Relay For Life University
Week 2 | Overview of Relay For Life
The Power of Purple
Welcome to week 2! This week is an exciting one as your will be introduced to more Relay specific topics, and you will start to learn the foundation of Relay.
This week we will build upon the knowledge you gained, and will help put some of the pieces together as you learn some specifics about the Relays you will be staffing. You will also be working with your Sr. Manager to understand the expectations of your role in the next 3 months. Below are the key topics you will focus on this week.
What you will focus on for Week 2...
Experience and Learn
Throughout the Onboarding process you will be given opportunities to experience different aspects of Relay For Life. Through Pathways, you will be assigned to complete these experiences and do some personal reflection on what you just experienced. Depending on your portfolio, you may have other events or activities to shadow. Our advice...be open to everything! Get out there and shadow and learn and observe as much as you can. Suggested experiences include:
- Kickoff - The launch of a Relay For Life event in a community
- Team Captain Meeting - Regular meetings before the event to motivate, educate, assist and lead your team captains
- Committee Meetings - Monthly meetings with Relay leaders to discuss planning and development of the Relay event
- Full Relay For Life event - We want to you see a full Relay from start to finish through the eyes of a staff partner before you start staffing your own events.
Complete the Following Actions
Words to Read
- Getting Started Booklet - Specifically check out the Relay For Life Glossary
- Review the different Types of Relay For Life
- Take the time to read the Relay For Life Annual Report.
Join In
- Join us on your bi-weekly Learning Cohort Group Call. Details posted in your Yammer Cohort page and/or in the meeting notice from your trainer.
- Spend a day out in the field with your manager to complete a dashboard tour of one or more of your communities.
- Work with your manager to join an upcoming Relay For Life Kickoff and complete the experience reflection through Society Pathways.
Actions to Take
- View the Introduction to the Volunteer/Staff Partnership training on Society Pathways.
- Take the Week 2 Challenge of telling 5 more people about American Cancer Society and Relay For Life. Share your experience via your Yammer Learning Cohort Group.
- Complete the Week 2 Personal Reflection and Learning Log.