Progress turns 50!

To celebrate Progress turning 50, we've come up with 50 ways YOU can help further our mission of changing the lives of people with disabilities and seniors in Middle Tennessee!

  • Include Progress in your will 
  • Include Progress as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy 
  • Include Progress as a beneficiary of your 401k, IRA, or other retirement account 
  • Donate your used car to Progress 
  • Include Progress in your year-end giving 
  • Attend the Breakfast for Progress 
  • Invite a friend to the Breakfast for Progress 
  • Tell a friend (really anyone!) about Progress 
  • Follow Progress on Twitter 
  • Friend Progress on Facebook 
  • Retweet us on Twitter 
  • Share our stories on Facebook 
  • Subscribe to our newsletter 
  • Shop at Smart 
  • Volunteer your time with us 
  • Remember Progress in your Big Payback giving 
  • Nominate a local business to receive a Taking Care of Business donut delivery 
  • Tell people about Smart 
  • Buy Progress a pack (or two) of Progress art notecards 
  • Send a note to a friend using Progress art notecards 
  • Write to your legislator in support of Progress 
  • Volunteer with Progress for the Birthday Card Exchange 
  • Attend an art class at Smart 
  • Refer a friend looking for work to apply to Progress 
  • Share our newsletter with a friend 
  • Make a gift to Progress in honor of someone (and we will send them a lovely card, telling them that a generous gift has been made in their honor)  
  • Make a gift to Progress in memory of someone (and we will send their family a lovely card, telling them that a generous gift has been made in memory of their loved one) 
  • Suggest employers to Progress who would be willing to work with us to hire people with disabilities 
  • Donate your used crafts supplies to Smart 
  • Tell a senior about the services we provide for seniors 
  • Tell your church about Progress 
  • Tell you kids teachers about Smart 
  • Recognize a person we support to honor in support of our 50th Anniversary 
  • Recognize a staff person to honor in support of our 50th Anniversary 
  • Nominate a community leader to Progress to serve on our board 
  • Make sure that your Kroger card is linked to Progress so that Kroger donates to Progress (we can help you do this!) 
  • Make sure your Amazon account supports Progress through Amazon Smile (we can help you do this!) 
  • Please inform us if you include Progress in your estate plans 
  • Please designate Progress in your United Way giving 
  • Please let us know if your company offers matching gifts and we will make sure that your donations are matched 
  • Consider giving up a fancy coffee drink a week and making an online monthly recurring gift of $25 
  • Suggest free community outings to Progress for our people in the Community -based Day program 
  • Bring a bag of candy to Progress for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt 
  • Bring a bag of candy to Progress for the annual Halloween festivities 
  • Remind college students to consider Progress for internships 
  • Consider talking about your job and workplace to some of the people we support 
  • Attend an open house at Progress 
  • Consider donating your used items to Smart 
  • Talk about Progress 
  • Come see what Progress does!