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    Knight Arts Challenge FAQ

    Note: The application period is now closed. Finalists for Akron, Detroit and Miami will be announced later this year.  The 2019 Knight Arts Challenge will support the the best ideas that connect people to place and to each other through the arts in Akron, Detroit and Miami. Knight Arts Challenge FAQs are also available in […]

    Article · January 9, 2017 by

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    AI Fund FAQ

    Click on the image below to go to the new Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative website:

    Article · January 9, 2017 by

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    Knight News Match

    For more information on the 2017 Newsmatch, click here. The 2016 Knight News Match is a call to action for everyone who believes in quality, trustworthy, in-depth journalism and the role nonprofit news organizations play in building strong communities. It continues the legacy of Knight Foundation’s founders, John S. and James L. Knight, who believed […]

    Article · December 15, 2016 by

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    Statement of Strategy

    January 2020 Foreword John S. and James L. Knight believed that a well-informed community could best “determine its own true interests” and was essential to a well-functioning, representative democracy. They pursued those beliefs, building and leading one of the largest and most commercially successful newspaper companies in American history. They were known for their journalistic […]

    Article · November 28, 2016 by

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    Grant Expenditure Monitoring

    As a private foundation that achieves its mission using tax-exempt funds, the Knight Foundation must ensure that grantees appropriately spend funds to produce public benefit. This financial oversight responsibility led Knight to develop and launch the Grant Expenditure Monitoring (GEM) program in 2006 in partnership with accounting firm KPMG. The GEM program plays a crucial […]

    Article · November 16, 2016 by

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    Community Foundations Program

    Knight has offices in eight cities but in 18 small to mid-sized communities we work in partnership with local community foundations.   Our strategy focuses on identifying and working with partners to help these communities attract and nurture talent, promote economic opportunity and foster civic engagement. We work with community foundation leaders and local advisory […]

    Article · August 31, 2016 by

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    Nepali FAQ

    KAC Akron | Frequently Asked Questions | Nepali FAQ | Bhutanese FAQ

    Article · June 10, 2016 by