The Be A Hero, Become A Donor Foundation's mission is to bridge the gap between organizations that educate and raise awareness to donation of all capacities. While the Be The Match Registry focuses on marrow and cord blood donation, Donate Life is concerned with organ and tissue donation, and blood companies have the responsibility of collecting blood products, our goal is to work together and allow us to provide the four-fold education, allowing these organizations to focus on donor recruitment, retention, research and funding issues.

The National Marrow Donor Program used to be affiliated with the American Red Cross, but in 2004 these two organizations felt the need to focus on their own efforts. While these donor groups occasionally work together, we have made a concerted effort to show these organizations that our part will only benefit the group as a whole. Ultimately we chose to work side by side to raise awareness, as it is our belief and our experience that if someone is donating blood, for instance, they are more willing than the general public to hear the message of recycling in all capacities. We also believe that education is the key to bringing "new" donors to these causes, as well as encouraging blood donors to donate more often.