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February 2, 2017 Voqal recently released its first-ever annual report and is featuring some of the stories from the report on our blog. To read more download Voqal’s Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report: Taking Risks. Voqal Fund’s early support of New Media Ventures (NMV) is another example of risk taking. NMV is a first of

January 27, 2017 Voqal accepted six tech-savvy entrepreneurs into the 2017 cohort of the Voqal Fellowship, which provides the resources and mentoring needed to bring early-stage ideas focused on progressive and social change to life. Voqal Fellows will receive a $30,000 stipend and are expected to complete their projects in six months. Joining a growing

January 24, 2017 Voqal recently released its first-ever annual report and is featuring some of the stories from the report on our blog. To read more download Voqal’s Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report: Taking Risks. The Voqal Fellowship takes risks on unproven entrepreneurs, change-makers and thought leaders who have a “big idea” to remedy a

January 19, 2017 Voqal recently released its first-ever annual report and is featuring some of the stories from the report on our blog. To read more download Voqal’s Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report: Taking Risks. Because inequality in education leads to social and economic inequality, Voqal takes a chance on organizations working to even the

January 11, 2017   Voqal recently released its first-ever annual report and is featuring some of the stories from the report on our blog. To read more download Voqal’s Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report: Taking Risks. Recognizing that there is a dearth of civics minded programming, Voqal Education decided to lead the charge and fund

December 20, 2016 The following is the first of several posts from Voqal Education Venture Fund Director, Vinny Badoloto, which lay out his plans for Voqal’s Education Venture Fund. The opportunity structure in the United States is vast and growing more complex. While there are many variables that factor into this structure, formal education is

December 14, 2016 FairVote Minnesota works for better democracy through public education and advocacy. It focuses on progressive voting systems that lead to greater competitiveness, better representation and more participation in elections. It advocates for voting systems with a demonstrated record of success in producing these qualities such as Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in single-winner

November 9, 2016   The following is an excerpt from a  press release issued by NDIA and Mobile Citizen: A Resource for Tracking Local Government Digital Inclusion Leadership and Programs The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), a unified voice for technology training, home broadband access and public broadband access programs, today launches Digital Inclusion Trailblazers,

November 4, 2016 Here at Voqal we believe the key to a socially equitable world is an educated, empowered and engaged public. One of the best ways individual public citizens can become empowered and engage with society is to exercise the right to vote. Because of this reality, Voqal supports many organizations that work continuously

October 20, 2016 The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition continues its Grow2Gig+ campaign this month with a focus on “Reducing Costs: Competition and Infrastructure.” As part of these efforts, SHLB has been promoting the policy paper, “Promoting Competition for Community Anchor Institution Broadband Services,” by SHLB Executive Director, John Windhausen. You can view