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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL)
Knight foundation is a private, independent foundation that started with the Knight family's belief in the value of education. The Knight Memorial Education Fund was established in 1940 to provide financial aid to college students from the Akron area.
The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities, and foster the arts.
They help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century. They focus on funding Media Innovation, Journalistic Excellence, and Freedom of Expression.
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The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities, and foster the arts.
They help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century. They focus on funding Media Innovation, Journalistic Excellence, and Freedom of Expression.
Web Address
www.knightfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/knightfdn
Vimeo - www.vimeo.com/knightfdn/videos
Vimeo - www.vimeo.com/knightfdn/videos
Twitter - @knightfdn
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Mdc'S Miami Tech Works to Lead Workforce Development Component of the South Florida ...
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has awarded $19.5 million to a new tech hub in South Florida designed to create 23,000 new high-paying jobs over the next decade. The ClimateReady Tech Hub is a...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has awarded $19.5 million to a new tech hub in South Florida designed to create 23,000 new high-paying jobs over the next decade. The ClimateReady Tech Hub is a...more
Department of Commerce Funds South Florida Climateready Tech Hub
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has announced $19 million in funding for the South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub, one of 12 " Tech Hubs" across the country designed to advance new technologies in...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has announced $19 million in funding for the South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub, one of 12 " Tech Hubs" across the country designed to advance new technologies in...more
The Ap Is Setting up A Sister Organization Seeking Grants to Support Local and State News
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news."We feel we have to lean in at this point, not pull back," said Daisy Veerasingham, the AP's president and...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news."We feel we have to lean in at this point, not pull back," said Daisy Veerasingham, the AP's president and...more
Walker Art Center Reexamines Relationship between Art, Commerce
Foundation: Knight Foundation
"Art has gotten a lot more arbitrary," Lyndel King, the retired director of the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum, tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It's a secret...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
"Art has gotten a lot more arbitrary," Lyndel King, the retired director of the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum, tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It's a secret...more
Press Forward Alaska: Philanthropic Support For Local Journalism
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation
Press Forward Alaska is the first statewide chapter of a nationwide initiative launched last November.In Alaska, the local philanthropic partner is the Atwood Foundation, a charity endowed by the...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation
Press Forward Alaska is the first statewide chapter of a nationwide initiative launched last November.In Alaska, the local philanthropic partner is the Atwood Foundation, a charity endowed by the...more
Big Philanthropy to the Rescue? Think Again.
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation
America's mega-donors are putting their money where their mouth is in an effort to save our democracy, the New York Times reports. "Big Philanthropy is casting itself in the role of superhero,"...more
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation
America's mega-donors are putting their money where their mouth is in an effort to save our democracy, the New York Times reports. "Big Philanthropy is casting itself in the role of superhero,"...more
Tim Penny: Statewide collaborations for thriving rural communities - Austin Daily Herald
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
America's mega-donors are putting their money where their mouth is in an effort to save our democracy, the New York Times reports. "Big Philanthropy is casting itself in the role of superhero,"...more
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
America's mega-donors are putting their money where their mouth is in an effort to save our democracy, the New York Times reports. "Big Philanthropy is casting itself in the role of superhero,"...more
Philanthropic Funding For Local Journalism Is on the Rise, Study Says
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
Local journalism is gaining philanthropic support from a variety of funders.The big investors include groups like the American Journalism Project, the National Trust for Local News and the...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
Local journalism is gaining philanthropic support from a variety of funders.The big investors include groups like the American Journalism Project, the National Trust for Local News and the...more
Knight Foundation Supports Three Local Nonprofits With $200,000
Foundation: Central Carolina Community Foundation, Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation is committed to ensuring Columbia has a vibrant, equitable, and inclusive public life.Riverbanks Foundation's Women and Minority Business Development Accelerator Program advances...more
Foundation: Central Carolina Community Foundation, Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation is committed to ensuring Columbia has a vibrant, equitable, and inclusive public life.Riverbanks Foundation's Women and Minority Business Development Accelerator Program advances...more
Knight Foundation Ceo: To Preserve Democracy, Philanthropy Must Move At Speed of News
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
In 2016, the U.S.lost its status as a "full democracy" and entered the category of "flawed democracy," according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual Democracy Index.Knight announced Press...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
In 2016, the U.S.lost its status as a "full democracy" and entered the category of "flawed democracy," according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual Democracy Index.Knight announced Press...more
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