Virginia Progressive Leadership Program
The application for our 2026 Cohort is now closed.
To learn more about our program, and to receive notification when we begin to accept applications again, fill out the form below. Applications will reopen January 2027.
The Virginia Progressive Leadership Program (VAPLP) is a no-cost, four-month (May - August) experiential learning program for leaders who are Black, Indigenous, or part of the global majority and those with diverse lived experiences who aim to transform systems & culture to realize the Virginia we imagine. Centering progressive values and a liberatory framework, we don’t just imagine transformation — we practice it.
Skill-Building Retreats
Four weekend-long retreats, once a month with 17 participants. Each retreat focuses on a specific asset of progressive leadership: movement leadership, community organizing, storytelling & narrative strategy, and organization & team development. We center relationships, drop the power dynamics, and engage in experiential workshops that grow your knowledge, skills, and network.
Access to Movement Leaders
Our facilitators are seasoned practitioners in social justice work. Each retreat you will meet and learn with two new facilitators, specialized in that retreat’s topic. After each retreat, you’ll have access to coaching office hours with two additional coaches with expertise in that retreat’s topic.