The Power of Audacious Hope
May 28, 2019 In this month’s entry of Voqal’s grantmaking blog series, Director of Grantmaking Brenda Sears celebrates the upcoming Audacity to Hope Day by highlighting three Voqal grantees that exemplify the power of optimism to make real change. Right now, things may seem hopeless. It feels like it is only a matter of time
Connecting Online Activism to Community Organizing
May 24, 2019 CPD Action works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances and progressive unions. It works on campaigns that promote a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda. Thanks in part to support from Voqal, CPD Action built the infrastructure needed to move activists
Advancing Civil Rights and Liberties
May 21, 2019 The ACLU of Colorado is the state’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. It protects, defends and extends the civil rights and liberties of all people in Colorado through litigation, education and advocacy. With support from Voqal, it advanced a legislative agenda that led to increased protections for vulnerable communities. Despite a
Empowering Rural Leaders Across Minnesota
May 3, 2019 The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is dedicated to creating transformational change in the food and farming system. LSP’s work has a broad and deep impact, from new farmer training and local organizing to federal policy and community-based food systems development. At the core of all its work are the values of stewardship,
Advancing Campaign Finance Reform in Oregon
May 2, 2019 Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. It works to create open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest; promotes equal rights, opportunity and representation for all; and empowers all people to make their voices heard in the political process. With
Defending and Disrupting Freedom of the Press
April 23, 2019 In this month’s entry in Voqal’s grantmaking blog series, Director of Grantmaking Brenda Sears celebrates the upcoming World Press Freedom Day by highlighting three Voqal grantees that are helping build a more socially equitable media landscape. The Nazis controlled less than three percent of Germany’s newspapers in 1933. At that time, Hitler
Building a People’s Wave
April 19, 2019 People’s Action is a powerful new force for democracy and economic fairness. From family farms to big cities, from coast to coast, it fights for community over greed, justice over racism and people and planet over big corporations. With support from Voqal, People’s Action built a movement that led to progressive victories
Responding to Crisis with Digital Organizing
April 16, 2019 Mijente is a digital and grassroots hub for Latinx and Chicanx movement building and organizing. With support from Voqal, Mijente continued to strengthen its existing digital infrastructure and used new tools to more effectively engage its constituency in response to new threats to the community. While the crisis at the border was
Voqal Grantees That Make the Case for Be Kind to Lawyers Day
March 28, 2019 In this month’s entry in Voqal’s grantmaking blog series, Director of Grantmaking Brenda Sears celebrates Be Kind to Lawyers Day by highlighting three Voqal grantees that exemplify the great work lawyers perform in the fight for a more socially equitable world. Lawyers are often ridiculed and disparaged. Ranking just above advertisers and
Modernizing Campaign Finance in Albuquerque Through Community Organizing
March 26, 2019 Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. It works to create open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest; promotes equal rights, opportunity and representation for all; and empowers all people to make their voices heard in the political process. With