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Akron, OH
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Knight Foundation Grants $250,000 to Summit County for Park System
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Building on Success, Knight Foundation Expands Support for Community Foundation-Backed Information Projects
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Knight Foundation commits nearly $8 million to revitalize University Park in Akron
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New LeaderSource platform in Akron to help transform way emerging leaders navigate community
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New effort will engage more young professionals in civic leadership
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Art leaders in Miami and San Jose join Knight Foundation’s National Arts Advisory Committee
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Community Centers Key to New Effort to Engage Buchtel Residents in Neighborhood’s Future
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Challenge seeks new models for arts journalism
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Residents of Akron’s Cascade Village to lead their community’s future with $1.7 million from Knight Foundation
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Knight Foundation Renews Membership In Fund For Our Economic Future
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Got Love For Akron? It May Create Economic Growth, Gallup Study Says
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Efforts to boost black male recruitment, retention and graduation rates strengthened with Knight Foundation grant
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Designed by kids, built by volunteers: Knight Foundation and KaBOOM! Team up to build new playground for Akron area children in one day featuring revolutionary equipment
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New Headquarters for Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron Announced
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Arts Groups in Akron Launch New Efforts to Boost the Cultural Community
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Knight Foundation Gives $3 Million for New YMCA Branch
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Knight Foundation Names Jennifer Thomas as Akron Program Director
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Knight Foundation Names Vice President of Arts
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New Program Taps Residents' Ideas to Improve Government Efficiency Efforts
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Free Public Internet Access Expands in 20 U.S. Cities Through Knight Foundation’s Library Initiative
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$1 Million Knight Foundation Gift Supports United States Artists (USA) Fellowship Program
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Digital Access Center in Akron Closes
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Mobile Computer Instruction to Benefit Summit County Residents
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Libraries to Enrich Lives in 12 U.S. Communities Through Expansion of Digital Access
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Economy Not Key In Residents' Love For Where They Live
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Economy Not Key In Residents' Love For Akron
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One Year Later: BioInnovation Institute Extends Reach, expands Akron's Rich Legacy in Industrial and Materials Science
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Dennis Scholl Named Miami Program Director for Knight Foundation
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How Much Do You Love Where you Live?
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Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen Addresses Economic Outlook
Knight Blog
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New focus, opportunity for funding in community news and information
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Knight welcomes Carol Coletta as new vice president
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Knight Foundation goes live with new portal for grantees
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Code for America comes to Akron
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Missed #infoneeds conversation at Knight's Media Learning Seminar? Here's full coverage
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Expanded commitment to community information needs
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Libraries use digital technology to redefine their roles in communities
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Libraries go from building collections to making connections
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Engaging the community in revitalizing downtown Akron
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Partnerships help citizen news sites gain visibility and engage community
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BioInnovation Institute opens new center in Akron
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Beauty, poetry and communal meaning on display in Akron exhibit
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Knight Foundation's Communities Program strategy
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How Knight Arts helps build community by binding people to place
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Knight Foundation’s National Program strategy
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Akron residents build playgrounds, and a sense of community
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Engaging residents in increasing civility in Akron
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Involving community in helping shape economic strategy
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In a new Akron, Knight helps develop the next generation of leadership
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Generation next in Akron
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University Park Alliance takes steps to improving community
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The Civic Commons needs your help to turn talk into community action
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Akron area YMCA: "a giant, diverse melting pot"
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Austen BioInnovation Institute conference attracts leaders in medical field and innovation
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Helping Akron young professionals engage with nonprofits
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Akron program to increase retention and graduation of black males shows early sign of success
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Attracting and retaining young professionals in Akron
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Videos explore the role of libraries in communities & visions for the future
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JumpStart invests in Akron start up
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How a student news project helped make an impact through partnerships with local media
