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NEWS 4 PROGRESS: Holiday Events & Parties!

12/2/2015

Cloture Club’s Epic Holiday Party List
http://www.clotureclub.com/2015/12/2015-epic-holiday-party-list
(many of these events are Invite-Only but might be worth checking out)

Did you take action for #GivingTuesday?
http://www.givingtuesday.org

Timely Causes:
Planned Parenthood of Metro DC
Syrian Refugees
Newtown Action Alliance
League of Women Voters
More Charities

Did you take action for #WorldAIDSDay?
http://www.worldaidsday.org

Donate to the RED Campaign and fight AIDS with a chance to win experiences with celebrities like Bono, George Clooney, Shaq, Matt Damon, Snoop Dogg, Meryl Streep and more!
https://red.org
(donations will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

*** UPCOMING EVENTS 4 PROGRESS ***

12/3: Progressive Communicator’s Holiday Party
@ Dirty Martini (Dupont & Farragut)

REGISTER

12/3: International Organization’s Holiday Party
with World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank,
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and Sister Cities International
@ Howard Theater (Shaw)

JOIN ON FACEBOOK

12/7: DC Young Democrats’ Holiday Reception
@ Mango Tree (Gallery Place)

12/7: American Association of Political Consultant’s Holiday Party
@ Shelly’s Back Room (Metro Center)

JOIN ON FACEBOOK

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9/19-10/3: EVENTS & OPPS 4 PROGRESS: 9/19 Solar Party & YPFP Gala, 9/22: National Voter Reg Day, 9/22 NLC-MD, 9/24 Climate Rally, Politico, Mayor Bowser events, Global Citizen Fest & Social Good Summit (NYC) and more!

9/18/2015

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*** EVENTS & OPPS 4 PROGRESS ***
(September 19-October 3)

9/19: Solar House Party
(co-hosted by Solar City, Prince George’s County Young Democrats, Progressive Maryland,
Chesapeake Climate Action Network & Next Step)

RSVP
JOIN & SHARE ON FACEBOOK

9/19: State of Affairs Gala
(hosted by Young Professionals in Foreign Policy)

BUY TICKETS

9/22: New Leaders Council- Maryland’s Happy Hour
& Information Session @ Denizen Brewing Company

http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org

9/24: Earth Day Network’s Pope Frances Visit “Climate” Rally
@ Capitol Hill

RSVP

9/24: Politico’s Generation Next: The Future of Work @ Newseum
(with Senator Mark Warner)

RSVP

9/24: Bossed Up’s Power Hour with She Should Run
@ Science Club

9/24: September NonProfit Tech Happy Hour @ 501c Tech Offices!

RSVP

9/25-26: TEDxMid-Atlantic
(featuring Dem Presidential Candidate Lawrence Lessig & Senator Mark Warner)

BUY TICKETS
(20% off with “startupgrind” promo code)

9/26: Democracy For America’s Campaign Academy
(Alexandria, VA)

REGISTER

9/26: Global Citizen Festival (NYC)

BUY TICKETS

9/27: “Women for Jamie Raskin” Rally
(open seat in Chris Van Hollen’s District due to his senate race)

REGISTER

JOIN & SHARE ON FACEBOO

9/27-28: UN Foundation & Mashable’s Social Good Summit (NYC)
(featuring Charlize Theron & Sienna Miller)

BUY TICKETS

9/28-10/3 Media Rise Festival
“Elevating Media for Social Good”

BUY TICKETS

9/28: Center for Non-Profit Advancement’s
Public-Private Partnership Conference

BUY TICKETS

JOIN ON FACEBOOK

9/29: Stand with Planned Parenthood!

