Internet Archive
Bringing TV news footage to the public
The Internet Archive is expanding its research library to make hundreds of thousands of U.S. television news programs readily available to the public.
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Refresh Miami
Connecting South Florida startups
Refresh Miami, a nonprofit that fosters entrepreneurs and tech innovators in South Florida, will expand to help develop Miami as a leading startup community.
ArtPlace America
New support for creative placemaking
ArtPlace America, a nationwide collaboration that puts arts at the heart of community revitalization, announces new support for creative placemaking.
Miami
66 finalists in Knight Arts Challenge
Spanning from Broward to the Florida Keys, many of the finalists are small projects and organizations representing the diversity of South Florida
BMe Leadership
Black men reshape communities
Black men from all walks of life received a combined $600,000 to advance their community-building work as winners of the BMe Leadership Award.
Knight Community Information Challenge
Funding for community information
The Knight Community Information Challenge, which offers matching funding to community and place-based foundations for news and information projects, is now accepting applications.
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Mapbox LLC
Launching tools that make it easier for communities to contribute to OpenStreetMap, the community-mapping project used by millions via foursquare and Wikimedia and becoming a leading source for open, street-level data. DevelopmentSeed will create the tools.
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Refresh Miami to help strengthen South Florida’s startup community
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Internet Archive to bring TV news footage to the public
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50 Black men honored for reshaping their communities with BMe Leadership Award
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66 finalists named in Miami Knight Arts Challenge
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Benevolent, crowd funding site for low income people in need, to expand to 3 cities
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TurboVote to modernize voting experience for all Americans with Knight Foundation funding
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National contest offers community foundations funds for local information projects
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43 Ideas for the Philadelphia arts receive more than $2 million in funding
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New program funded to measure media impact and audience engagement
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Detroit steps up, takes Knight Arts Challenge in record numbers
Knight Blog
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Refreshing Miami's startup community
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Measuring what matters
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Five things you need to know about the Knight Community Information Challenge
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Hundreds of thousands of TV news broadcasts on one website
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ArtPlace announces new funding to 44 U.S. communities
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Floodlight uses stories and data to advance community change
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Civic engagement increases with news and information projects, funders find
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Finding opportunities and addressing needs in Silicon Valley’s capital
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Insights and info on applying to the Knight Community Information Challenge
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50 ordinary men doing extraordinary things for our communities
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.@RefreshMiami - fostering entrepreneurs/tech #innovators in #Miami - will expand with workshops, hackathons http://t.co/9yAft7ykwe #socent
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Miami's @OCINEMA to open outdoor theater in #Wynwood with new support from @ArtPlaceAmerica http://t.co/ISWJQ6cX9R v @miaminewtimes
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Positive change in #communities requires flow of quality news/info. Apply by 6/1 to Knight Community Info Challenge http://t.co/UERBUR3fTY
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Measurement & analytics is about building a culture where data is used to inform decisions/shape programs http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG #evaluation
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5 things to know about Knight's Community Info Challenge, which offers matching funds to community #foundations: http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW
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Starting now: webinar on interactive #storytelling with #newschallenge winner @Zeega http://t.co/Xc2EyhKpxA v @newsu
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With a plan to up number of women in tech industry - @GirlsWhoCode's @reshmasaujani named @Forbes "Up & Comers" http://t.co/jJS50lLQd1
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"TV News Search And Borrow" @10000words on the expansion of @internetarchive to archive clips http://t.co/mLITJhKoyZ #journalism
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Improving people's lives through tech: national day of civic hacking comes to Middle #GA: http://t.co/u6DqITNiB6 #hackforchange @knightmacon
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Refreshing #Miami's startup community: @matthaggman on Knight's investment in @refreshmiami http://t.co/9yAft7ykwe #entrepreneurship
Publications
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Bright Spots in Community Engagement
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O, Miami: How A Festival Infused A City With Poetry
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Case studies: How four community information projects went from idea to impact
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Financial Oversight Lessons
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Connected Citizens Detroit: A Snapshot of Civic Engagement
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Ushahidi Kenya Evaluation: Case Studies
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Building the Arts in Miami
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Digital Citizenship
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How people get local news and information in different communities
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Experiments in Media Innovation: A Look at the 2009 Knight News Challenge Winners
In The News
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Adrienne Arsht Center, O Cinema selected for national arts grants
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Up and comers: the agrawal twins, reshma saujani and rachel shechtman
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City nets more than $1 million in arts grants
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O Cinema to open outdoor movie theater in Wynwood
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TV news search and borrow: Knight Foundation funds expansion of Internet Archive
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Arts groups successful in trying to get their hands on some grants
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Pizarro: MACLA awarded $750,000 grant from ArtPlace America By Sal Pizarro
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Internet Archive gets huge boost from Knight Foundation
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From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection
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Mercer University receives grant to create new arts center