Progress Guide

Hi!

Are you interested in channeling your passions proactively to advocate for progressive causes? This site will direct you to resources to help you turn your activism into action.

Please complete this short survey to help determine how to maximize your impact.

Please see tips for activists.

Survey

What is your location? Enter a zip code:
What is your age?	years
What is your gender?
Do you identify as LGBTQ?
Are you affiliated with a political party? (link to register voting online)
Are you affiliated with any progressive groups?
Please select the groups you are affiliated with:	Swing Left Indivisible Organizing for Action Move On United We Dream Flippable Sister District Resist Bot Stand Up America March On Democratic Socialists of America Democrats.com Mobilize America Progressive Turnout Project
Are you a member of a union or guild?
Please select the unions or guilds you are affiliated with:	AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers Labor Net California Labor Federation California Federation of Teachers SAG-AFTRA ITSE IBEW ASCAP
How are you able to contribute?	Time Money
Do you have an organizational preference?	political: organizations affiliated with a political party nongovernmental: nonprofits and independent organizations governmental: supporting your government representatives, campaigns for candidates
At what level do you prefer to focus your efforts?	...

What issues that are important to you? labor, wages economic, regulation, taxation, stopping corporate concentration, fair trade deals women's rights, reproductive autonomy, equal pay voting rights, gerrymandering, campaign finance reform rights for people with disabilities lgbtq rights poc rights, ending systeming racism, closing racial wealth gap immigration, refugee rights, asylum seekers education, debt free college, student debt relief, universal preschool environment, clean energy, public lands, access to drinking water, sustainability health care, universal health care, mental health, combatting addiction, reproductive rights, gun violence prevention, prescription drug cost reduction, ending domestic violence veterans' benefits terrorism, domestic terrorism, cybersecurity, nuclear nonproliferation homelessness, homeownership, affordable housing social safety net, social security civil rights, criminal justice reform, indigenous sovereignty

Tips for Activists

Set doable goals. For instance, aim to volunteer one day a month or to recruit one friend to volunteer with you. Once you achieve that goal, set a stretch goal, such as volunteering an extra day that month or enlisting more friends to get involved.
Find an accountability buddy. Volunteering with friends is fun, especially helpful when trying times get you down. You can help keep each other motivated and remind each other of your commitment to enacting positive change.
Pace yourself. It's easy to get super enthusiastic such that you expend a lot of energy at the outset, overcommitting to the point of burnout. It's OK to take a break. Prioritize self-care, whatever that looks like for you.
Be resilient in the face of failure. Try not to take setbacks personally. Enacting change is a process. Inevitably you will take steps back but you will continue to forge forward.
Celebrate your victories however insignificant they may seem in the grand scheme. Manage your expectations. Working within entrenched systems is difficult yet important. The mere act of doing something is worth celebrating. Reward yourself accordingly.
Don't waste your time arguing with people on social media. Unless you really care about them. Even then, realize you might not get through to them. Project compassion. Spread facts.