ST. PAUL, Minn. — Aug. 8, 2016 — Jai Winston, an experienced strategic planning and development professional, will join the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as the St. Paul program director. Winston will work with local leaders and community members to invest in projects that help to keep and attract talented people in […]

MACON, Ga. – July 20, 2016 – Historic Macon Foundation will launch its Neighborhood Incubator initiative to strengthen and build neighborhood associations across Macon that will improve their communities and promote positive change. The initiative is supported by $50,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The project will promote broad-based resident engagement, […]

MACON, Ga. – July 6, 2016 – Macon Arts Alliance will advance the development of the Mill Hill: East Macon Arts Village and engage residents in shaping their community with $140,000 from the the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The new commitment will match National Endowment of the Arts funding to support a […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. – July 1, 2016 – To connect residents and support economic growth, Cycles for Change today announced that it will expand its recently launched Slow Roll Twin Cities initiative, which gathers people to ride bicycles through city neighborhoods, with $57,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Related Link “Slow Roll bicycling movement […]

NEW YORK (June 29, 2016) — Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger today announced his appointment of Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director at the ACLU, as founding director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Last month, Columbia and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the creation of the new […]