Inside Track

Hello PanCAN volunteers, Thank you for your continued commitment! PanCAN would not be where we are without you – and you proved it again in 2023! First and foremost, our signature event, PanCAN PurpleStride , happened in April, on one big day, in nearly 60 communities across the nation. Thank you for helping us raise more than $17.2 million!  I spent that ...

Recruitment. I feel like volunteer recruitment can be a struggle for many affiliates, including the affiliate I volunteer for. Finding people who have a continued interest in coming around is just TOUGH. While it can feel good to pounce on a new volunteer and plug them into an open position, I have learned from experience that this is NOT always the best ...

Building Communities As PanCAN volunteers, we hear about building relationships within our communities. We understand the importance of establishing relationships with others especially as we emerge into a different world post COVID. By getting to know local medical facilities, places of worship, businesses and community groups, we are ...

PanCAN Affiliate Chairs from across the country met in Dallas in early October for the PanCAN Affiliate Forum , their first in-person gathering since the Covid pandemic began in 2020. Affiliate Chairs learned how their affiliates are impacting PanCAN’s 2030 goals, discussed how to reach audiences highly impacted by pancreatic cancer, heard from ...

Minnesota PurpleStride Chair Kym Jolstad spoke with Community Engagement Coordinator Paula Mukherjee about her inspirations, goals for PurpleStride 2024, and fundraising strategies. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Paula: What first brought you to PanCAN? Kym: My mom was diagnosed out of the blue. The first thing I did was ...