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    Inside the “Four Destinies” world premiere

    Published October 20, 2011 by

    By Rick Shiomi, Mu Performing Arts We just opened the world premiere of Four Destinies by Katie Hae Leo at Mixed Blood Theater on Saturday, October 15th. The terrific cast featured Katie Bradley, Sara Ochs, Nora Montanez, LaDawn James, Neil Schneider, Maria Kelly, Nicholas Freeman, Don Eitel, and Shanan Custer...
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    New journalism project has major successes in first week

    Published October 20, 2011 by

    Photo Credit: Sasha Chavkin/The New York World A new journalism site devoted to deepening public understanding of the ways city and state government shape life in New York City launched this week at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In its first week, The New York World broke a story about a city-chartered Brooklyn bus that segregates its passengers by gender. The story was picked up by several major media outlets including The New York Times, NY Magazine, NY Post and Gawker. Following the story, the New York City Commission on Human Rights said it would look into the issue of the alleged discrimination on the line.
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    Lenfest and the “Grumman Greenhouse”

    Published October 20, 2011 by

    At the beginning of the month, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) opened its newest civic space, Lenfest Plaza, near its historic building on Broad Street, and they’re not done yet. By the end of the month, they will be adding an additional installation, “Grumman Greenhouse,” as the...
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    Funder’s guide offers understanding of how to harness the power of networks

    Published October 20, 2011 by

    A new guide examines why funders need to understand networks and explores what it takes for grantmakers to create a network mindset. The guide, “Catalyzing Networks for Social Change,” was released this week by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and Monitor Institute. The guide offers five approaches that may help grantmakers and social change makers use the power of networks, including: weaving social ties, assessing new and diverse topics, openly building and sharing knowledge, creating infrastructure for widespread engagement and coordinating resources and action.
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    Collaborative approach results in successes for driving Northeast Ohio’s knowledge-based economy

    Published October 20, 2011 by

    Dr. Frank Douglas, President and CEO of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron Juan Martinez, Vice President/CFO at Knight Foundation: A little over three years ago, Akron leaders visited Knight Foundation, proposing a new, collaborative approach to jumpstart Northeast Ohio’s knowledge-based economy. We helped bring a cross-section of the community’s leadership together for strategic planning. From there emerged the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, a collaboration of five major clinical and academic institutions focused on making the region a leader in the use of polymer technology for patient-centered health care solutions. Today, the institute is a great example of community leaders creating and implementing a shared vision.
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    “Random Pattern of Falling Leaves” opens at the Colony

    Published October 20, 2011 by

    As fall approaches in South Florida, the leaves, unfortunately, are not changing. However, Dance Now! Miami Artistic Directors Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten created “Random Patterns of Falling Leaves," a fiery dance piece that expresses the breathtaking beauty of the fall season through dance. Scored by the haunting music of...
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    New Knight Foundation trustee wins humanitarian award in Akron

    Published October 19, 2011 by

    Today, Knight Foundation is excited to announce that William H. Considine, president and CEO of Akron's Children's Hospital is joining the board of trustees. Considine was honored last night, as Akron Program Director Jennifer Thomas writes: New Knight Foundation trustee Bill Considine, president and CEO of Akron Children's Hospital, received the Polsky Humanitarian Award on Tuesday night in Akron. The award was established in 1969 to honor the late Bert A. Polsky, president of the former Polsky department stores and a founding trustee of Akron Community Foundation.  
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    Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art hosts William Dunlap

    Published October 19, 2011 by

    By Holly Zinner, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art hosted a Gallery Talk and Reception Thursday, September 15th at the museum. Featured artist, William Dunlap, entertained over 120 people with his personal references and insights into the pieces that are part of the show William Dunlap: Look...
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    ProPublica shares lessons on the path to sustainability

    Published October 19, 2011 by

    Yesterday, Knight Foundation released a new report, offering a detailed look at some of the country’s leading online local nonprofit news ventures. Today, the foundation shares what the nationally focused news nonprofit, ProPublica, is learning on its path to sustainability. Ben Wirz, director/business consulting at Knight Foundation: Foundation funding will never be able to plug the hole in editorial budgets being cut at for-profit daily newspapers – a total of $6.4 billion between 2006 and 2009, according to the FCC report "Information Needs of Communities". Nor should it. The most successful nonprofit news organizations have diversified revenue sources. To help nonprofit media outlets better supplement coverage – and get on the path to sustainability – we’re sharing a new report with some lessons learned from one of the country’s premier organizations, ProPublica.
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    “Bugs … Outside the Box”

    Published October 18, 2011 by

    Creepy Crawlers? Well actually, “Bugs … Outside the Box.” Starting on Oct. 22, Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences — America's oldest natural history museum and a world leader in biodiversity and environmental research — will host Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti’s exhibit of gigantic bug sculptures. The show is paired with...