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Leadership giving

We are in a unique period of scientific progress in type 1 diabetes (T1D), where promising science is advancing at an unprecedented pace.

Bold scientific ideas need bold philanthropic investments to become reality. Our Leadership Giving team works with individuals, foundations, and corporations, to identify opportunities that would allow leadership giving donors to reach their charitable goals and accelerate our shared goal of creating a world without T1D.

Leadership donors make a profound impact towards Breakthrough T1D’s holistic and integrated approach to T1D research. Join us to help Breakthrough T1D:

  • Invest in life-saving research through our commitment of $100 million over 5 years to advance our global mission to cure, prevent and treat T1D through our $100 Campaign to Accelerate.
  • Accelerate critical T1D advances in the development of cures through two main areas: beta cell therapies and immune therapies.
  • Support the next generation of researchers through a world-renowned training program.
  • Support the Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence, creating new research and funding models to further drive our progress.
  • Bring clinical breakthroughs from lab to market
  • Increase our advocacy efforts to ensure that we can expedite the delivery of scientific advances into the hands of people who need them most, while also promoting equitable healthcare access and affordability.
  • Fill gaps in care by creating a holistic framework for addressing mental health as it relates to diabetes in Canada.

Join a dynamic community

Benefits of being a leadership donor include:

Impact

Your generosity will accelerate research that makes a profound difference for the close to 300,000 people in Canada living with T1D.

Details

All leadership donors who make a gift of $5,000 or minimum pledge of $10,000 over five years will be uniquely stewarded and recognized for their significant contribution.

Special invite

You’ll get exclusive access to unique research updates and special events that provide a sneak peek into the latest breakthroughs in T1D research.

Connect now with a member of our Leadership Giving team (below) or email campaign@breakthroughT1D.ca, to learn more about our major gifts program and explore how you can maximize your impact to change the lives of people with T1D and their loved ones.

Meet Your Leadership Giving Partners

Please contact the representative in your region to learn more about leadership giving.

British Columbia & Yukon

Coming soon

 

 

 

Alberta / Prairies

Travis Paskaruk
Manager, Leadership Giving
tpaskaruk@breakthroughT1D.ca
204-953-4471

Ontario

Tammy Bucci
Director, Leadership Giving
tbucci@breakthroughT1D.ca
647-789-2043

Sonia Mancini
Director, Leadership Giving
sancini@breakthroughT1D.ca
647-789-2980

Tayler Taglione 
Manager, Leadership Giving
ttaglione@breakthroughT1D.ca
647-789-2980

Quebec / Maritimes

Kim Lacombe 
Vice President, Philanthropy
klacombe@breakthroughT1D.ca 
438-814-1668

Linda Bell
Director, Leadership Giving
lbell@breakthroughT1D.ca
438-462-7166