To assure the successful launch of power2give.org, an innovative fundraising site that will allow cultural organizations in Charlotte and Miami to post projects online and market them to potential donors
To benefit D.A.S.H. design students with a) scholarships for seniors participating in an annual design competition and b) room and board for sophomores and juniors participating in a summer pre-college education program in New York City
To bring Springboard for the Arts' Community Supported Art program to Knight Foundation's eight communities over the next two years, inspiring local art movements
To support the presentation of two Spanish-language Professional Development Program workshops for artists in 2011 and 2012 - one in Miami, FL and one in San Jose, CA, two communities with large Spanish-speaking populations
To engage local diverse and underserved audiences and to showcase talented young musicians of color with performances by the Sphinx Virtuosi in Miami, Charlotte and Macon
To partner Sixth Floor Trio with Knight Foundation on a Random Acts of Culture Tour of America and the 'Music of the People' video project, featuring Sixth Floor Trio performances in four Knight communities
To produce a special exhibition of Secretary Madeleine Albright's personal collection of jewelry used as part of U.S. diplomacy and now open to the community