Knight Foundation’s Trabian Shorters on BME from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. What motivates you to engage in your community? Why do you lead others? Any Detroiter’s list would surely include an uncommon love of city. Detroit in 2011 is a town bubbling with change agents: loyal and resourceful citizens are working together to create inviting […]
Article · September 1, 2011 by Rishi Jaitly
Above: Delphia Simmons, who has received a microloan. What if you could make a loan to your favorite new art gallery in town? What if you could connect with others lending to the art gallery and, together, discover other small businesses in need that your community might rally around? Now, you can: today, we’re happy […]
Article · June 30, 2011 by Rishi Jaitly
By Rishi Jaitly, Knight Foundation Program Director, Detroit What happens when you mix community engagement, contemporary art, and architectural beauty? That’s the question Knight Foundation’s VP/Arts Dennis Scholl and acclaimed community builder Tony Goldman asked during a joint visit to Detroit last week. Tony Goldman (L) and Dennis Scholl on a site visit to Michigan […]
Article · May 9, 2011 by Rishi Jaitly