(l to r): Bill Drayton, Matthew Bishop and Alberto Ibargüen discuss social entrepreneurship If social entrepreneurs have learned anything over the past several years, it’s that collaboration is the key to advancing social change. Success in the field will only come through partnerships between the social sector and the business world, Bill Drayton, CEO of Ashoka, told a […]
Article · May 9, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
After spending nearly three years boosting social entrepreneurship in the Americas, Ashoka’s Lorena García Duran is setting her sights on South Florida. In addition to launching the Miami office for the international group promoting social entrepreneurship, García Duran is busy preparing for its upcoming Miami Ashoka summit, scheduled for May 9-11. The event will bring together […]
Article · May 9, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Shaka Senghor, a BME Leadership Award Winner Detroit’s BME Leadership Award winners met recently with Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder to talk about the most pressing issues facing both the state and the city. The small, invite-only group discussion, which included the city’s Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis and other business and civic leaders, focused specifically on […]
Article · May 7, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Each year Silicon Valley Reads hosts dozens of free public events at libraries, schools and community locations. This year, the program engaged more than 8,000 residents who collectively participated in nearly 104 public events and 12 additional events held at local schools. The video highlighting the kickoff event for 2012 is available above. This year’s theme was “Muslim and […]
Article · May 2, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
At this year’s Council on Foundation’s conference in L.A, Knight Foundation is taking part in several discussions on innovations in the field, including why the future of philanthropy is mobile, how data is impacting the sector and how games can create social change and more. On Sunday, a new evaluation on the social impact of real-world games was […]
Article · April 30, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
This weekend, a Miami landmark takes an important step into the digital future of film. The Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts is hosting a benefit concert Saturday, bringing together local leaders and talent as part of its new campaign to digitally upgrade the 86-year-old theater. The effort is part of an overall […]
Article · April 26, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Txt2Wrk, an Apps for Communities prize-winner which helps people with limited Internet access find jobs, is cited in a new report as an example of funding mobile projects for impact. A new white paper on funding mobile projects seeks to ramp up the conversation among funders as to how they can best support non-profits using […]
Article · April 25, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
This post is one of a series focused on how community foundations are investing in news and information projects to make an impact on issues they care about. The following video was filmed during Knight’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar, where five community foundations gave brief, TED-like talks on how the projects they launched are impacting […]
Article · April 23, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Above: an event from last year’s Philly Tech Week Today marks the start of a week-long celebration of technology and innovation in Philadelphia. Philly Tech Week seeks to increase the impact of innovation in the city by focusing on how technology and collaboration can improve the community. One of the city’s major challenges is the lack of […]
Article · April 23, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Visitors to Miami Beach don’t have to go too far to get a little culture – in the winter it’s often broadcast on a 7,000 square-foot wall. Members of the community are encouraged to bring a blanket, share a picnic dinner and enjoy the sights and sounds of the New World Symphony, thanks to innovative […]
Article · April 20, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
On Monday, tune in to find out the winning projects of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia! More than 1,200 ideas were submitted by artists, artist-run groups and organizations who pitched their big ideas for engaging the Philadelphia community through the arts. Earlier this year, Knight announced the 55 finalists. Our reviewers whittled the list […]
Article · April 20, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller