ACS CAN Volunteer Home Page

Welcome to the ACS CAN Volunteer Home Page! 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. 
 

Getting Started

• Volunteer Community- Your one stop resource to search for volunteer opportunities in your community and access assigned trainings.  
• Volunteer Handbook 
• Download these customizable volunteer business cards to share as you connect in your community!
• Legislative Ambassador Welcome Training Video
• New SLA Check List 
• ACT Lead Toolkit:
  Module 1: The Beginning of Your Journey as an ACT Lead With ACS CAN
  Module 2: Building a Relationship With Your Lawmakers
  Module 3: Building Your Team
  Module 4: Generating Media
  Module 5: Connecting with Partners
  Module 6: CAN Raising
  Module 7: Your Onboarding Next Steps
• State Lead Ambassador Toolkit 
• Mentoring – Our volunteer mentor program is a powerful resource to share skills and knowledge between new and seasoned volunteer leaders. Please reach out to your staff partner if you are interested in being matched with a volunteer mentor. If you would like to be a mentor to someone else, please contact [email protected]  

Sharing Your Progress 

• Ambassador Action Center Training Materials - Materials to help you learn how to use the Ambassador Action Center (AAC).
• Ambassador Action Center- Track your volunteer activity to give ACS CAN valuable insight into your work and earn recognition.  

Connecting With Your Team

• 2022 Volunteer Call Schedule - Join us, monthly (SLA's) or quarterly (All Leads), to hear the latest news from Capitol Hill, learn about new resources, and stay in the loop to make your volunteer job easier.
• Volunteer Position Descriptions.
• Volunteer Partnership Agreements:
  • ACT Leads
  • SLA
  • Vice SLA 
• Quarterly All Leads Calls 
  • August 2, 2022 All Leads Call Recording 

Impacting Lawmakers 

• Visit our Leadership Summit and Lobby Day 2022 website here. 
• 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 disrict meetings? Check out the House and Senate Calendars. 

Earning Media Coverage and 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. 

Fundraising 

• Lights of Hope Resource Page- This page houses everything you need to become a successful fundraiser through Lights of Hope. 

• Volunteer Fundraising Toolkit – We have all the tools you need to promote ACS CAN through your personal fundraisers

• Start an ACS CAN Fundraiser - Set up your 2022 Lights of Hope Page ( COMING SOON) or another fundraiser to benefit ACS CAN. 
• ACS CAN Fundraising Resources 
• ACS CAN Membership can easily be renewed online. Make sure your annual membership is up to date and invite others to join. Any donation of $10 or more makes the donor a member. 
• Relay For Life ACS CAN CANRaiser pages. Set up a page to recruit memberships through your event. 

Questions? Please contact Rachael Eerdmans at [email protected]