive Trivia game, the annual "Almanaque" fundraiser calendar, and four program tracks: Espacios Dale Vida (event hosting), Formación Dale Vida (workshops), Cultura Dale Vida (art-based awareness campaigns), and Voluntarios Dale Vida (volunteer training).

The organization generates revenue through voluntary individual donations (starting from $3,000 ARS via donaronline.org), direct bank transfers (the organization is income-tax exempt), and limited merchandise sales. Dale Vida maintains a 23-person team led by founder and President Silvia Arreghini, with a core strategic partnership with Club River Plate (third consecutive year) and INCUCAI for bone marrow donor registry enrollment. The organization serves general-public donors, corporate CSR programs, educational institutions, and the public healthcare system. Over its two decades of operation, it has organized 500+ donation events, engaged 15,000+ participants, run 10 editions of its annual race, and delivered 300+ educational talks.

The go-to-market is event-driven and community-led: Dale Vida acquires donor participation through on-site drives at partner facilities, supported by earned media coverage, social media presence across Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube/LinkedIn, and educational outreach. There is no commercial customer acquisition motion; the organization occupies a hybrid non-profit / public-health-infrastructure role, with the Red de Medicina Transfusional acting as the operational backbone for blood collection.

Name

Asociación Civil Dale Vida

Legal name

Asociación Civil Dale Vida

Website

https://dalevida.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asociación Civil Dale Vida is an Argentine non-profit civil association founded in 2005 that promotes voluntary blood donation through community-led donation drives, a geolocation mobile app, and partnerships with the public health system, universities, sports clubs, and companies across Buenos Aires.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Blood Donation Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Voluntary blood donation
• Blood donor education
• Community health programs
• Nonprofit civil association
• Donation event coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (Tu Gota Suma): Individual contributions starting from $3000 ARS, collected through donaronline.org platform. Donors can contribute to support the mission of promoting voluntary blood donation.
2. Bank Transfer Donations: Direct bank transfers to Asociación Civil Dale Vida account at Banco Ciudad. The organization is exempt from income tax (exenta del impuesto a las ganancias) and donors may deduct donations up to 5% of net income.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of promotional items such as calendars (Almanaque) as a fundraising mechanism. Calendar 2022 priced at $900 ARS.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Asociación Civil Dale Vida organizes external blood donation drives (jornadas de donación) at companies, schools, universities, sports clubs, and community spaces throughout Buenos Aires and Argentina, coordinating with the Red de Medicina Transfusional for blood collection. It supports these events with educational workshops, an awareness mobile app with geolocation (APP Dale Vida), volunteer training, and art-based awareness campaigns to recruit and onboard voluntary blood donors for the public healthcare system.

Product overview

Asociación Civil Dale Vida operates as a unified platform combining digital and in-person services to promote voluntary blood donation in Argentina. The core offering centers on the APP Dale Vida mobile application with geolocation capabilities, supported by educational resources including the Guía Tu Gota Suma illustrated guide and Trivia Dale Vida interactive quiz. The organization runs four complementary programs: Espacios Dale Vida (external donation events), Formación Dale Vida (educational workshops), Cultura Dale Vida (art-based awareness campaigns), and Voluntarios Dale Vida (volunteer training). Physical merchandise like the Almanaque supports fundraising. Together these components create a comprehensive ecosystem for blood donation awareness, education, and action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APP Dale Vida Mobile application for blood donation with geolocation that helps users find nearby donation locations and access information about voluntary blood donation requirements. Targeted at individual blood donors and the general public across Argentina.
• Espacios Dale Vida (External Blood Donation Drives) Coordination of external blood donation events (jornadas de donación) hosted at partner companies, educational institutions, sports clubs, and community spaces. The service includes logistics coordination with the Red de Medicina Transfusional for blood collection and is targeted at organizations seeking CSR and community engagement opportunities.
• Formación Dale Vida (Educational Workshops and Talks) Educational workshops, meetings, and informative talks delivered on-site to institutions and community groups to raise awareness about voluntary blood donation. Targeted at companies, schools, universities, and community organizations. Over 300 talks and 24 promoter training workshops delivered.
• Almanaque Dale Vida (Calendar Merchandise) Annual wall calendar sold to supporters and donors as a fundraising mechanism and blood donation awareness tool. 2022 edition priced at 900 ARS, featuring 16 color pages on matte 300gr paper with metallic binding. Targeted at individual supporters and donors.

