Check out the Storify from the event here. I was in New York Tuesday to attend the Omidyar Network’s conference on civic tech sustainability at the new Civic Hall. I was part of a panel on funding civic tech, with Shaun Abrahamson, Stacy Donohue, Beth Engel and Sarayu Srinivasan. In preparing for the panel I […]
Article · April 15, 2015 by Megan Zimroth
The Center for Civic Media is part of the MIT Media Lab. The Internet has become an essential part of everyday life, but it’s changed dramatically since the early days, constantly evolving. What’s next? That will be on the minds of the crowd gathering in Cambridge, Mass., June 22-24 for the 2014 MIT-Knight Civic Media […]
Article · June 20, 2014 by Megan Zimroth
Photo credit: Michael D. Bolden. As half of your Facebook feed has already mentioned, it’s time again for SXSW. And like always, we’re heading back to Austin to meet with grantees, attend some inspiring panels, and eat our weight in barbecue. Here are some of the places where you can find us: Knight News […]
Article · March 6, 2014 by Megan Zimroth
Photo credit: Flickr user echoes of stars. What does the announcement of the Knight News Challenge: Health winners, the 2014 Clinton Health Matters Conference and Elvis’s famed honeymoon hideaway all have in common? The beautiful desert community that includes Palm Springs, Calif. From Jan. 13 to 15, Knight Foundation will be in La Quinta, just down […]
Article · January 13, 2014 by Megan Zimroth
Photo credit: Flickr user S. Kaiser. In two days, Knight Foundation is heading to the land of peaches and peanuts to attend the annual Online News Association conference in Atlanta. We are looking forward to meeting up with old friends and making new ones! Want to check out Knight-funded projects and hear more about Knight? Be […]
Article · October 15, 2013 by Megan Zimroth
Photo credit: Stanford d.school This weekend we’re putting the Knight News Challenge: Health road tour on hiatus while we gather 42 Knight-funded projects (38 Knight News Challenge winners and four companies from the Knight Enterprise Fund) for a couple of days at the Stanford d.school. It’s the first time we’ve gathered so many News Challenge […]
Article · August 23, 2013 by Megan Zimroth
Above: Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media New digital tools are expanding opportunities in civic engagement and Knight Foundation can’t wait to explore how at this year’s “Insiders and Outsiders,” the 2013 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference in Cambridge, Mass. Over three days beginning June, 23, participants will examine the changing nature of civic […]
Article · June 20, 2013 by Megan Zimroth
Photo credit: Flickr user InUse Consulting The countdown to SXSW is finally over – Knight Foundation is heading to Austin, Texas! We are looking forward to meeting up with grantees, attending inspiring sessions, making nehttp://www.philanthrogeek.com/crowdfunding/foundations-come-to-sxsw-to-support-projects-watch-new-trends-emerge/w friends and yes even eating some of that famous Texas BBQ. Here are a few places you can find […]
Article · March 6, 2013 by Megan Zimroth