CCFC Getting Involved

Sponsorship

The CCFC Sponsorship Program provides an opportunity for businesses to educate and involve its employees and enhance its image within the community, all while supporting the critical work of the CCFC. The program also helps you to reach a great market of IBD patients and their friends and families.

Why join the fight against Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?

- Over 200,000 Canadian men, women and children have IBD.
- Canada is believed to have one of the highest incidence rates of IBD in the world.
- IBD affects your customers, employees, and community.
- There is no known cause or cure for IBD.

CCFC sponsors are essential in realizing our mission to find the cure for inflammatory bowel disease. Together, we will find the cure.

Why partner with CCFC?

- The only national organization in Canada committed to finding the cure for IBD.
- To date, CCFC has invested more than $61 million in to IBD research.
- In 1997, CCFC established a national Network to facilitate collaborative and innovative IBD
research projects.
- Approximately 80 volunteer Chapters across Canada and thousands of volunteers and supporters.
- Largest funding source for inflammatory bowel disease research in Canada. CCFC currently funds over 55 major research grants.

CCFC has many opportunities available suited to all types of companies and budget levels. Together, we can tailor a sponsorship package that offers results.

What benefits can we offer you?

Our National Sponsors gain many benefits, including recognition in:

- The Journal, our member publication, and Focus, our internal newsletter, which have a readership of over 18,000 people combined.
- Our website, which is accessed by thousands of health professionals, researchers, IBD patients, volunteers, businesses and members of the general public from around the world.
- National events, including our annual Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon, which reaches around 80 communities nation-wide and continues to grow!
- Our education brochures which are a great resource for thousands of individuals and businesses wanting to learn more about IBD.
- Health Professional Information Kit, which is distributed to doctors, nurses and other health professionals nation wide.

Our Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon Sponsors receive many benefits, including:
- Recognition on all signage and print materials nation-wide
- Generous media coverage surrounding the event
- Acknowledgement on the CCFC Website, which is used extensively by a diverse population interested in IBD issues and research.
- Opportunity to sample products at events.

Other Ways That Your Company Can Help:

Employee Contributions - CCFC Matching Gift Program. If your employees donate to the CCFC, you can match their gift! For more information about our Matching Gift Program, please click here.

Corporate Donations - CCFC Corporate Giving Program. Discover creative ways to raise funds for CCFC at your workplace or increase your philanthropic profile by donating to CCFC! For more information about our Corporate Giving Program, please click here.

Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon - Get your company involved with the Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon in your community.

We invite companies who are interested in becoming a sponsor of the CCFC to please contact us at ccfc@ccfc.ca or (416) 920-5035 (Toll Free 1-800-387-1479) for more information on sponsorship opportunities.