Quantifiable outcome

• One donor can help save up to 3 adults or 6 babies per blood donation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Escuela Técnica N°9 Ingeniero Luis A. HuergominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Blood donation drive at Escuela Técnica N°9 at Gral. Marrin de Gainza 1059, CABA. Event open to the community.
• Centro Universitario Vicente LópezminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Blood donation drive hosted at Centro Universitario Vicente López premises at Carlos Villate 4480, Munro. Open to the community for voluntary blood donation.
• Universidad Torcuato Di TellaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Blood donation drive held at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Av. Pres. Figueroa Alcorta 7350, CABA. Regular partnership for campus blood donation events.
• INCUCAI (Instituto Nacional Central Único Coordinador de Ablación e Implante)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership for bone marrow donor registry (CPH - Médula Ósea) enrollment. When donors give blood, they can also register in the bone marrow donor database through INCUCAI. This adds value to each blood donation by enabling potential bone marrow matches.
• Club River Plate (Subcomisión del Hincha, Departamento Médico, River Solidario, River Sin Barreras, Fundación River)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2025Third consecutive year of collaboration for the 'Día del Hincha' blood donation campaign. Partnership includes multiple River Plate departments (Subcomisión del Hincha, Medical Department, River Solidario, River Sin Barreras, and Fundación River) organizing blood donation events at the stadium. For three years running, this partnership has facilitated record-breaking donor participation.
• Iglesia de la Puerta AbiertaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2025Blood donation drive partnership with Iglesia de la Puerta Abierta at Santo Tomé 5130, Villa Devoto, CABA. Regular community blood donation events.
• Supporting Companies (Multiple)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Various companies that support Dale Vida's work financially and operationally. The organization acknowledges companies that accompany their mission through images on their website, indicating ongoing corporate partnerships.
• Red de Medicina Transfusional - CABAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Permanent collaboration with the Red de Medicina Transfusional of Buenos Aires City to ensure public hospitals maintain adequate blood supply. Dale Vida works closely with this government health network since its inception.
• Hospital B. Houssay and Club VilominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 August 2021Partnership with Hospital B. Houssay Hemotherapy Service and Club Vilo for external blood collection drives serving the hospital's patients in Vicente López.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• TECHO: Latin American nonprofit mobilizing youth volunteers for community development. Comparable in volunteer-driven GTM, multi-country presence, and corporate partnership model, though in a different cause vertical.
• Fundación Natalí Dafne Flexer: Argentine health nonprofit supporting children with cancer. Comparable in nonprofit fundraising model, donor education programs, and event-driven community engagement, though with a different patient focus.
• FUNDALEU: Argentine foundation focused on leukemia and hematologic disease research and patient support. Comparable in health-nonprofit fundraising model and reliance on donor/CRA partnerships, with adjacent (though distinct) mission.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: Operates the largest voluntary blood donation program in the US. Relevant broad incumbent for understanding how blood-donation nonprofits scale enterprise-wide but operates in a different geography and at much larger scale.
• America's Blood Centers: US network of independent blood centers. Comparable to Dale Vida's community-based blood collection model, but at network scale and in a different regulatory environment.
• Fundación Garrahan: Larger, established Argentine health nonprofit supporting pediatric hospital care. Comparable in nonprofit structure and donor fundraising model, though broader in health scope than Dale Vida's blood-donation focus.

Direct peers

• Cruz Roja Argentina: Argentinian Red Cross chapter, which runs blood donation campaigns and operates donor recruitment programs nationally. Most directly comparable to Dale Vida in mission and donor-recruitment GTM within Argentina.

Others

• AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies): International standards body for blood banking and transfusion medicine. Indirectly enables Dale Vida's mission through industry standards and accreditation frameworks that the organization aligns with.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dalevidaong
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/DaleVidaOrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/dalevidaong
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dalevidaong
• Instagraminstagram.com/dalevidaong

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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