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41 News Challenge ideas advance
The 41 semifinalists propose to tackle information literacy, open data, maker spaces, professional transformation and more.
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18 info prototypes win support
The news and information projects each receive $35,000 to enhance storytelling and create a more engaged audience experience. The next deadline is Nov. 1.
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance expands programs
The Sundance Institute will provide workshops and training sessions for storytellers in eight Knight communities with a new $1 million investment from Knight Foundation.
Talent Attraction
Where do young workers live?
A new report from City Observatory looks at trends in migration and the location preferences of 25- to 34-year-olds, the “Young and Restless."
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Knight Cities Challenge open for ideas
The $5 million Knight Cities Challenge will put ideas from anyone, anywhere, to work in the 26 Knight communities to make them more successful.
Knight Arts Challenge
58 arts ideas funded in Detroit
The winners build on Detroit’s cultural history and strengthen the role of artists in shaping the city’s future.
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We fund ideas …from people with the vision, tenacity, courage, know-how, and commitment to discovery to see them through.
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Vice Media’s Shane Smith to receive Knight Innovation Award on Dec. 1 at CUNY media innovation summit
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Tech Weekend @ The Dolphins brings together South Florida techies, entrepreneurs and sports enthusiasts with Knight Foundation support
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South Florida decides who wins $20,000 in Knight Arts Challenge People’s Choice Award
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Miami Dade College to propel the launch of Idea Center entrepreneurship hub with $2.18 Million from Knight Foundation
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Knight Prototype Fund will take 18 new projects from idea to demo
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Daniel Harris will lead Knight Foundation investments in San Jose, Calif.
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Knight Green Line Challenge names 16 winners in its inaugural year
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NewMe Accelerator partners with REVOLT TV to invite new ideas in music and technology from Miami entrepreneurs
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American University unveils new disruptive leadership initiative for media innovators with $250,000 from Knight Foundation
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Jennifer Preston will join Knight Foundation as vice president for journalism
Knight Blog
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How storytelling heals and strengthens communities
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Macon, Ga., unites to tackle blight
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Knight network provides community, collaboration and support
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‘Knight Cities’: Mary Kramer discusses the catalytic effect of The Detroit Homecoming
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Indirect costs obscure the price tag of university research
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Knight Cities Challenge mines creative ideas of Akron, Ohio, and other Knight communities
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Paley Center’s ‘Next Big Thing’: Open Gov
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Remix: Using Storify to teach social media writing skills
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A call for leaders—and ideas—to move Charlotte, N.C., forward
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Knight Prototype Fund project, AirCasting, launches Kickstarter to deliver better air quality for all
Publications
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10 Lessons from the Knight Foundation Giving Day Initiative
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The Future of the First Amendment 2014
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Knight News Challenge 2010-11: What We Learned
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Narrowing Gaps, New Challenges
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Arts & Culture Assessment for Summit County
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The Emergence of Civic Tech: Investments in a Growing Field
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Catalyzing Regional Economic Transformation
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Growth in Foundation Support for Media in the United States
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Finding a Foothold
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Giving Day Playbook
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A Dynamic New Tool to Preserve the Friendsters of the Future
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Miami Dade College receives $2.18 million grant
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Knight offers Q-and-A on 'Cities' applications
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Crean un centro empresarial dentro del sistema educacional del MDC
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Miami Dade College lands $2.2M for entrepreneurship center
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Miami Dade College’s Idea Center brings on funding, partnership
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Knight Cities Challenge grant help offered
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Knight Cities Challenge grant help offered
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Knight Foundation offers $5 million to its cities, which includes Grand Forks
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Final Knight challenge grants announced