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Charlotte Center City Partners to lead initiative, ignite businesses along upcoming Gold Line streetcar corridor in Historic West End
Article · June 30, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Knight Foundation invests $185,000 in makerspace
Article · June 29, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is on the way to connecting online collections from coast to coast by 2017 – an effort boosted by a new $3.4 million investment from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundations. These two new awards, coupled with significant earlier support from […]
Article · June 26, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Arts
PHILADELPHIA – June 24, 2015 – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced it is investing $1.48 million in 22 Philadelphia arts groups. The recipients, both large institutions and small artist-driven organizations, will promote innovation in the arts and engaging audiences in new ways. Related Links “Meet 22 groups pushing artistic boundaries […]
Article · June 24, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Institute of the Future launches effort with $250,000 from Knight Foundation
Article · June 23, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Applications for small business loans, technical support open until July 1
Article · June 23, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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MIAMI — June 18, 2015 — To engage residents in community life and create incentives for talented people to live and stay in Miami, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced $250,000 to support the development of a master plan for The Underline, a proposed 10-mile linear park and urban trail beneath […]
Article · June 18, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Journalism
NEW YORK — June 15, 2015 — Guardian News & Media today announced that it will establish an innovation lab to develop and create new approaches to delivering news and information using mobile technology. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is investing $2.6 million to support the lab and the Guardian’s efforts to […]
Article · June 15, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Arts
DETROIT – June 15, 2015 – Seventy ideas were named finalists today in the Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest funding ideas that engage and enrich Detroit through the arts. Emerging from more than 1,000 submissions, the finalists propose a range of projects – including using art to explore this moment in the city’s evolution, […]
Article · June 15, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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Rethinking Libraries in the Digital Age Archived video from June 8, 2015 John Palfrey The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation along with Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library, and the Miami-Dade Public Library System cordially invite you to “Rethinking Libraries in the Digital Age” with John Palfrey, Knight Foundation board chair and author of “BiblioTech: Why Libraries […]
Article · June 8, 2015 by Knight Foundation
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MIAMI – (June 4, 2015) – The lack of news and information about local political candidates and issues is the primary reason millennials give for why they do not vote in local elections according to a new report. The report, which explores the causes behind low turnout for local elections among young adults, was released […]
Article · June 4, 2015 by Knight Foundation