CEO Daniel Gumnit on leadership, equity and expanding our national reach
Daniel Gumnit wasn’t sure what to expect when he joined Children’s Cancer Research Fund as CEO in August, in the middle of a global pandemi...
Sheila McGuire Saklad – Celebrating a Legacy
Opportunities, achievements, memories and milestones – these are what Sheila and Dan Saklad always wanted to give children, and what has motiva...
CCRF Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer
Children’s Cancer Research Fund is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has selected Daniel Gumnit as Chief Executive Officer, eff...
Our Focus During COVID-19
Our world looks much different than it did just a few weeks ago – since COVID-19 became a pandemic, daily routines have been upended. This cr...
Gratitude, Gladness and Goodbye
Friends of CCRF, It is with an equal mix of joy and sadness to let you know that I plan to retire as CEO of Children’s Cancer Research Fund i...
Donor Profile: Blythe Brenden
When Blythe Brenden was in college, she remembers her grandfather’s requirement for each grandchild before Thanksgiving—you must do a certa...
2019 Butterfly Award Winners
Each year, Children’s Cancer Research Fund presents Butterfly Awards to individuals, organizations and teams that have contributed significan...
Dream Fund Supports 7 New Research Projects
This past April, a group of incredibly generous supporters gathered at the Armory in downtown Minneapolis to celebrate progress and invest in t...
CCRF Wins Award for Innovation
On September 17, Children’s Cancer Research Fund accepted the Innovative Nonprofit of the Year award at OneCause’s Raise conference in Chic...
CCRF Funds 9 New Research Projects
This September, your generosity, advocacy and awareness-building made a mighty big difference. This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, CCRF awar...
2018 Butterfly Awards
Each year, CCRF presents Butterfly Awards to individuals, organizations and teams that have contributed significant time and resources to endin...
Creating a Legacy of Hope
Nearly 40 years ago, 13-year-old Katie Hageboeck was nearing the end of her battle with leukemia. Before she died, Katie asked that her savings...
2017 Butterfly Awards
Each year, Children’s Cancer Research Fund presents Butterfly Awards to individuals, organizations and teams that have contributed significan...
Great Cycle Challenge USA Raises More Than $4.5 million For Research
More than 38,000 cyclists around the country raised $4.5 million to fight childhood cancer in June 2017 through Great Cycle Challenge USA. This...
Breakthroughs in Brain Tumor Research
Photo by Brady Willette Because of donors like you, Michael Olin, PhD, and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Universit...
Butterfly Award Winner: JoAnn Schultz
Each year, Children’s Cancer Research Fund presents Butterfly Awards to individuals, teams and organizations who have contributed significant...
Building Up Leukemia Patients’ Immune Systems
After stem cell transplant, children don’t yet have an immune system. Because their immune systems are knocked down, children could die of...
You Wrote The Next Chapter
Only 4 percent of federal cancer research funding goes to childhood cancer, and you didn’t let that discourage you. You decided to do somethi...
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