Making Grants

August 7, 2018 Voqal is excited to have had the privilege to attend Netroots Nation 2018 in New Orleans this past weekend alongside several Voqal Fellows and grantees. Voqal started the conference with a dinner featuring the 2018 Voqal Fellows. Fellows had the opportunity to share updates about their projects. In addition, Voqal staff gathered

July 30, 2018 Voices for Racial Justice advances racial, cultural, social and economic justice in Minnesota. It does this through organizer and leadership training, strategic convenings and campaigns, and research and policy tools. With support from Voqal and others, Voices for Racial Justice was able to build a movement that empowered those most affected by

July 25, 2018 A Better Oregon pushes for policies that invest in Oregon families and hold large corporations accountable because it believes everyone can and should thrive in the state’s economy. With support from Voqal, A Better Oregon was able to leverage the opportunity presented by Measure 97 to increase the diversity of its coalition

July 23, 2018 BYP100 is dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. It does this through building a network focused on transformative leadership development, direct action organizing, advocacy and political education using a Black, queer, feminist lens. With Voqal’s support, BYP100 built its organizing capacity to engage in local and statewide advocacy

July 20, 2018 Illinois Humanities works to build a dialogue across all sectors of society to examine issues important to democracy in public policy, media, business and art. Using the humanities as a tool to stimulate discussion, it creates experiences across Illinois through programming, events and grant-making to engage a diverse public on ideas and

July 18, 2018 Young Invincibles amplifies the voice of young adults in the political process and expands economic opportunity for the millennial generation. It does this by building a community of young leaders to act for social change, sharing the stories of young adults, conducting cutting-edge policy research and analysis, providing tools for the millennial

July 16, 2018 Piper Action Fund works to reduce the impact of corporate and wealthy special interest money on our democracy. To do so, it supports campaigns for reform policies that will increase the power of underrepresented communities. With support from Voqal, the Piper Action Fund served as an important strategic partner in the effort

July 13, 2018 New Media Ventures invests in entrepreneurs and activists wrestling with the biggest challenges facing democracy. It believes that by changing where capital is invested, it can shift the structures of power to benefit more people. With support from Voqal, New Media Ventures mobilized $4 million to 17 progressive startups working at the

July 11, 2018 Progressive Maryland works to promote social, economic and racial justice. It is leading the fight for progressive change in Maryland through grassroots organizing, public education and legislative advocacy. With support from Voqal, it has worked to ensure the Montgomery County small-dollar matching program has been used effectively and is leveraged by a

July 10, 2018 Jolt is a Texas-based, multi-issue organization that builds the political power and influence of Latinos in American democracy. Jolt gives Latinos the power to make change, so they can have a say in how Texas is run. With support from Voqal, Jolt built a movement of young Latinos aimed at pushing back