Welcome to the Society of Emerging Leaders

Welcome to the Society of Emerging Leaders

What is the Society of Emerging Leaders?

The Society of Emerging Leaders is a community of student and young professional leaders championing California cancer advocacy projects and campaigns by educating voters, engaging in rallies and press events, utilizing their personal cancer or caregiver experiences and passion for cancer issues, building relationships to influence policymakers, and leading strategies to ensure ACS CAN’s mission of saving lives from cancer.

Led by the California Emerging Leaders Council, the Society of Emerging Leaders consists of ACS CAN volunteers (ambassadors) statewide that act as a collaboration center, a forum for conversation, a panel for vetting engagement in strategic campaigns, as a critical decision-making entity on student and young professional engagement in ACS CAN’s policy campaigns and commit to regular participation in advocacy activities at the local, state, and federal level.  


This society works year-round, but the time commitment will vary from month-to-month depending on the status of local, state, and federal legislative campaigns.

What do SEL Members Do?

  • Raise money for Lights of Hope

  • Attend lobby days, such as Leadership Summit & Lobby Day in Washington DC

  • Know your representatives

    • Conduct power analyses

    • Engaging with representatives (emails, phone calls, etc.)

  • Write Letters to the Editor about important bills

  • Write articles for our blog about topics you are passionate about

  • Engage in Passion Projects

  • Organize campus initiatives (LOH display, fundraiser, RFL advocacy chair, ACS CAN On Campus)

How to join the Society of Emerging Leaders:

STEP 1: Sign up and Apply

  1. Sign up to be an official ACS CAN Ambassador.

  2. Fill out our volunteer application below.

STEP 2: Get Involved

We will reach out to you via email for a quick placement call to see where you might fit best based on your interests, experience, and time commitment.

  1. Get involved in a CELC workgroup.

  2. Start your own projects.

  3. Work on official campaigns (whenever they come up).

Society of Emerging Leaders Application

Please fill out this form to apply to the Society of Emerging Leaders. Time estimate 5-15 minutes.