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There are still a few weeks left to apply for the 2022 Voqal Fellowship (applications close October 31)! Voqal’s Fellowship is an investment in you as a person and a budding entrepreneur. It is a talent and startup accelerator that targets those historically left on the outside for a chance to enact their vision at

Voqal’s Director of Telecommunications Strategy is participating in a panel during National Digital Inclusion Alliance‘s Digital Inclusion Week (DIW).  Clever, an education company that provides a platform for digital learning, is hosting and moderating (Amie Ninh) the online panel. It will take place at 11:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, October 7. The conversation is focusing

One of Voqal’s goals is to create an educated and engaged public that fosters a stronger, healthier democracy. We believe one of the biggest barriers to making this a reality is the educational opportunity gap. To address this, we created the Educational Opportunity Project. The Education Opportunity Project seeks to measurably reduce educational opportunity gaps

At Voqal, creating a more socially equitable world is at the core of everything we do. That includes the work of Voqal project, Mobile Citizen. It provides low-cost mobile internet with unlimited data plans exclusively to nonprofit organizations, educational entities, and social welfare agencies. We believe that making internet access available, and the opportunities it

Late last week, Voqal joined a coalition of organizations urging Congress to create a program that provides vouchers to low-income individuals to purchase a tablet or computer. This program would enable low-income families to connect to the internet and access the opportunities provided by that connectivity. According to the letter sent to the U.S. Senate

Each year, Americans recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. To help celebrate this important month, we are highlighting a few of our grantees that are centered in and

Voqal believes that taking risks with innovative, progressive ideas is necessary to advance social change. The Voqal Fellowship is an investment in people as individuals and budding entrepreneurs. It is a talent accelerator aimed at giving those often overlooked by traditional funders a chance to enact their visions at center stage. As we begin the

Applications are now open for the 2022 Voqal Fellowship. The Fellowship provides a $30,000 stipend for six months to work on an early-stage idea with hands-on storytelling and business development coaching. The Voqal Fellowship is a talent and startup accelerator that provides those historically left on the outside a chance to enact their vision at

In March, Congress approved legislation that created the first-ever program for schools and libraries to help connect students and patrons off-campus. The program, known as the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), was appropriated $7.17 billion to help fund projects through June 30, 2022. The Federal Communications Commission quickly developed the program and opened a 45-day funding

At Voqal, we believe an educated community is central to creating the more socially equitable world we strive for. Furthermore, we believe everyone should have equal opportunity in our country’s education system. With those beliefs in mind, we created the Education Opportunity Project. This project seeks to measurably reduce educational opportunity gaps by providing capital