Don’t “just trust” your elected officials. Hold them accountable. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”https://www.scribd.com/document/246523666/ProgressVA-Ethics-Recommendations-11-13-14#” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=”no” color=”#1caada” text_color=”#ffffff” icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” border_width=”0″ class=”” id=””]Be transparent[/ms_button]
Who’s writing Virginia’s laws? It’s not always our lawmakers. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=”no” color=”#ff3438″ text_color=”#ffffff” icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” border_width=”0″ class=”” id=””]Find out why.[/ms_button]
Student loan debt can be managed–and Virginia wants to help. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=”no” color=”#ffffff” text_color=”#000000″ icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” border_width=”0″ class=”” id=””]End Student Debt[/ms_button]
Pioneering progress, together. Building a Virginia that works for everyone. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”https://www.progressva.org//index.php/our-team/” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_self” gradient=”no” color=”#1caada” text_color=”#ffffff” icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” border_width=”0″ class=”” id=””]Meet our team & partners[/ms_button]
Eight years ago, our country was in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Jobs left our shores, factories, and shops closed; families forced out of their homes. America even in the midst of gloom and calamity found hope. President Obama campaigned to change the course of American progress fundamentally. And […]
Last year I learned my (previous) employer would stop my student loans payment support benefit. I cried. Student debt is slowly replacing my dreams and future plans with shadows of depressions. When my employer cut its support, my future demanded I figure out my options. I gathered myself, picked up the phone and called my […]
Hatred and discrimination against our friends and neighbors is not a Virginia value, but it is clear that Delegate Bob Marshall hasn’t gotten the message. He just filed a bill modeled after North Carolina’s infamous HB2, the “bathroom bill” designed to ban transgender people from accessing public bathrooms. Seriously? There is no point to this […]
Digital Associate What we’re offering: An opportunity to join our hard charging team. The enthusiastic activist chosen for this position will work directly with the Director of Digital Communications. Responsibilities include: Manage day-to-day content uploading in a variety of content management systems. Aid “internal and external teammates” in their adoption and use of CMS […]
Progress Virginia and our sister organization, Progress Virginia Education Fund, are looking for a communications associate and Spanish language media specialist to join our team. The associate will build relationships with Spanish-language media, work with the Executive Director and allies to execute earned media campaigns, track media, and provide communications training and advice to partners. […]
“No matter what happens, the sun will rise in the morning.” That’s what President Obama told the country in an election night address. He was right. I know last night was rough for a lot of us. But the sun did come up this morning and one thing is clear: our work is more important than […]