Articles by

Ashley Zohn

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    Let’s discuss: revitalizing downtowns and neighborhoods

    Over the past year, Knight Foundation sought to assess the progress of our efforts in nine Knight cities where our focus has been on revitalizing downtowns and neighborhoods. We commissioned HR&A, an urban development consulting firm, to interview local leaders and organizations and analyze data to assess our  progress. The report is available to read […]

    Article · October 30, 2023 by and

  • Learning and Impact

    To increase the hiring of diverse asset managers, foundations must lead by example

    “When you know better, do better.” These wise words from the late Maya Angelou reflect Knight’s progress and commitment to identify diverse-owned asset managers when investing its endowment. In 2010, our CEO was asked how much of Knight’s $2.1 billion endowment was managed by firms owned by women or minorities. We looked it up. Given our […]

    Article · September 30, 2021 by and