#standwithPP #pinkoutday

GET INVOLVED

9/29: Netsquared & PCDC's "Non-Profit Tech & Comm" Speed Dating

RSVP

9/30: New Leaders Council-DC Preview

JOIN ON FACEBOOK

10/9-10: Politicon (Los Angeles)
featuring David Axelrod, James Carville, Bill Burton, Reggie Love, Paul Begala, Cenk Uyger...and some Republicans too

BUY TICKETS

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NEWS: 6/10-20 Event Calendar, #BidenTributeNight, ACA Update

6/10/2015

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NEWS 4 PROGRESS
(June 10, 2015)

WATCH: President Obama delivers eulogy of Beau Biden

#BidenTributeNight Pics & Press:
Runinout Photo Gallery

RuninDC: “DC Fundraiser for Fisher Foundation honors Beau Biden”

The Hill: “Biden-palooza to honor VP’s late son Beau Biden”

Politico: “At Draft Biden, grief leads to hope”

Give to the Beau Biden Foundation:
https://delcf.org/biden

Send a message of condolences to the White House:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/30/memory-beau-biden-quite-simply-finest-man-any-us-have-ever-known

UPCOMING PROGRESS CALENDAR:

Political & Advocacy

6/10: Arlington Democrats’ Post-Primary Unity Event! (Ballston)

6/10: Hillary for DC - Pride Edition @ Howard Theater! (Shaw)

6/10: DC For Democracy’s June Meetup: Small-Dollar Democracy! (Eastern Mkt)

6/11: Hillary for America’s LGBT Pride Reception & Party @ Lost Society! (U St) -> buy tickets

6/13: Hillary For America’s Official Campaign Announcement DMV House Parties (featured facebook event)

6/17: Planned Parenthood Metro Washington’s Caucus over Cocktails! (Crystal City) -> buy tickets

6/19: URGE’s Generation 2 Generation Celebration Awards @ Hyatt (Capitol Hill)

(follow Campaign 4 Progress, Advocate 4 Progress and other N4P Networks)

Civic & Service/Giving

6/10: Asian-American Young Professionals’ Networking for Nepal @ Manor! (Dupont)

6/13: Capital Cause’s Millennial Week Day of Service

6/10-14: Capital Pride (includes 6/13 Parade & & 6/14 Festival)

6/14: DC Flag Day 2015 Vigil @ Dupont Circle

6/15: Millennial Week’s 2016 Town Hall & Reception (McPherson Sq)

6/19: My Brother’s Keeper’s Pro Bono Lab with Serve DC, Taproot, IMPACT & DC Social Innovation Project!

(follow Serve 4 Progress and other N4P networks)

Career & Development

6/10: NextGen Happy Hour with Young Government Leaders, GovLoop & DC Connect @ Madhatter! (Dupont)

6/11: WIN’s “Women Opening Doors for Women” @ AFL-CIO! (Farragut) -> buy tickets

6/11: Progressives Communicator’s Networking for Interns/Supervisors! (Dupont)

6/12: DNC Fall Internship application deadline

6/13-20 Millennial Week! (includes 6/16 Job Fair & 6/20 Conference)

6/16: Democratic GAIN’s 2015 Career Fair @ NEA HQ! (Farragut) -> 20% off with promo code: “JTAL”

6/17: Virginia Progressive Leadership Project’s program application deadline

(follow DC Career Progress and other N4P networks)

Communications & Technology

6/11: Embassy of Italy’s Digital Diplomacy Series: “The End of Power”

6/11: Open Gov 101 @ General Assembly-1776 DC (McPherson Sq)

6/11: WeWork Dupont’s 12th Floor Opening Party (Dupont)

6/12: Startup Weekend’s “Social Impact” Edition @ Impact Hub (Gallery Place)

6/18: Social Media for Non Profit’s DC conference (Dupont) -> apply to volunteer or for a scholarship by 6/15

6/19-20: NOI + Organizing 2.0’s Social Media Strategy Training (NYC)

(follow DC Comm Tech 4 Progress and other N4P networks)

WATCH: President Obama on
5th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
(includes a timeline of U.S. health care reform)

FOLLOW OUR NETWORKS:

(includes Progress USA national posts, Career Progress, Comm Tech 4 Progress, Campaign 4 Progress, Advocate 4 Progress, Serve 4 Progress, Forward Progressive blog and more!)

