Volunteer – Compassion & Choices

Volunteer Spotlight: Stacey Gibson, New York

July 21, 2025 No Comments

Stacey Gibson of Garrison, in New York’s Hudson Valley, joined the end-of-life options movement in 2015 after her husband, Sid, died a horrible death after he stopped eating and drinking…

Volunteer Action Network Toolkit: HOSTING A SIGNATURE EVENT WATCH PARTY

June 21, 2024 No Comments

Volunteer Spotlight: Ben de Guzman

June 1, 2022 No Comments

A leading voice on equity and justice brings his energy and insight to the Compassion & Choices AANHPI Leadership Council. Compassion & Choices Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI)…

How To: Facebook Live

December 16, 2021 No Comments

Volunteer Action Network Toolkit: Introduction to Medical Aid in Dying

October 9, 2020 No Comments

This toolkit is an overview of Medical Aid in Dying, including definitions and a wide range of answers to frequently asked questions. Language, messaging and accuracy matter in your work…

Volunteer Action Network Toolkit: Hosting a House Party

July 22, 2020 No Comments

A gathering in your home is a great way to introduce your friends, neighbors and others to a mission and organization that is important to you. It’s an opportunity to…

Volunteer Action Network Toolkit: Holding a Video Screening

July 21, 2020 No Comments

There is an ever-growing library of movies, documentaries and other media about end of life issues. Holding a video screening is a simple way to bring the topic of death…

Volunteer Action Network Toolkit: Petitions, Tabling and Canvassing

January 15, 2020 No Comments

Grassroots organizing is a critical tool in educating the public and building support around medical aid-in-dying and end-of-life issues. As we’ve seen with many issues in national politics, grassroots momentum…

Volunteer Action Network Toolkit: Passing a Local Resolution

November 21, 2019 No Comments

Local government resolutions, proclamations or declarations in support of advance care planning and end-of-life options, including medical aid in dying send an important message about the values of a community…

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