Making Grants

March 10, 2016 Voqal Fund grantee New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) successfully worked with Common Cause and others to lobby for legislation to improve the disclosure of lobbyist spending and campaign finance contributions in New Mexico. An improved lobbyist disclosure bill supported by NMFOG passed in the 2015 session. While the Secretary of

March 3, 2016 Melange is an Appalachian-based organization dedicated to the encouragement of self-sustainable programs with communities in need through multicultural arts, media and education. Through the Rural Broadband Campaign Melange aims to utilize lobbying, public education and research to secure the development and implementation of affordable publicly-owned broadband for rural Tennesseans. Currently, as many

February 17, 2016 Have a great idea for a digital project that will create positive social change? The Chicago Digital Media Production Fund is accepting proposals from Chicago-based digital media artists who seek to advance social change through digital projects. The Production Fund will award a total of $100,000 to media makers who reside in Cook County and complete their production and/or

February 10, 2016 In line with its commitment to supporting the dissemination of alternative ideas, Voqal Fund announced today an additional four grants. The grants are to The Domestic Worker Legacy Fund, National People’s Action Fund, PICO National Action Fund, and Not An Alternative. The Domestic Worker Legacy Fund The Domestic Worker Legacy Fund undertakes

February 9, 2016 Voqal Fund is pleased to announce three new grants to organizations working in the Twin Cities area to enhance the community and strengthen social equality. The grants to Voices for Racial Justice, St. Paul Neighborhood Network and the Twin Cities Media Alliance reflect Voqal Fund’s commitment to support progressive movements for social change. Voices

February 5, 2016 Voqal Fund is proud to announce five grants to organizations working toward social justice and equality in the Portland area. These grants — funding projects by Momentum Alliance, Oregon Voice, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Causa and the Oregon Bus Project — build upon Voqal’s commitment to support progressive movements for social change. Civic Engagement

January 20, 2016 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado and Together Colorado have both recently been awarded grants from Voqal Fund. These grants build upon Voqal’s commitment to support progressive movements for social change. ACLU of Colorado An affiliate of the national ACLU, the mission of the ACLU Colorado is to protect, defend and extend

January 14, 2016 Voqal Fund is pleased to announce four grants intended to effect progressive social change and disrupt the status quo in the Chicago area. These grants to The Black Youth Project, CEL Education Fund, Chicago Votes Action Fund and Mikva Challenge are strongly aligned with Voqal’s commitment to building progressive movements for social

Dec. 15, 2015 Hollaback! is a nonprofit organization and international movement to end street harassment, founded on the belief that everyone has the right to safety in public spaces. In 2015, the organization hosted an Innovation Challenge and received proposals for ideas that included public art projects, safety audits with city government and documentary films. Hollaback! selected winning proposals from over 140 submissions and provided

December 8, 2015 On Nov. 5, Media Impact Funders and Vulcan Productions welcomed documentarians, journalism outlets and funders focused on climate change to Boulder, Colo., for the “Crafting High Impact Environmental Media” symposium. Participants discussed whether productions are moving audiences and policymakers to action, and how best to collaborate to effect change. John Schwartz, director and founder of Voqal,