New Volunteers
Welcome to the ACS CAN Team!
Starting the Process
1.) Review our Welcome Training Video on the roles and responsibilities of ACS CAN ambassadors. You may have viewed this as part of your orientation, but it's here as a refersher!
2.) Check out our main volunteer page (National) which has your training, the handbook and resources (ex: fundraising) to help you succeed and grow in you role: ACS CAN Volunteer Home Page
3.) Review our short videos on what being a Legislative Ambassador means, brought to you by your fellow volunteers.
4.) Lookup who your lawmakers are:
Find Your Elected Officials (fightcancer.org)
5.) Review the ACS CAN Legislative Priorities:
6.) Review the ACS CAN Volunteer Role you were selected for (see below)
7.) Check out our ACS CAN Affinity Groups. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is committed to ensuring everyone has a fair and just opportunity to prevent find, treat, and survive cancer. We know that cancer impacts everyone, but it doesn’t impact everyone equally, and that is why diversity, equity, and inclusion are vital to ending cancer as we know it, for everyone. ACS CAN is centering the lived experiences and voices of our diverse volunteer leaders through our affinity groups that influence, strengthen, and diversity communications, messaging, partnerships, policy initiatives, and volunteer recruitment, training, and engagement within their communities.
For more information about each affinity group, please visit their webpages, or download the ACS CAN Affinity Group one-pager.
- Black Volunteer Caucus (BVC)
- LGBTQ+ & Allies Engagement Group
- ACSí Se Puede Hispanic/Latino Advocacy Alliance (English)
- ACSí Se Puede Alianza de Defensa Hispana-Latina (Español)
- Asian American & Pacific Islander Volunteer Caucus (webpage coming soon)
- Young Leaders Caucus (webpage coming soon)
Tools to Support Your New Role
- Volunteer ACS CAN Business Cards (Use Avery product 8373 template)
- Become familiar with our website www.fightcancer.org/MI
Volunteer Resources
- Google Drive - ACS CAN
- YouTube Channel
- Report Back Form
- COMING SOON: MEET OUR LEADS
Michigan Team Call Links
Join us on the second Thursday of every month 7pm-8pm on our monthly team call via Teams.
November 14
December 12
Michigan Resources
Below you will find policy issues that affect the State the Michigan
Copay Accumulator
Tobacco:
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Fact Sheet