Impact Programs
We're working to invest $45 million to improve outcomes for childhood cancer patients.
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Impact Programs
Five strategic Impact Programs guide our approach to childhood cancer research and innovation. As an independent charity, we have a highly ambitious goal to invest 90% of our revenue into our Impact Programs.
Funding Partners
Our Impact Program funding is made possible thanks to the generous support of our major partners, the Victorian Government and the Children's Cancer Foundation. The Victorian Government’s contribution of $35 million, alongside the Children’s Cancer Foundation’s $10 million, will lead to improved outcomes for young cancer patients everywhere.
Strategic principles guide our funding
To ensure we only fund high-impact collaborative research and innovation, the Children's Cancer CoLab is underpinned five funding principles.
1. Patient-focused
Children’s CancerCoLab consults with patients and families to identify areas of unmet needs, helping to prioritise funding directions to ensure that research and interventions align directly with the real-world experiences and challenges faced by young cancer patients and their families.
2. Transparent and accountable
Children’s Cancer CoLab conducts robust, independent scientific expert review alongside data-driven decision-making to assess the likelihood of success and potential impact of research and innovation projects.
3. Collaboration
National and international partnerships and collaborations are established with researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders to accelerate progress with a multi-disciplinary perspective. Thorough reviews ensure that funded research and initiatives are novel and/or complement existing works to address critical gaps, minimise overlaps, and maximise collective impact.
4. Outcomes-driven
Our funding model adopts key elements from venture philanthropy, including milestone-based funding. This means funds are released in stages to meet specific performance benchmarks. Successful projects benefit from streamlined funding processes, ensuring continued support for impactful initiatives. Our funding model allows us to focus resources on the most promising projects, accelerating breakthroughs in childhood cancer research and care.
5. Shared commitment to impact
Our programs are designed to be interconnected, whilst avoiding isolated or duplicative efforts. We expect a commitment to sharing outcomes and data. This fosters continuous improvement, collaboration and accelerates innovation, ultimately translating research into clinical practice.
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More ways you can make an impact
Your support drives critical research and innovation that will change lives. By supporting Children's Cancer CoLab, you become part of a community working to ensure every young patient with cancer survives and thrives. Our approach unites top researchers across disciplines and institutions, breaking traditional barriers to accelerate discoveries from the lab to clinic, creating real impact for young cancer patients and their families.
