Roblox, game developers, and JDRF team up to fight type 1 diabetes (GamesBeat)
Roblox is hosting a game inside its virtual world platform to help raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes. The game, was made by Roblox developer MelonDev with medical research nonprofit Breakthrough T1D, formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Breakthrough T1D One World game is available today.
T1D streamers blast through $50K goal during Game Over, T1D fundraiser
JDRF Game2Give is an international program that explores philanthropic opportunities within the multibillion dollar video game industry. One of these opportunities is livestream fundraising—a modern spin on the all-day telethons that used to air on TV. Instead of celebrities performing and volunteers taking donations over the phone, the performances happen on streaming platforms like Twitch and donations are made online.
JDRF Teams Up with Video Game Industry to Fight Type 1 Diabetes
SAN FRANCISCO – September 18, 2019 – JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is announcing a new fundraising effort in partnership with the video game industry. Spearheaded by the nonprofit’s San Francisco Bay Area chapter, JDRF Game2Give will kick off this November with support from Twitch and Humble Bundle.
