ACS CAN Legislative Ambassador
Summary
Legislative Ambassadors are important members of ACS CAN’s volunteer team. Ambassadors work with staff and volunteer leaders in their state to establish personal, ongoing relationships with elected officials to advance policy change around cancer issues. They play an important role in making the fight against cancer a top priority with federal, state, and local elected officials.
Some of ACS CAN’s major campaigns include increasing funding for cancer research, prevention, and screening programs, passing laws to reduce the burden of tobacco, and building programs to address health disparities and improve the quality of life for those affected by cancer. Our volunteers work in teams at the local level to build relationships with elected officials and share their stories. Our highly organized volunteer program provides access to training, tools, and resources to amplify our voices and our impact.
Responsibilities:
- Help ACS CAN explain the impact of cancer by sharing your personal cancer story with elected officials
- Respond to and share ACS CAN action alerts
- Participate in annual advocacy trainings and monthly volunteer calls
- Send a letter of introduction to your elected officials and notes throughout the calendar year
- Attend annual state Cancer Action Day and meet with your state lawmakers
- Help amplify our voice in the media by submitting letters to the editor to local media with staff guidance
- Help build our state team and recruit new ACS CAN volunteers
- Represent ACS CAN in the community at local Relay for Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events
- Help fund our mission and participate in ACS CAN fundraising efforts including Lights of Hope, our signature event
- Use fightcancer.org/reportback to self-report your volunteer actions, so that we can measure the collective impact of ACS CAN volunteers
Time Commitment: 1-5 hours per month
