Knight Communities

Aberdeen, SD

The Knight Community Foundations Program serves to advance informed and engaged communities by working in transformational ways with community foundations and their leaders.

The relationship we have with our network of partners in each of our 26 Knight Communities is invaluable. To date we have committed to giving at least $140 million to their community foundation endowments. The leadership behind these organizations is not only supported by our assets, but increasingly by our efforts to ease the flow of information between all of us so that we may learn and lead more effectively.

Activating this network in this way provides Knight an excellent platform for experimentation and learning. .

Grant seekers within Knight communities are encouraged to contact their local community foundation and inquire about the Knight donor-advised fund which is dedicated to projects that inform and engage the community.

Aberdeen Area Contact

Grant seekers in the Aberdeen area should inquire about funding by contacting Stephanie Judson at the South Dakota Community Foundation, 605-224-1025, and asking about Knight Foundation's Donor-advised Fund.

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News Releases

Knight Blog

- 6/13/2013
- Blog Entry
Tatiana Hernandez: Art is joy
- 4/17/2013
- Blog Entry
- - Community News and Information
New focus, opportunity for funding in community news and information
- 3/27/2013
- Blog Entry
Knight welcomes Carol Coletta as new vice president
- 3/11/2013
- Blog Entry
Knight Foundation goes live with new portal for grantees
- 2/13/2013
- Blog Entry
Missed #infoneeds conversation at Knight's Media Learning Seminar? Here's full coverage
- 2/11/2013
- Blog Entry
Expanded commitment to community information needs
- 2/10/2013
- Blog Entry
Libraries use digital technology to redefine their roles in communities
- 2/10/2013
- Blog Entry
Libraries go from building collections to making connections
- 10/1/2012
- Blog Entry
Knight Foundation's Communities Program strategy
- 9/28/2012
- Blog Entry
Knight Foundation’s National Program strategy
- 9/20/2012
- Blog Entry
Highlighting the 2%: the Knight News Challenge: Data finalists
- 1/18/2012
- Blog Entry
Knight Community Information Challenge now accepting applications

Twitter

- 6/11/2013
- Twitter
Community/place-based #foundations: Don't miss opportunity for #funding community info. 7/1 deadline http://t.co/FZcoIFuXiZ #philanthropy
- 6/11/2013
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Join @thestagemiami this Thursday 6pm ET for live stream of #TEDGlobal http://t.co/BL59ZCZwDQ v @matthaggman #Miami #TED
- 6/11/2013
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Showing @Google #Journalism fellows all #Miami has to offer: @thelabmiami @WLRN @guide @univision @MiamiHerald & more http://t.co/Yk1odA9JtZ
- 6/11/2013
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.@MiamiFoundation's #GiveMiamiDay is back! Log on to http://t.co/cGLODbHTbE today at 11am to watch reveal of official date. #philanthropy
- 6/10/2013
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MT @MapBox: Join us for a post @SOTMUS happy hour tonight -- 6:30pm at Irish Bank pub: http://t.co/DrRIF61eDF #osm
- 6/10/2013
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Get funded with @SunFoundation's new #opengov grants http://t.co/h5xpCMIf2W #gov20
- 6/10/2013
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.@TheMiamiRail on @TheLabMiami: "an effort to fill a void in a city with vibrant energy but few conductors" http://t.co/OvVP4DOjKX #Miami
- 6/10/2013
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Community #foundations test mobile to inform residents. Apply by 7/1 for current Knight Community Info Challenge http://t.co/cfI6epEYgO
- 6/10/2013
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Business side staffing needs are a top priority for #nonprofit news outlets http://t.co/sukmRqBk1J v @pewresearch
- 6/10/2013
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Teaching at-risk youth life skills to succeed: story of a @BmeBaltimore #leadership award winner http://t.co/MxZf5jHW3L v @BMECommunity
- 6/10/2013
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First-ever @Google #journalism fellows visit #Miami, explore the city's tech startups http://t.co/Yk1odA9JtZ via @louiegilot @WLRN
- 6/10/2013
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MT @EricNewton1: @PolicyMic tops list of great sources of news/commentary for Millennials http://t.co/mLVeevxKgE
- 6/10/2013
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MT @jsb: @waldojaquith: @SunFoundation providing #OpenGov grants again! Gave me 1st-ever funding. Do something great http://t.co/h5xpCMIf2W
- 6/10/2013
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.@pewresearch survey offers lessons for funders of #nonprofit news start ups http://t.co/WU8m98ln9w v @KDMC by @michelemclellan
- 6/10/2013
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MT @matthaggman: Join us Thurs evening at @thestagemiami for @TEDxMiami live stream of talks from @TEDGlobal http://t.co/ZY913YIpJX
- 6/10/2013
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MT @pewresearch: Nearly 3/4 of nonprofit #news outlets that got big startup grants said those had expired http://t.co/uS9i4fporx
- 6/10/2013
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New @pewresearch report provides lens into a “fragile” #nonprofit news industry http://t.co/sukmRqBk1J #journalism
- 6/9/2013
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Are you #interning this summer? Help @ProPublica tell your story via @kickstarter http://t.co/KXN7G3qdZR #kickstarter
- 6/9/2013
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Funders find civic #engagement increases with news & information projects http://t.co/bYdo7He9We #philanthropy #infoneeds
- 6/9/2013
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Leaders in #innovation have similar traits/values that cities like #Miami can adapt into their idea culture: http://t.co/GU8FNL25uK #socinn
- 6/9/2013
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#infoneeds winners find news & info projects increase civic engagement. Apply to this year's challenge (7/1 deadline) http://t.co/bYdo7He9We
- 6/9/2013
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Check out what's new at Knight in the arts, communities & journalism/media innovation http://t.co/dyBlbTF26i #philanthropy
- 6/8/2013
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Community & place-based #foundations: Apply for #funding via Knight's Community Information Challenge. 7/1 deadline http://t.co/hWfVm5GRU5
- 6/8/2013
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MT @MapBox: Launched in time for @sotmus: #OpenStreetMap data report 2013, showing 9 yrs of incredible growth http://t.co/KE4JCtcxUN #osm
- 6/8/2013
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Biographer @WalterIsaacson shares lessons from great entrepreneurs http://t.co/GU8FNL25uK v @JennaBuehler #socent
- 6/8/2013
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How #storytelling & data can lead to community change http://t.co/rfCrGLU6ue
- 6/7/2013
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#PDF13 join @bthewirz @StacyDon & other for a convo on civic #startups & the for-profit sector, today 2 pm breakout http://t.co/icB9E2aEHj
- 6/7/2013
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Want to help @TurboVote build 21st century #elections? They're hiring http://t.co/v9wuFrHQKS ht @bthewirz
- 6/7/2013
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Are you a community #foundation applying to our #infoneeds challenge? Here's what you need to know http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW #philanthropy
- 6/7/2013
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MT @EricNewton1: Young journos from Tampa Bay Times, Washingtonian, CNN Digital win Livingston Awards, lucky to see http://t.co/BDry3Zfy67

Publications

- 4/21/2011
- Publication
- - Evaluation
General Assessment Resources & Tools
- 5/31/2007
- Publication
Telling the Story of Foundations for Success
- 2/1/2007
- Publication
Youth Cluster Assessment Annual Report, Year 2

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- In The News
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