Communities
Funded organizations include Digital Grass, International Women’s Forum, Miami Made, MANO, NewCo and Wyncode
Article · April 4, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Communities
MIAMI—April 3, 2017—8 80 Cities, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming cities, is currently accepting applications for the 2017 Emerging City Champions fellowship program, supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The program aims to advance creative solutions to complex urban challenges and support civic innovators in the 26 cities where Knight invests. […]
Article · April 3, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Learning and ImpactThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has a history of supporting libraries. We made our first library grant to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in 1964, and our first grant to an urban public library was to the Akron-Summit County Public Library in 1971. Since then we have made nearly 200 library […]
Article · March 30, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Technology
New report offers lessons in innovation for urban libraries
Article · March 30, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Communities
MIAMI – March 30, 2017 – NewME, a technology accelerator focused on underrepresented minorities in the tech industry, has announced the relocation of its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Miami with $191,000 in support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The support will also help NewME expand existing programming focused on providing […]
Article · March 30, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Arts
ST. PAUL – March 29, 2017 – The 2017 Knight Arts Challenge is open for submissions, offering a share of up to $1.3 million to the best ideas for engaging and enriching St. Paul through the arts. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. April 28. “The Knight Arts Challenge is an open opportunity for […]
Article · March 29, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Arts
AKRON – March 29, 2017 – The 2017 Knight Arts Challenge is now open for applications, offering a share of up to $1 million to the best ideas for engaging and enriching Akron through the arts. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. April 28. Now in its third year in Akron, the challenge has brought […]
Article · March 29, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Arts
DETROIT – March 29, 2017 – The 2017 Knight Arts Challenge is now open for applications, offering a share of up to $3 million to the best ideas for engaging and enriching Detroit through the arts. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. April 28. A project of the John S. and James L. Knight […]
Article · March 29, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Arts
MIAMI – March 29, 2017 – The 2017 Knight Arts Challenge Miami is open for applications, offering a share of up to $2.5 million for the best ideas for the arts. Now celebrating its 10th year, the challenge funds innovative arts projects that bring the community together through the arts. A project of the John […]
Article · March 29, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Journalism
Support from Knight Foundation, Democracy Fund and First Look Media will help bring Dutch startup De Correspondent’s membership model to the United States
Article · March 28, 2017 by Knight Foundation
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Communities
Winners awarded full tuition in Singularity University’s highly acclaimed Global Solutions Program in Summer 2017
Article · March 16, 2017 by Knight Foundation