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July 6, 2018 A project of the Proteus Fund, the Security and Rights Collaborative is a collaborative grant-making program that supports a diverse field of organizations working to address profiling, discrimination, hate crimes, anti-Muslim bigotry and xenophobia. It works to build the capacity of organizations representing Muslim, Arab and South Asian (MASA) communities in the

July 5, 2018 A project of the New Venture Fund, Coworker.org helps individuals and groups of employees launch, join and win campaigns to improve their jobs and workplaces. It invests in the leadership of individuals and groups of employees by providing education, training, strategic support, data analysis and workplace advocacy tools. With support from Voqal,

July 3, 2018 Presente.org advances Latinx power and creates winning campaigns that amplify Latinx voices and foster inspiration for freedom, equity and justice. Its affiliate organization, Presente Action is a powerful and growing Latinx political force advancing social justice with technology, media and culture. With Voqal’s support, Presente Action has been able to maintain a

June 29, 2018 The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the United States exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income. Its affiliate, the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, advocates directly for federal immigration reform policies that provide a road to citizenship for all aspiring

June 28, 2018 The Voqal Fellowship is an investment in a new generation of social entrepreneurs interested in launching their next “big idea” aimed at increasing equity for those who are least well off politically, economically and/or socially. This month we look at 2018 Voqal Fellow Micah White and his project, Activist Graduate School. Activist

June 25, 2018 Fight for the Future seeks to expand the internet’s transformative power for good, to preserve and enhance its capacity to enrich and empower. Its ultimate goal is to create a world where everyone can access the internet affordably, free of interference or censorship and with full privacy. Thanks to support from Voqal,

June 20, 2018 Arab American Institute (AAI) represents the policy and community interests of Arab Americans throughout the United States and strives to promote Arab American participation in the U.S. electoral system. AAI has developed a host of services, from voter education to liaison with the national parties, to support the community’s activities. Thanks to

June 19, 2018 Color of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. As a national online force driven by over one million members, it moves decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America. Thanks to support from Voqal, Color of Change continued

June 18, 2018 MPower Change is the largest Muslim-led social and racial justice organization in the United States. Rooted in the Islamic faith, it believes in building a more just world for all people. It is building a grassroots movement made up of diverse Muslim and ally communities throughout the United States. Thanks to Voqal’s

June 14, 2018 In May, we wrote about a major rulemaking the FCC is currently considering regarding Educational Broadband Service (EBS) spectrum. The FCC approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that could dramatically impact the educational use of this spectrum, 5G deployment and rural and tribal broadband. Voqal welcomes the Commission’s decision to modernize use