Philanthropy’s Role in Strengthening American Democracy: A Diverse Agenda

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Philanthropy’s Role in Strengthening American Democracy: A Diverse Agenda

Published November 5, 2020 by Sam Gill and Alberto Ibargüen

What is the most important challenge or opportunity facing American democracy over the next ten years? What role can philanthropy play in addressing that challenge—or in seizing the opportunity? This volume explores answers to these two urgent questions. We are not disinterested observers. The Kettering Foundation and the Knight Foundation are independent organizations that invest private […]

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When It Comes to Managing Online Content, Americans Want It All. Can They Get It?

Published June 16, 2020 by Sam Gill

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Established Media and Other Knowledge Institutions Should Be Strengthened, Not Torn Down

Published May 29, 2020 by Sam Gill

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Responding to COVID-19 in community: an update from Knight Foundation

Published March 27, 2020 by Alberto Ibargüen and Sam Gill

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Provoking conversation on assessing diversity in endowment management

Published February 12, 2020 by Sam Gill and Juan J. Martinez

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Big Tech could break democracy. Knowledge is our best defense.

Published November 21, 2019 by Sam Gill

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America’s digital dilemma: Is technology harming our democracy

Published August 1, 2019 by Sam Gill

Everywhere we turn, we face the challenge of how to govern technology without stifling innovation.

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Strengthening democracy in the digital age: Knight’s $50 million investment in a new field of research

Published July 22, 2019 by Sam Gill

Technology has made life more convenient. Yet, left unchecked and unquestioned, the digital technology revolution could threaten the future of our democracy.

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No Time for Complacency: Preparing Foundations for a More Turbulent Future

Published May 1, 2019 by Sam Gill

Download the Executive Summary Download the Full Report Leaders in every sector are struggling to plan for a future in which social, digital, political and economic forces create unpredictable change quicker than ever – and the philanthropic field is no exception. To survive and thrive in this turbulent environment, philanthropic leaders must learn to read […]

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The price of progress: How “digital pollution” is poisoning democracy and what we can do about it

Published January 22, 2019 by Sam Gill

The warning lights are flashing. The challenges of the digital age are posing fundamental challenges to our democracy. To capture the benefits of digitization, without enduring intolerable costs, we suggest it’s time for a new paradigm—one similar to how we treat other forms of pollution from industrial progress.

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What 2018 has taught us about building a stronger future for American democracy

Published December 13, 2018 by Sam Gill

If the decline of trust in news has been a crisis decades in the making – and it has – then rebuilding the informed society will take time as well. Improving the data and the knowledge with which we diagnose the challenges and propose new solutions must be an essential part of that process.