Knight Foundation

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City Year

To scale the City Year program to reach 50 percent of the off-track students in Miami-Dade County public schools with a specific focus on schools in the existing Teach for America/Knight Foundation feeder pattern strategy

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

To enhance and expand middle and high school program delivery using the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship's new curriculum, coordinated within the existing Teach for America/Knight Foundation feeder pattern strategy

DASH Design Competition

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

Springboard for the Arts

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

National Urban Fellows

To support the leadership development of women and people of color in the nonprofit sector through the sponsorship of a class of 2012 National Fellow to be placed at the Knight Foundation

TEDx Miami Event

To connect and inspire communities in Miami through four quarterly events featuring speakers and performers who share ideas live and through online streaming

ReServe Miami

To launch ReServe Miami, a service offering retiring baby boomers meaningful service opportunities that use their experience to benefit nonprofits and government agencies

Spanish-language Professional Development

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

Virtuosi Tour to Miami, Charlotte, Macon

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

Random Acts of Culture

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

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