Calling All Volunteers!

Dedicated and active volunteers are the backbone of JDRF.

JDRF was founded in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Since then, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research and is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes. It is a volunteer-driven organization that relies on the help of dedicated and active volunteers like you.

There are many ways you can make a difference, including:

Help out at the office.
We have mailings to stuff, stamps to stick, photos to file, envelopes to seal, media calls to make, and a database to keep up-to-date.
Work at an event.
Register guests at a Gala or pass out t-shirts at a Walk. Each year JDRF needs a virtual army of volunteers to make our fabulous special events a success.
Serve on a Committee.
Help develop the Chapter’s communications strategy. Be a part of our Outreach Program. Coordinate a Walk site. Help plan our Gala program. Solicit items for our event auctions. Our Committees are critical to our Chapter’s success.
Become an Advocate in our Government Relations Program
Let your voice be heard! Sign up to be an Advocate and contact your elected representatives about diabetes-related policies. Learn more >
Donate Through Your Business.
Make a gift of your printing or design services. Contribute your photography skills. Use your public relations firm to help get press for a Chapter event. Donate a company product – or an item for our live and silent auctions.

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New York Times Lauds JDRF Volunteers

On May 17, 2006, JDRF was profiled on the front page of the New York Times. Among the many superlatives used to describe the organization and its volunteers, the article said that "the foundation typically outperforms, in lobbying and fund-raising, nearly every other interest group built around a particular disease."

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