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Knight Foundation promotes the best ideas to advance journalism, the arts and the success of cities. Here are some of the topics we care about, organized as resources so that you can join us in working for positive change.
Technology and Democracy
Public Spaces
Trust, media and democracy
Arts and Technology
Libraries
Elections and Voting
Engagement Through the Arts
Local and Nonprofit News
Leadership and Talent
Successful Cities
Freedom of Expression
Digital Storytelling

Leadership and Talent

At Knight Foundation, we support and connect diverse leaders from all sectors, and help create pipelines of opportunity for people who have the vision, courage, know-how and tenacity to create transformational change.

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Technology

How Knight support will help CODE2040 increase diversity in the tech industry

How Knight support will help CODE2040 increase diversity in the tech industry
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Communities

First class of Miami Venture for America Fellows help expand region’s entrepreneurial community

First class of Miami Venture for America Fellows help expand region’s entrepreneurial community
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Journalism

Poynter Institute reinventing News University for new realities of journalism

Poynter Institute reinventing News University for new realities of journalism
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Journalism

Asian American Journalists Association broadens Executive Leadership Program

Asian American Journalists Association broadens Executive Leadership Program
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Communities

International students are U.S. businesses’ best hope for growth

International students are U.S. businesses’ best hope for growth
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Screenwriting residency spotlights a quietly thriving arts community

Screenwriting residency spotlights a quietly thriving arts community
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Journalism

NABJ, NAHJ student journalism projects receive multiyear support

NABJ, NAHJ student journalism projects receive multiyear support

8 80 Cities Emerging City Champions

Supported by Knight, 8 80 Cities provides civic innovators in Knight communities with the best knowledge on how to improve public spaces through 8-80 Cities’ study tours, the Emerging City Champions program and the city residency programs.

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Communities

20 urbanists to pursue groundbreaking projects as 2016 Emerging City Champions

Above: Charlotte Living Room Project by Varian Shrum, a 2015 Emerging City Champion. Credit: Mert Jones. Ryan O’Connor is project manager for 8 80 Cities, a nonprofit dedicated to making cities more livable. Knight Foundation and 8 80 Cities have selected 20 civic innovators to participate in the 2016 Emerging City Champions fellowship program. The […]

20 urbanists to pursue groundbreaking projects as 2016 Emerging City Champions
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25 civic innovators named K880 Emerging City Champions to build better communities

Photo of Detroit by Flickr user Mike Boening.  Ryan O’Connor is project manager for 8 80 Cities, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming cities. Here he writes about the first class of K880 Emerging City Champions, a fellowship program supported by Knight Foundation.  Every city needs champions. Local champions see the potential to create meaningful change […]

25 civic innovators named K880 Emerging City Champions to build better communities
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Communities

Three insights on tackling a social change project in your community

Photo by Lilly Weinberg. Last month, Knight Foundation sent 20 Emerging City Champions from 13 cities to an intensive studio in Toronto hosted by our partner 8 80 Cities to better develop their winning ideas. This is the second year of the program, and I was eager to see how it’s developed, so I went […]

Three insights on tackling a social change project in your community

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