About Shake It Up Australia

Shake It Up Australia is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2011. In partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research we promote and fund Parkinson’s disease research in Australia aimed at better treatments and ultimately, a cure. In 2024, Shake It Up was awarded ‘Outstanding Achievement’ in The Australian Charity Awards.

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100% of your donation makes a real impact for Parkinson’s research.

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Our
Impact

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90

PARKINSON’S RESEARCH
PROJECT FUNDED

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24

AUSTRALIA RESEARCH
INSTITUTES

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$40

MILLION DOLLARS
INVESTED

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Our Founder

Clyde Campbell AM is the founder of Shake It Up Australia Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and has an entrepreneurial spirit and a vision for the future. On 26 January 2021, Clyde was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the Australia Day Honours List, recognising his significant service to community health, particularly to people living with Parkinson’s disease.

Our Team

Shake It Up Australia Foundation is proud to have a small but dedicated and talented team, working hard to raise awareness for Parkinson’s and raising money to find better treatments and ultimately a cure.

Our Board

The Shake It Up Australia Foundation board consists of eight members who all share a passion to advance research to help find a cure for Parkinson’s. Each member comes from a diverse skillset and is instrumental in the success of the foundation

Our MJFF Partnership

In August 2011, Shake It Up Australia Foundation established a collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to leverage Parkinson’s drug development expertise In Australia.

Our Research Projects

As the country’s leader in strategic Parkinson’s research funding we are excited about the talent we have in our Australian institutes and the prospect that their work will take us closer to a cure.

Our Mission

Our mission is to accelerate innovative research and treatments to slow, stop, and cure Parkinson’s. Our vision is a world without Parkinson’s.

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