Welcome
June always seems like a reflective month here at Neuroendocrine Cancer UK, halfway through the year and our ‘birthday’ month. June 2024 seems especially poignant following a staff meeting where we were discussing the past, the present and the future.
Our support service usage alone has increased by 60% over the last year, there has been an increase in our Webi-Natter attendance, an increase in request for patient information and requests for our organisation to be involved in national/international initiatives – advisory boards and meetings. Our welfare grant requests have increased by 55% over the last year, and our office contact forms are being well utilised, going from a handful a week, to over 20 per week. Natter meetings have increased to over 200 per year and we have had nearly 73,000 new users visit our website since Jan 2024.
We are at a turning point, with an opportunity for change in the next few weeks, and I know that as an advocacy organisation we truly hope that this brings reform to our healthcare system – all of it
We pride ourselves on being a service organisation, providing useful services to those who need it, and this will remain at the heart of our mission, but we also must continue working to make change within the healthcare space in relation to neuroendocrine cancer diagnosis treatments and care – change that will be lasting and constant. We have a project portfolio ongoing that addresses this work plan and these projects have become more intense, complex, and frustratingly costly for a small organisation such as ours. Over the past 17 years working at Neuroendocrine Cancer UK, I have had the pleasure of meeting dozens of intrepid fundraisers who have gone to incredible lengths to support the neuroendocrine cancer community here in the UK. To say that we wouldn't be able to do the work that we do without the support of fundraising is an understatement. We only exist as a charity today thanks to the tireless fundraising of generous and creative individuals like yourself! However, fundraising is not only about raising vital funds, but also a crucial tool in raising awareness of this lesser-known cancer and through eye- catching fundraising events, this can be achieved on both a local and national level. So, a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported our work.
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