ACS CAN Volunteer Home Page

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Volunteers at the Capitol

Welcome to the ACS CAN Volunteer Homepage

Whether you are a brand-new volunteer, or a seasoned volunteer leader, we want to make sure you have all the resources at your fingertips to be wildly successful. Please let your staff person know if there are additional tools you would like to see on this page. 
 

Volunteer Spotlight: Zeke Aguilera

ACT Lead Zeke Aguilera first got involved with ACS CAN back in 2017 as he was searching for a way to get involved in the fight against cancer for his sister, Yvette. After his first team call, he knew ACS CAN was the group for him. Read Zeke's full interview to learn about his ACS CAN volunteer journey.

Getting Started

View this page for relevant links on how to get involved as a volunteer in your community and find the ACT Lead Toolkit and SLA Checklist!

Sharing Your Progress

Track your volunteer activity to give ACS CAN valuable insight into your work.

Impacting Lawmakers

Visit here and enter your zip code to find your lawmaker.

  • Complete an analysis of your Congressional District to help improve your advocacy work. 
  • Looking for an upcoming Congressional Recess to plan in district meetings? Check out the House and Senate  Calendars here.

Earned Media Coverage & Social Media

  • ACS CAN Connection - Join our Facebook group of active volunteers to connect with volunteers from across the country, share ideas, and hear about inspiring wins. Be sure to answer the three screening questions when you request membership into the group. 
  • Patch.com - You can use Patch.com to publish stories about your advocacy work in your local community for free. 
  • Social Media Training 

Fundraising

Visit this page for a variety of fundraising resources and toolkits for regional and national use.

ACS CAN Volunteer Affinity Groups

Visit this page to learn about ACS CAN's commitment to diverse lived experiences and voices in our quest for providing everyone with an equal and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and provide cancer and visit our affinity group webpages.