Detroit, Mich. – Eight new community investments from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, including funding for a new approach to the revitalization of Detroit neighborhoods, join efforts under way to help build the Next Detroit. While the new grants, approaching $7 million, focus on different aspects of Detroit and its citizens’ lives, […]
Article · January 24, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Coral Gables, Fla. — The School of Communication of the University of Miami announced today the appointment of two internationally renowned journalists to prestigious Knight Chairs in Journalism endowed by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. With the appointments, the University of Miami becomes the 21st institution in the nation to have Knight […]
Article · January 16, 2008 by Knight Foundation
We stand this morning on the trading floor of Duluth’s historic Grain Exchange, an important place of commerce for the first half of the 20th century. It is a wonderful venue in which to talk about a new way to do business today. Three and a half years ago, Tom Renier, Joe Sertich and I […]
Article · January 15, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Veteran executive Jerry Peterson will direct the Greenstone Group
Article · January 9, 2008 by Knight Foundation
What is the Greenstone Group? The Greenstone Group, a new, 10-year initiative led by the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, cultivates a culture of entrepreneurship and strengthens entrepreneurs in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin through professional coaching, peer support and coordinated services. What are the goals of the Greenstone Group? The purpose of the Greenstone Group is […]
Article · January 9, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Unprecedented philanthropic initiative invites proposals for projects to help accelerate the shift to an innovation-based economy
Article · January 8, 2008 by Knight Foundation
AP Online Video Network & Top Mobile Carriers to Distribute Weekly Street Team 08 Reports
Article · December 21, 2007 by Knight Foundation
LEXINGTON — The ideas for legacy projects that will live beyond the World Equestrian Games will be implemented by a new Center for Community Legacy Initiatives, to be housed at the Blue Grass Community Foundation. Funding for the new center $2.55 million over five years comes via the largest grant ever to a […]
Article · December 13, 2007 by Knight Foundation
WASHINGTON—If you are looking for e-learning opportunities to enhance your leadership skills, turn to Advice for the Newly Named News Director, an interactive online course designed to prepare news directors for the first few months on the job. The course is available free as a part of a joint initiative of the Radio and Television […]
Article · December 12, 2007 by Knight Foundation
Video “Retooling Northeast Ohio’s Economy” GRANT DESCRIPTION Knight Foundation provided $6.6 million in grants to the Fund for Our Economic Future, an effort by more than 100 philanthropic organizations to transform Northeast Ohio (Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown, Akron) into a 21st century knowledge economy. The article reviews the work of the Fund and its efforts to […]
Article · December 10, 2007 by Knight Foundation
The Museum Loan Network, an innovative program facilitating collection sharing among museums and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration with communities, will relocate to Brown University after 12 years at MIT. At Brown, the network will be based at the John Nicholas Brown Center’s Public Humanities Program, where it will continue its work fostering partnerships among cultural organizations […]
Article · December 5, 2007 by Knight Foundation