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5/28-6/5 PROGRESS CALENDAR: Mayor Bowser's Office, America's Impact, Not Your District PAC, Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment, DC Connect/Young Gov Leaders/GovLoop, Martin O'Malley, Gun Violence Awareness Day & PDF 2015 (NYC)

5/28/2015

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PROGRESS CALENDAR

(May 28-June 5)

N4P Events
6/4: JUNE PROGRESS PARTY: “Biden-palooza!” Aviators Night!

Upcoming Community Events
5/28: Meet-and-Greet with Mayor Bowser’s Office @ American Ice Company

5/28: America’s Impact Happy Hour: Congress & National Security @ James Hobam’s

5/28: Not Your District PAC Happy Hour @ Local 16

5/28: PAVE-Promoting Victim’s Awareness Empowerment Happy Hour @ Nick’s Riverside Grill

5/29: DC Connect & Young Government Leaders & GovLoop Happy Hour @ Black Finn

5/30: Martin O’Malley Campaign Announcement @ Federal Hill (Baltimore)

6/2: National Gun Violence Awareness Day - pledge to wear orange!

6/4-5: Personal Democracy Forum (NYC) - volunteers needed!

(register for upcoming community events below)

5/28: Meet-and-Greet with Mayor Bowser’s Office
@ American Ice Company (U Street)

5/28: Not Your District PAC Happy Hour
@ Local Sixteen (U Street)

5/28: America’s Impact Happy Hour Discussion:
Congress & National Security
@ James Hoban’s (Dupont)

5/28: PAVE-Promoting Victim’s Awareness Empowerment Happy Hour
@ Nick’s Riverside Grill (Georgetown Waterfront)

5/29: DC Connect & Young Government Leaders & GovLoop Happy Hour
@ Black Finn (Farragut)

5/30: Martin O’Malley Campaign Announcement
@ Federal Hill (Baltimore)

6/2: National Gun Violence Awareness Day
- pledge to wear orange!

6/4: JUNE PROGRESS PARTY: “Biden-palooza!” Aviators Night!
@ Sauf Haus Bier Hall (Dupont)

6/4-5: Personal Democracy Forum (NYC)
- volunteers needed!

Get more updates from

FOLLOW OUR NETWORKS!

(includes Progress USA national posts, Career Progress, Comm Tech 4 Progress, Campaign 4 Progress, Advocate 4 Progress, Serve 4 Progress, Policy Progress, Grassroots Progress, Progress Office
and Jim’s Forward Progressive blog)

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5/7 SPRING PROGRESS PARTY: Rooftop “1st Thursdays” Charity Mixer for Nepal!

4/30/2015

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JOIN & SHARE ON FACEBOOK!

SPRING PROGRESS PARTY:
Rooftop “1st Thursdays” Charity Mixer for Nepal!

6:30pm-8:30pm
Thursday, May 7th

Public Bar
1214 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
@ Dupont Circle

4pm-8pm Happy Hour Specials:
http://www.publicbar.co/menu/happy-hour
(includes $3 domestics, $5 rail, $6 wine)

Please join Network For Progress, a social and media-savvy community inspired by the "Yes We Can" Movement to engage Progressives, Democrats, Hope Mongers and Change Makers in political and civic participation, for our "1st Thursdays" mixer on the rooftop of Public Bar in Dupont!

Starting in May we will begin to feature a "Cause of the Month" where we will ask for an optional $5 donation for our event where 50% of the proceeds will go toward a good universal good cause each month.

Anyone who donates gets a bonus raffle ticket as a thank you gift!

CAUSE OF THE MONTH:

Let's join facebook in supporting this organization's work to save lives in Nepal as they recover from a devastating earthquake that took thousands of lives.

Feel free to learn more and donate now:
https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/nepal-earthquake

Want to be a Co-Host or Sponsor? Questions/Comments?
Contact Jim at network4progress@gmail.com

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10/7: 2nd Annual "6 PAC" Fundraiser (America's Impact)

10/7/2014

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2nd Annual "6 PAC" Fundraiser

with Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards

Tuesday October 7th, 2014
6pm - 8pm

The Mott House
122 Maryland Avenue NE (Map)
Washington, DC

Complimentary food and drinks will be served.

RSVP and Contribute:
https://secure.actblue.com/page/6pac1

Ticket Levels:

Young Professional (Under 30): $26

Partner: $66

Host Committee: $206

All Donations Support the Following 6 Candidates:

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9th)

Shenna Bellows (Maine Senate)

Ruben Gallego (AZ-7th)

Jim Mowrer (IA-4th)

Rep. Rick Nolan (MN-8th)

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1st)

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9/23: Combating Human Trafficking @ GWU

9/22/2014

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6:00pm Tuesday, 9/23
George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia 20052

Find out more from a distinguished panel of global and local experts on what you can do to fight the world-wide human tragedy of trafficking.

The panel discussion will be followed by a Resource Fair featuring organizations focused on eradicating and addressing the effects of human trafficking.

Speakers:
Ambassador Mark Lagon, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Mr. Mike Beard, Executive Director, UNF; Global Health Director, Better World Campaign
Ms. Tina Frundt, Director, Courtney’s House

We're also excited to have the following organizations participate in our Resource Fair:
The Amara Legal Center
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Ayuda
Cause Vision
Courtney's House
Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAAST)
Friends-International
Global Rescue Relief, Inc.
HIPS
Innocents at Risk
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Congress of Black Women Inc.
Northern Virginia Family Service
The Samaritan Women
DC Stop Modern Slavery
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
UNICEF USA

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NEWS 4 PROGRESS: Holiday Events & Parties!

9/19-10/3: EVENTS & OPPS 4 PROGRESS: 9/19 Solar Party & YPFP Gala, 9/22: National Voter Reg Day, 9/22 NLC-MD, 9/24 Climate Rally, Politico, Mayor Bowser events, Global Citizen Fest & Social Good Summit (NYC) and more!

NEWS: 6/10-20 Event Calendar, #BidenTributeNight, ACA Update

WATCH: President Obama on
5th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
(includes a timeline of U.S. health care reform)

5/28-6/5 PROGRESS CALENDAR: Mayor Bowser's Office, America's Impact, Not Your District PAC, Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment, DC Connect/Young Gov Leaders/GovLoop, Martin O'Malley, Gun Violence Awareness Day & PDF 2015 (NYC)

5/7 SPRING PROGRESS PARTY: Rooftop “1st Thursdays” Charity Mixer for Nepal!

10/7: 2nd Annual "6 PAC" Fundraiser (America's Impact)

9/23: Combating Human Trafficking @ GWU

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NEWS 4 PROGRESS: Holiday Events & Parties!

9/19-10/3: EVENTS & OPPS 4 PROGRESS: 9/19 Solar Party & YPFP Gala, 9/22: National Voter Reg Day, 9/22 NLC-MD, 9/24 Climate Rally, Politico, Mayor Bowser events, Global Citizen Fest & Social Good Summit (NYC) and more!

NEWS: 6/10-20 Event Calendar, #BidenTributeNight, ACA Update

WATCH: President Obama on 5th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act(includes a timeline of U.S. health care reform)

5/28-6/5 PROGRESS CALENDAR: Mayor Bowser's Office, America's Impact, Not Your District PAC, Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment, DC Connect/Young Gov Leaders/GovLoop, Martin O'Malley, Gun Violence Awareness Day & PDF 2015 (NYC)

5/7 SPRING PROGRESS PARTY: Rooftop “1st Thursdays” Charity Mixer for Nepal!

10/7: 2nd Annual "6 PAC" Fundraiser (America's Impact)

9/23: Combating Human Trafficking @ GWU

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WATCH: President Obama on
5th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
(includes a timeline of U.S. health care reform)