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To help address the shortage of women in the technology field by deploying a new program in Detroit, Miami and San Jose to encourage girls (ages 13-17) to build their skills and seek opportunities in technology
To provide operating monies that support networking events and story gathering activities conducted by local Black Male Engagement (BMe) team leaders in Detroit and Philadelphia
To provide operating and business development support to the Student African American Brotherhood to ensure their ability to effectively engage thousands of black males in strengthening their communities
To continue support for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's digital media activity in 2012-13, including Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts, digital audio and related projects
To support cross-cultural understanding through a forum that focuses on the role of arts in building and engaging communities.
To expand the audience for classical music by offering the symphony experience globally through expanded webcast and mobile content
To include Knight-community libraries in the creation of a national digital library network
To use the arts to foster an interest in reading by weaving interactive cultural experiences throughout the museum’s Children’s Book Fair
To experiment with new programs that will take the institute’s world-class art collection out of the museum and into the community
Providing a set of tools that communities can use to collect data on paper or via a smartphone app, then export or visualize the data via an easy-to-use dashboard. The city of Detroit has used the tools, created by Code for America fellows, to track urban blight.
To bring the opera into the community through performances in community spaces and commissioning a new opera based on the city’s rich cultural history
To support the development of young musicians of color through Detroit’s annual Sphinx Competition