Knight Foundation names 62 finalists in 2019 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit

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Knight Foundation names 62 finalists in 2019 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Knight Foundation

CONTACTS: Nat Synowiec, Senior Account Executive, Van Dyke Horn Public Relations, 313-872-2202, [email protected] Lauren Dickinson, communications officer, Knight Foundation, (305) 908-2694, [email protected] DETROIT – Aug. 21, 2019 – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today named 62 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit finalists — all vying for a share of $2 million to bring their […]

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Capacity-building program for Detroit nonprofits expands with three-year commitment from Knight Foundation

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Knight Foundation

Fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan will support professional development opportunities for local nonprofits promoting community information and democratic engagement

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Knight Foundation names 36 finalists in 2019 Knight Arts Challenge Akron

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Knight Foundation

CONTACTS: Lauren Dickinson, communications officer, Knight Foundation, (305) 908-2694, [email protected] Morgan Lasher, president, Amp Strategy, 330-714-4833; [email protected] AKRON, Ohio – August 14, 2019 – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today named 36 Knight Arts Challenge Akron finalists—all vying for a share of $1 million to bring their ideas to life. This is the […]

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Knight Foundation invests $1.2 million in Maynard Institute’s new diversity, equity and inclusion transformation programs new diversity, equity and inclusion transformation program

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Knight Foundation

In-depth initiative will help newsrooms make structural changes in business models and workplace culture

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Knight invests $6 million in research on the future of US technology policy

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Knight Foundation

Three think tanks doing leading-edge work on issues of market concentration in the tech industry and liability for online content will receive funding as part of Knight’s $50 million commitment

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Knight offers share of $750,000 for innovative ideas to engage arts audiences through immersive technology

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Knight Foundation

With support from Microsoft, the call seeks applications from arts institutions, technologists, companies and artists partnering with arts institutions, now through August 12.

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Knight invests $50 million to develop new field of research around technology’s impact on democracy

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Knight Foundation

Cross-disciplinary research centers and projects will fill knowledge gaps on how society is informed in the digital age

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Young adults show strong interest in news media, but express concern about the impact of news on democracy and unity in the country, study reveals

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Knight Foundation

A new Knight report examines trust in media, showing that many young adults use news media to make decisions on policies and voting

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Young Adults’ News Behaviors and Beliefs

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Knight Foundation

Dispelling the notion that young adults don’t pay attention to news, a new survey shows 88 percent of people ages 18-34 access news at least weekly, including 53 percent who do so every day. Hispanic and black young adults are more likely to share news with friends on social media.

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Diverse Asset Managers: Opportunities for inclusion

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Knight Foundation

Research shows firms owned by women and minorities manage just 1.3 percent of assets in the $69 trillion asset management industry, though their performance is not statistically different from the industry as a whole, Knight Foundation’s chief financial officer Juan Martinez told the U.S. House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion.

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Seven outstanding fellows chosen for their efforts to transform cities as part of inaugural Knight Public Spaces Fellowship

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Knight Foundation

Fellows will receive a share of more than $1 million for their efforts to use public spaces to transform communities