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Feb. 17, 2015 The fourth Crash Course Government and Politics Episode has been released. In this episode, host Craig Benzine discussed federalism, or the idea that in the United States, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments. Craig reviews how federalism has evolved over the history of the U.S., what

Feb. 6, 2015 Mobile Citizen Managing Director Cassie Bair recently testified before the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee E-12 Budget Division on bridging the digital divide in education. The meeting focused on the “The State of School Technology” in Minnesota and Mobile Citizen was honored to testify about our work to to connect low-income students and

Jan. 27, 2015 We are thrilled to announce Voqal’s financial support of a brand new Crash Course series about U.S. Government and Politics! With over 2.6 million subscribers, the wildly successful Crash Course YouTube channel recently launched a new series to provide an overview of how the government of the United States functions. The new

Jan. 26, 2015 Mobile Citizen and NTEN, The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, are partnering on a new research project to explore how online services and Internet access help nonprofits deliver services and programs, and connect with their constituents. As the first stage of this research, a survey was recently sent to Mobile Citizen’s nonprofit customers,

Jan. 20, 2015 Mobile Citizen is pleased to partner with NTEN, the premier trade association for nonprofit technology assistance providers, in researching how the Internet makes it possible for organizations to meet their missions. We hope this survey provides an initial benchmark that the nonprofit community can learn from and build on together. To learn

Oct. 22, 2014 “J Street: The Art of the Possible” is a feature-length documentary that tracks a progressive, pro-Israel lobby group advocating for a two-state solution. Originally funded partially by a Kickstarter campaign, support from the Voqal Fund was instrumental in allowing the filmmakers to move the documentary project across the finishing line. Filmmakers are

By Gail Rosenblum, Star Tribune January 2, 2014 Andy Elofson and Casey Sorensen now expect long lines to form an hour or two before they open their doors. Since the two men were featured in this column 18 months ago, their St. Paul nonprofit, PCs for People, has given away nearly 25,000 refurbished computers to grateful