About the fellowship: In June 2019, Knight Foundation announced the inaugural group of Knight Public Spaces Fellows, seven talented leaders with exemplary track records of crafting public spaces — parks, plazas, trails, community spaces and streets — that create opportunities for civic engagement. Each of the fellows receive $150,000 in flexible funding to provide them with the […]
Article · October 10, 2019 by Knight Foundation
Executive Summary An emerging class of news businesses is modeling a promising path to sustainability — one drawn from the community itself. Their solution: pursuing nonprofit status rather than the strictly for-profit corporate form, embarking on greater engagement with philanthropic models that reimagine how local news is funded. Local news organizations play a fundamental role […]
Article · October 7, 2019 by Knight Foundation
In 2017, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, with the Democracy Fund and Rita Allen Foundation, awarded $1 million to 20 organizations for projects designed to improve the flow of accurate news and information. The projects included promising proposals in the areas of media literacy, journalism and community engagement, infrastructure for accurate information […]
Article · June 11, 2019 by Knight Foundation
How to use entrepreneurship to create a more knowledge-intensive economy with higher-paying jobs
Article · May 30, 2019 by Knight Foundation
NewsMatch is a national matching-gift campaign to grow fundraising capacity in nonprofit newsrooms and promote giving to journalism among U.S. donors. On May 14, 2019, NewsMatch released its annual learning report, which documents how the campaign meets three interlocking goals: Raising awareness about the role of journalism in our society, expanding community support and funding […]
Article · May 14, 2019 by Knight Foundation
Download the Executive Summary Download the Full Report Leaders in every sector are struggling to plan for a future in which social, digital, political and economic forces create unpredictable change quicker than ever – and the philanthropic field is no exception. To survive and thrive in this turbulent environment, philanthropic leaders must learn to read […]
Article · May 1, 2019 by Knight Foundation
Learn more about the report, “Common Goals, Different Approaches,” by reading this blog and the press release. Download the full report Introduction In his 2018 book “The Divided City,” the urban scholar Alan Mallach wrote, “America’s once industrial and now postindustrial cities appear to be on a trajectory to a future in which they become […]
Article · April 18, 2019 by Knight Foundation
Over the last two decades, technology has transformed the way consumers interact with news and media, including how they create, consume and share information.These advances have challenged traditional media organizations to adapt the way they deliver content to stay relevant to readers, fulfill their missions, and sustain their work. In 2006, the Knight Foundation launched […]
Article · November 16, 2017 by Knight Foundation
“The Role of Personalization and Human Relationship in Moving People to Action,” explored how civic organizations can more effectively communicate via text messaging and email to engage people in dialogue and encourage them to get involved. Produced by 270 Strategies, the study partnered with San Francisco-based community development organization SPUR; it includes data from 2,405 […]
Article · October 27, 2016 by Knight Foundation
