Making Grants

This week we finish up our series celebrating Black History Month with a spotlight on another inspiring Black leader we are fortunate to work with, Coalition of Communities of Color’s Marcus C. Mundy. Mundy is the executive director at the Coalition of Communities of Color, a racial equity-focused, 19-member organization focusing on issues of social

This week, we continue our series celebrating Black History Month with a spotlight on another amazing Black leader Voqal has the honor of working with, Kandace Montgomery. Montgomery is a Black and queer organizer, facilitator, and strategist working to expand the collective ability of individuals to build power that transforms systems and people. Currently living

Progressive leaders from all over the country came together last week in Las Vegas to attend the Ballot Initiatives Strategy Center’s (BISC) annual Road Ahead conference. This convening provides valuable training and networking opportunities for organizations working to advance progressive policies through ballot measures. This year’s conference began with an overview of BISC’s new strategic

Black History Month recognizes the sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of African Americans in the United States and around the world. Just as it is important to honor those who came before us, it is just as necessary to acknowledge and spotlight the social justice leaders of today. Voqal is committed to supporting the work and

The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project provides free legal and social services to detained adults and unaccompanied children facing immigration removal proceedings in Arizona. It seeks to ensure that all immigrants facing removal have access to counsel, understand their rights under the law, and are treated fairly and humanely. Thanks in part to support

City Bureau is a nonprofit civic journalism lab based on the South Side of Chicago. It brings journalists and communities together in a collaborative spirit to produce media that is impactful, equitable, and responsive to the public. With support from Voqal, City Bureau grew its programs and made local media in Chicago more effective, equitable,

The Workers Defense Project is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing, and strategic partnerships. Thanks in part to support from Voqal, the Workers Defense Project successfully carried out its Defending Immigrant Families initiative in several Texas cities including Dallas, Austin, and Houston. This program enabled

As the new year gets underway, we believe it is important to celebrate the successes of the previous one. With this idea in mind, we will be sharing stories from our FY 2019 Annual Report: Build the Movement. In the first of these highlights, we take a look at the efforts of several Voqal grantees

The Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) is an innovative and thought-provoking network of funders that shares an underlying conviction that all people deserve a voice in the democratic process. As strong believers of an engaged and empowered public Voqal was excited to both sponsor and attend this year’s annual convening in Detroit. The first

Voices for Racial Justice advances racial, cultural, social and economic justice in Minnesota through organizer and leadership training, strategic convenings and campaigns, and research and policy tools. Thanks in part to support from Voqal, Voices for Racial Justice is working to build a movement for racial justice in rural Minnesota. Voices for Racial Justice hosts