Family and Friends Team Tools & Resources
Whether you’re leading a team made up of friends and family or a company/community team, Team Captains like you are the force behind PurpleStride. Forming a team for PurpleStride can not only made the PurpleStride experience more enjoyable, but also amplify your fundraising efforts.
We created these tools and resources to help your team reach (and exceed) your goals.
We suggest each teammate starts with a fundraising goal of $200. Registered Striders who raise or self-donate $100+ will receive an official PanCAN PurpleStride 2026 T-shirt. Registered Striders who raise $1,000+ will earn exclusive PanCAN PurpleStride Grand Club 2026 gear. And we recognize top fundraisers and teams on event day! Learn more about individual and team incentives.
For information on how to create your PurpleStride team, bring back your team from last year, or change your registration from an individual to a Team Captain, please visit our FAQ page.
GET STARTED
Registering for PurpleStride will give you access to the PurpleStride Dashboard. It will also create your Personal Fundraising Page and, if you register as a Team Captain, your Team Fundraising Page. Your PurpleStride Dashboard allows you to track progress toward your personal and team fundraising goals; send pre-written fundraising, team-building, team-coaching, and thank-you messages; and connect to Facebook Fundraiser.*
Want more individual fundraising resources? Learn more in our Fundraising Tools & Resources page!
BUILD YOUR TEAM
Ready to build and coach your team? Use your PurpleStride Dashboard to take a few easy steps:
- Set your team fundraising goal. We recommend a minimum goal of $200 per team member but encourage you to reach for the stars! Visit the Event Incentives & Deadlines page to learn more about how we recognize top teams!
- Customize your team page with a photo and your story. Telling people why you started your team and why you’re taking steps against pancreatic cancer at PanCAN PurpleStride will make them more motivated to support you.
- Ask your family, friends, coworkers and others to join your team. Make fundraising for PanCAN PurpleStride easy by recruiting your family and friends to join you. The more teammates you have, the faster you’ll hit your team’s fundraising goal and the more fun you’ll have on event day!
- Use and share our fundraising tools. As the Team Captain, you have the power to encourage the whole team to fundraise — and lead by example!
- Encourage your teammates to become Grand Club members. Striders who raise $1,000+ become part of the PanCAN PurpleStride Grand Club and receive an exclusive gift! On average, teams with Grand Club members raise 10x more than teams without a Grand Club member.
Looking for more information and ideas for Team Captains? Learn more in our Team Captain Guide!
COACH AND INSPIRE YOUR TEAM
As your team grows, make sure you are coaching and inspiring them! Send messages through your PurpleStride Dashboard to encourage your teammates to:
- Set their goal
- Update their Personal Fundraising Page
- Connect to Facebook Fundraiser*
- Make a self-donation
- Send fundraising messages
- Aim for Grand Club
- Help you become a Champion Circle team
- ...and more!
GET RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR FUNDRAISING
PanCAN PurpleStride would not make the impact it does for those affected by pancreatic cancer without our top fundraisers and teams. To show our appreciation for your dedication, we recognize the Top 10 national and local fundraising teams, with the Top 3 local teams and Top 3 fundraisers receiving special recognition on event day!
We also recognize teams who hit certain fundraising levels for their events through the Champion Circle program.
For more information, check out our Event Incentives & Deadlines page.
LEARN ABOUT MATCHING GIFTS
Did you know that thousands of companies match donations made by their employees to organizations like PanCAN? Your donors may be able to double or even triple! the impact of their gift just by completing a matching gift form. Learn more about Matching Gifts.
PLAN A COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EVENT
Turn your passion into progress for pancreatic cancer patients by planning a fundraising event in your community, doing something you already enjoy!
Love to bake? Host a bake sale! Love to eat out? Partner with a local restaurant! If you need ideas or tips on how to plan a fundraising event, we’ve got you covered with this resource. The possibilities are endless!
THANK YOUR TEAM AND DONORS
Make sure to thank your team members and your donors for their support. You can give shout-outs anytime using the pre-written thank you messages your PurpleStride Dashboard.
PLAN FOR EVENT DAY
Before event day, remind team members to mail in or make any online donations to hit their personal goal or achieve Grand Club status, and check to see if your team has qualified for special fundraising benefits. Check our Event Event Incentives & Deadlines page for full details.
One of the best things about event day is seeing the sea of purple! Encourage your team to show their purple spirit with wigs, glasses, shoes, etc. Make sure everyone is snapping pictures of themselves and sharing on social media using #PanCANPurpleStride.
*While donations made to your Facebook Fundraiser will appear on Facebook in real time, they may take 72 hours or longer to appear on your PurpleStride Personal Fundraising page due to the way Facebook processes gifts.
