Making Grants

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) Action works to ensure that Maine’s campaign finance laws, elections and government serve the public interest, both in principle and in practice. It engages Maine residents from across the political spectrum, using research, education and outreach to further fairness, inclusion and opportunity in politics. Thanks in part to support

Voqal is excited to announce grants to seven organizations working in Colorado to strengthen the community through inclusive, progressive organizing. The $30,000 grants to COLOR Action Fund, Mi Familia Vota, Soul 2 Soul Sisters, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) Action Fund, Colorado People’s Action (CPA), Transformative Leadership for Change and Colorado Working Families Party reflect

In this month’s grantmaking spotlight, Voqal’s director of grantmaking, Brenda Williams-Sears, celebrates the upcoming Mad Hatter Day with a thank you to nonprofit professionals and the many hats they wear. When Lewis Carroll created the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland in the mid-1800s, mercury was used in the manufacturing of felt hats. This caused

Voqal is excited to announce six grants to organizations working in Chicago to strengthen the community through progressive organizing and media. The grants of $50,000 to Grassroots Illinois Action, $50,000 to One People’s Campaign, $50,000 to City Bureau, $50,000 to The People’s Lobby, $50,000 to Asian American Midwest Progressives and $25,000 to The Hoodoisie reflect

Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside (ONE Northside) is a mixed-income, multi-ethnic, intergenerational organization that unites Chicago’s diverse communities. It builds collective power to eliminate injustice through bold and innovative community organizing. It accomplishes this by developing grassroots leaders and acting together to effect change. Thanks in part to support from Voqal, ONE Northside successfully organized

Community Voices Heard (CVH) Power is a multi-racial, member-led organization that builds power through grassroots organizing. It works to build power that can change systems and shape policies that ensure social, racial and economic justice for all New Yorkers. Thanks in part to support from Voqal, CVH Power helped pass important rent stabilization policy at

Faith in Minnesota is a political home for people of faith who are acting boldly and prophetically to create a new, people-centered politics in Minnesota — one rooted in abundance, where everyone is in and no one is out. Thanks in part to support from Voqal, Faith in Minnesota and its partners worked to build

In this month’s grantmaking spotlight, Voqal’s director of grantmaking, Brenda Sears celebrates Labor Day by highlighting three Voqal grantees that are on the frontlines of the fight to protect worker rights.  Are you looking forward to a fun and relaxing weekend? If so, you can thank the labor movement. Virtually every protection and benefit enjoyed

Unidos MN is an immigrant-led, multigenerational, Latinx-based community organization that builds power for gender, racial and economic justice. It has a vision of a Minnesota where Latinxs are achieving their fullest potential. It believes that by doing this, it contributes to the wellbeing and the prosperity of all Minnesotans, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, immigration

Brave New Films champions social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteer involvement that inspires, empowers, motivates and teaches civic participation and makes a difference. From exposing the private prison crisis to helping middle-class and poor workers to understand where their tax dollars are going, its groundbreaking social media campaigns