Above: A scene from “Start-Up City: Miami” in 2013. Photo credit: Knight Foundation on Flickr. Many recent media reports have captured the excitement of the emerging entrepreneurial community in Miami, a trend that Knight Foundation has supported through more than 50 local investments in the past 18 months. But what’s next? That topic takes the stage during the […]
Article · March 25, 2014 by Michael D. Bolden
Lourdes Lopez coaching Miami City Ballet dancers in Apollo. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Daniel Azoulay. Lourdes Lopez, artistic director of the Miami City Ballet, will serve on the board of trustees for the Ford Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit established by Edsel Ford in 1936. In an announcement, Ford […]
Article · February 19, 2014 by Michael D. Bolden
Above: David Bornstein. Photo credit: Knight Foundation on Flickr. Community foundations can play an essential role in highlighting information that solves problems in their cities, said New York Times journalist David Bornstein during Knight Foundation’s 2014 Media Learning Seminar. Bornstein is co-founder of Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit trying to shift the focus of storytelling […]
Article · February 18, 2014 by Michael D. Bolden
College Hill Highlight Video via the College Hill Alliance on YouTube Two Knight Foundation communities will receive help from the federal government in executing their strategic visions for economic growth under the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative. Macon, Ga., one of eight communities where a Knight program director leads foundation grant-making, and Gary, Ind., where […]
Article · January 23, 2014 by Michael D. Bolden
Above: Alumni Spotlight / Andrew Rannells and Zuzanna Szadkowski from YoungArts on YouTube South Floridians can experience the work of 171 emerging U.S. artists this week as the National YoungArts Foundation celebrates their talents. The artists from 46 states are converging on Miami for YoungArts Week, an annual opportunity to perform and work alongside leading […]
Article · January 6, 2014 by Michael D. Bolden