The 2021 study assesses the representation of investment firms owned by women or members of racial or ethnic minority groups in the United States among investment firms used by the country’s top 55 charitable foundations in terms of total asset size.
With everyone grappling over the future of democracy, Kettering and Knight Foundation commissioned 20 leading authors for their perspective on what is philanthropy’s long-term role in strengthening democracy. The result of those ideas appears in an essay compilation and a series of public conversations. The first, between Cathy J. Cohen, Yuval Levin and Daniel M. […]
September 10, 2023 –– As Macon celebrates 200 years since its founding this year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is investing $14 million into the city’s continued growth. The National Trust for Local News will receive $5 million to launch a newsroom in Macon in collaboration with Mercer University. In higher education, […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2016, as the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative (the Initiative) was being conceptualized, numerous events occurred that would impact research, policy, and public discourse on the ethics and governance of AI. Examples include: the founding of the Partnership on AI (PAI); the ProPublica investigation that uncovered significant racial bias in AI […]
OVERVIEW In February 2019, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced that it would double its investment in strengthening journalism to $300 million over five years, with a focus on building the future of local news and information, which are essential for democracy to function. In early 2020, Knight Foundation and Impact Architects launched this […]
Branded beers are a thirsty new trend in public media I’ve been in the digital journalism game since 1995, which is about as long as it’s actually been a game. In those many years, I’ve seen many terms appear on the horizon, and go from cutting edge to worn out in what seems like 10 […]
The Engagement Lab at Emerson College released “Solving for Trust: Innovations in Smart Urban Governance” in November 2022, a Knight-supported report that examines how city governments gain and retain the trust of their constituents in a time where crisis of trust in institutions has risen. Emerson College’s Eric Gordon shares more below. Despite their best […]
The asset management industry is a cornerstone of the economy, facilitating the movement of capital from investors to entrepreneurs, growing ventures and restructuring enterprises. This report studies diversity in the U.S.-based asset management industry. We find that across asset classes, minority- and women-owned firms are underrepresented relative to other firms.
Oct. 19, 2022 (MIAMI) – Americans are more likely to think about the news media as a for-profit enterprise rather than a democratic institution, according to a new Gallup/Knight Foundation study, released today, yet their behaviors and attitudes about paying directly for news are complicated. The study shows that very few Americans have paid directly […]
A top FedEx executive, the co-founder of a South Florida investment firm and the managing director of an L.A. venture capital firm will be joining Knight’s Board of Trustees. MIAMI – Three business leaders, who have contributed greatly to their communities, are joining the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Knight Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Initiative is a multi-year collaborative effort between the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, Cityfi, the cities of Detroit, Pittsburgh, and San José, and Miami-Dade County (the “cohort”) to pilot and learn about automated mobility technologies today to shape the future of deployment tomorrow. The four […]