The ConnecT1D Team
History of ConnecT1D
ConnecT1D was started in 2009 in Seattle, Washington by a group of people with Type 1 Diabetes that had a long history with social support programs and camps for people with Type 1 Diabetes. When support for those programs started to wane from other diabetes organizations, these people decided to start a nonprofit dedicated to the sole mission of providing community support for living with Type 1 Diabetes, an incurable chronic illness.
“An incredible weekend with my fellow T1D families - we were welcomed immediately by this new community of brave, soulful and hilarious people.”
in 2011, ConnecT1D achieved 501(c)(3) status, launched a parent program, a teen program, an adult program and put on its first Family Camp in 2012, drawing more than 40 families.
In the following years, ConnecT1D expanded its programs, established partnerships with JDRF, Benaroya Research Institution, Camp Leo, Seattle Children's Hospital and other organizations.
The organization's signature program, ConnecT1D Family Camp, expanded by 25% in 2013 and again by 25% in 2014 - reaching nearly 300 people. In 2014, ConnecT1D launched Team ConnecT1D bringing high performance Type 1 athletes together to race under a common banner.
“Before ConnecT1D we hadn’t met anyone else with Type 1 Diabetes. We felt alone.”
ConnecT1D added a speaker's series for adults with Type 1 Diabetes and held its first ConnecT1D Retreat for adults with Type 1 Diabetes in 2016.
From its small origins in Seattle in 2009, ConnecT1D grew to become a critical source for people living with Type 1 Diabetes. And in 2019 ConnecT1D merged with another local non-profit, Camp Leo, to expand the reach of both organizations even further as we seek to better serve the Type 1 community.
Camp Leo + ConnecT1D operates primarily in Washington State but.is only as geographically big as its volunteer base. If you want to see community support programs offered in your community, visit the Get ConnecT1D page and help us out!
Camp Leo + ConnecT1D believes that people living with Type 1 Diabetes manage their disease better when they have a social and emotional support network in place to make the disease less isolating. This simple idea – connecting people with Type 1 Diabetes meets a clear community need and motivates our work.
We're proud of what we've accomplished. And equally eager to take on the work that follows.
Volunteer Opportunities
Lend a hand and build a community
We need your help!
Volunteers are key to everything we do at ConnecT1D. We have listed some key areas that we are actively seeking volunteers to fill below. If you have a skill or interest that you think might be of use, please let us know via the form below.
Outreach partners:
Camp Leo + ConnecT1D is partnering with care providers and school through out the Pacific Northwest to provide care packages to members of the Type 1 Diabetes Community who may have just been diagnosed or are not otherwise connected to this incredible community.
How can you contribute?
Write a note to a recipient: Notes will be included in the care packages delivered.
Prompt: How did connecting with others living with Type 1 Diabetes positively impact your life?
Letters are needed from youth living with T1D to other youth living with T1D, from adults living with T1D to other adults living with T1D and from caregivers of youth living with T1D to other caregivers of youth living with T1D and written in which ever language(s) you know. (If you send in a note in a language other than English, French or Spanish please either include an English translation or indicate the written language to help us deliver the note.)
Once you have finished your note, please mail it to Camp Leo + ConnecT1D - PO 593, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Indicate on the outside of the envelope the intended recipient
Youth Preschool
Youth Elementary School
Middle/High School
Young Adult
Adult
Financial support can be made directly for outreach efforts here.
Help clear our wish list for outreach supplies.
Board of Directors
ConnecT1D is seeking passionate and motivated people to help grow and lead our organization.
DUTIES
Provide mission-based oversight of the non-profit's activities and staff
Create strategic goals for growth and development of the organization
Approves and monitors annual budget and secures funding for programming
Serve as a board lead on a key program area for the organization or as a member of the executive committee
Additionally, board members are expected to:
Attend monthly evening board meetings
Attend a full-day annual board retreat
Serve on 1 board committee and complete tasks for that workgroup
Participate in fundraising efforts for the organization, including hosting a table at our annual event, and making an annual personally significant gift that reflects ConnecT1D as a philanthropic priority
Enhance community connections to ConnecT1D to new partners, program participants, sponsors and fellow Type 1 Diabetes organizations
Qualifications
Passion for or connection to our mission
Experience with successful collaboration in teams and/or leadership of teams
Experience in at least one area: non-profit governance, community organizing, fund development, health/social support programs, marketing/outreach, finance/accounting, program development, strategic planning
Prior board experience highly desirable
Volunteers
ConnecT1D's programming success is due to the work of our amazing Volunteers. Current volunteer needs include
EVENT VOLUNTEERS: Support a Camp Leo + ConnecT1D booth at a local event (when they begin in person again).
Summer Day Camp Volunteers
Meet-up Leads: Suggest a place, and day for a meet-up. You will be the in-person lead and Camp Leo + ConnecT1D will spread the word to our community.
Committee Volunteers
Fundraising Committee: Help us plan fun events for the Type 1 Community while helping to raise funds for ConnecT1D's amazing programs for T1D children and adults.
Events Committees: Help plan Family Camp, Adult Retreat or our Youth Camp Programs.
MEETUP HOSTS
Pick a time and place to host a fun meetup in your area and we'll help bring the T1D folks in your community together to hang out. Hosts needed for:
Tween/Teen Social Meetups
GetFit meetups (walk, hike, bike ride)
Adult T1D meetups (dinner, bowling, sporting events, you name it!)
Child & Family or Parent Night Out meetups (Sporting event, picnic, trampoline park, etc.)
ConnecT1D has opportunities for internships for interested students. Internships can be formal or informal depending on the students' academic or work requirements. Interns help in a variety of ways - from providing administrative support to designing and running programs - and we're always looking for great interns to help us accomplish our mission.
QUALIFICATIONS
A desire to help grow ConnecT1D
Reliable and dedicated commitment to the internship.
Internship Opportunities:
Dietetic/Nutrition (Summer Camp)
Social Media/Website Management
Pharmacy (Summer Camp)
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Jobs
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There are no positions currently open.