Investing for Educational Impact

Voqal believes that the opportunity gap is the most pervasive and damaging problem in the U.S. educational system. Addressing this complex and multi-faceted problem cannot be achieved through any one solution. With this reality in mind, the Education Opportunity Project seeks to measurably reduce educational opportunity gaps by providing capital and strategic advice to entrepreneurs

Below, Voqal education program director, Vinny Badolato reflects on the current state of the U.S. education system and systemic issues he believes will need to be addressed in the near future. The coronavirus crisis is impacting all aspects of our lives, and there is a ton being written on what this means for our social

Voqal’s Education Opportunity Project seeks to measurably reduce educational opportunity gaps by providing capital and strategic advice to entrepreneurs and organizations working to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged populations. This month we highlight another one of the amazing organizations Voqal supports as part of this project, LENA. Based in Boulder, Colorado, LENA focuses on increasing

Voqal believes that the opportunity gap is the most pervasive and damaging problem in the U.S. educational system. We define the opportunity gap as the educational disparity and inequity that exists across racial and class lines and believe it is one of the root causes of rising economic inequality. The Education Opportunity Project seeks to

In the penultimate spotlight of our 2019 Annual Report: Build the Movement, we take a look at Capita, one of the EOP investees that employed creative solutions to help move towards a more equitable education system over the past year. From a little office in what passes as a tall building in his hometown of

Voqal’s Education Opportunity Project (EOP) seeks to measurably reduce educational opportunity gaps by providing capital and strategic advice to entrepreneurs and organizations working to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged populations. In the first Education Opportunity Project spotlight of the new year, we take a look at EOP grantee, Weird Enough Productions. Weird Enough Productions is

Voqal’s Education Opportunity Project seeks to measurably reduce educational opportunity gaps by providing capital and strategic advice to entrepreneurs and organizations working to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged populations. As part of a new feature aimed at promoting the work of these forward-thinking, changemakers, we are regularly highlighting one of these organizations on the #makingairwaves

Voqal’s Education Opportunity Project (EOP) supports a wide array of organizations and projects that address issues pertaining to the multifaceted educational opportunity gap in the United States. Last year, Voqal supported a project spearheaded by an innovative startup ideas lab, Capita, to take a future-forward look at what foundations are necessary to ensure that young

Voqal is excited to announce its recent sponsorship of Science with Sophie. The $50,000 sponsorship will help to support the production of the innovative show’s next season. New York-based Science With Sophie is a STEM science show and curriculum geared toward children ages 4 to 8 that strives to make science fun and accessible to

July 2, 2019 Voqal is excited to announce a new round of Education Opportunity Project investments focused on supporting companies who are on the forefront of creating innovative solutions to addressing the educational opportunity gap. The investments of $95,000 in ParentPowered, $82,000 in MathTalk and $50,000 in Principal Interest reflect Voqal’s belief that one of