Knight Foundation

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News Works

For a consultative process to expand and strengthen WHYY's use of digital technologies

News21 Accountability Project

To support the Medill News21 Accountability Project, part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative for the Future of Journalism Education

News21: 'Powering A Nation'

To support PoweringaNation.org, the independent News21 program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative for the Future of Journalism Education

Peter London Global Dance Theater

To support and develop the artistic talents of exceptional dancers and choreographers from South Florida who historically have had limited access to professional performance opportunities in the community

PANDA

To help news organizations better use public information by creating PANDA, new software that cleans up and aids in analyzing it.

Poderopedia

To create an editorial and crowd-sourced database that allows visualizing the relationships among political, civic and business leaders

Code for America

To support our strategy of investing in citizen-centered solutions in three Knight communities by piloting the Code for America model, which deploys technology professionals to develop original solutions that engage citizens in community challenges

Do Something

To support the development of an SMS-based mobile platform designed to increase the number of teenagers engaged in community service and to keep them active and engaged

Globaloria

To advance a new and successful way of teaching digital literacy and community engagement to students and young adults in San Jose and Silicon Valley by using the Globaloria game design system

KaBOOM!

To fund the 2,000th KaBOOM! community-built playground at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. in June 2011

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