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MT @StacyDon: Great piece on @codeforamerica from @NewsHour: Coding Skills Combine w/ Civics to Improve Gov http://t.co/czl4yJtvNM #opengov
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Congrats to @cunyjschool alum: entrepreneurial #journalism site @NarrativelyNY = no 6 on @time's best sites of 2013 http://t.co/OhatfD19lI
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"From Cronkite to Couric: @pewinternet gets $1 million to expand TV news collection" http://t.co/VFEHnotVfn by @jeffjohnroberts v @gigaom
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MT @EthanZ: @knightfdn supports @internetarchive work on searchable TV archives. Cool stuff - we use it at @CivicMIT: http://t.co/LLiaZq9XDM
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"Internet Archive Gets Huge Boost from Knight Foundation http://t.co/s4IqxHu0H0 by @Mediabistro v @internetarchive
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Be inspired to apply to Knight's Community Information Challenge: How 4 projects went from idea to impact http://t.co/ze8diWe7Zi #infoneeds
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"Internet Archive Gets Huge Boost from Knight Foundation" http://t.co/s4IqxHu0H0 by @Mediabistro v @internetarchive
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How some news orgs - like @nprnews @minnpost @guardian - use #Tumblr http://t.co/9U2owNUkXq v @Poynter #journalism
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A volunteer update for those wanting to help #Moore #OKC tornado victims http://t.co/rUMoit1rgp v @recovers_org
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5 things to know about getting #funding from Knight Community Information Challenge. (6/1 deadline) http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW #infoneeds
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MT @brewster_kahle: Thank you @knightfdn for funding the TV News Search & Borrow service @internetarchive http://t.co/yEcjOgFWj6
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MT @PRIResDev: Via @knightfdn: @PRI & PetLab @thenewschool working on #globalnation data toys. @MigrationPolicy, too! http://t.co/Bis5SUl6em
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With $1M in new support @internetarchive will expand its TV news #library so it's accessible to #journalists & public http://t.co/LLiaZq9XDM
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MT @BMECommunity: Pix from celebrations of #leadership winners v @BMePhilly: http://t.co/4QBjIwcyoG & @BmeBaltimore: http://t.co/79VWoor6mm
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Help #Moore recover from tornado: @recovers_org launches http://t.co/cFwUDkP3tE to help gather aid, coordinate volunteers & more. #OKC
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.@internetarchive expands to make thousands of TV news broadcasts available on one site http://t.co/LLiaZq9XDM v @brewster_kahle #journalism
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.@recovers_org launches http://t.co/cFwUDkP3tE to help coordinate #OKC #Moore tornado relief. Share needs, volunteer or send supplies.
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National #artplace grants to receive new support include #Miami's own @ArshtCenter and @OCINEMA http://t.co/B3tMB7HGru v @MiamiHerald
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MT @EricNewton1: Civic engagement increases with news and information projects, funders find http://t.co/bYdo7He9We
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MT @skitdaddle: Big things to come at @McCollCenterNC with support from @ArtPlaceAmerica and the @knightfdn | http://t.co/KPjOx7xhuZ
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MT @jpalfrey: Knight Foundation CEO Alberto Ibargüen Receives Annual PBS ‘Be More’ Award: @pbs: http://t.co/U7pGLQ7158 @ibarguen
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Meet some of new @ArtPlaceAmerica #placemaking projects: @OCINEMA @ArshtCenter @LiveArtsFringe @MACLAarte @MercerYou http://t.co/9dVVW66jlP
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"IRS foot-dragging on tax-exempt status is stifling nonprofit investigative #journalism" http://t.co/B9ch4wrYun v @washingtonpost
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.@ArtPlaceAmerica announces $15.2M in funding for new projects in 44 #communities http://t.co/9dVVW66jlP #artplace #placemaking
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Using stories & data to advance community change http://t.co/rfCrGLU6ue v @TDFcommunity @floodlightstory #opendata #dataviz
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How jschools are helping students develop entrepreneurial #journalism skills http://t.co/HLepj5LsAK v @poynter #education
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Paving the way for 'ecoventions' at the @SchuylkillCtr http://t.co/Lb6xO4dQO2 by @newsworkswhyy v @KnightArts #Philly
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Come work with us at Knight. We're currently hiring for a #systemsanalyst & an assistant http://t.co/rJkUBaUHNK #employment #hr
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Don't miss an opportunity for #funding in #opengov, information tools in Knight Community Info Challenge http://t.co/OoXlMcWmZ8 #infoneeds
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Turn civic health data to useful apps/visualizations: have impact on public decision-making http://t.co/t0geH1yYEQ @CivicData deadline 5/19
Publications
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Bright Spots in Community Engagement
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University Park Alliance Revitalization
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General Assessment Resources & Tools
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Youth Cluster Assessment Annual Report, Year 3
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A Big Job: Retooling Northeast Ohio's Economy
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Tracking progress: Akron's Perkins Activities Central
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Results of Sustained Participation in Akron's Perkins Activities Central
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Youth Cluster Assessment Annual Report
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EITC and Family Economic Security Programs
In The News
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Knight Foundation Grant helping build a community at Cascade Village
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Knight Foundation commits nearly $8 million to University Park initiative
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University Park Alliance awarded $8 million by Knight Foundation
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Northeast Ohio's Countryside Conservancy gets $50,000 grant
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Leaders tour BioInnovation Institute headquarters
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How To Spread 1,000 Random Acts Of Culture
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Knight grant helps connect leaders through new online tool
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The Civility Project is coming to Akron - You're Invited
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In Akron, project puts ‘community’ in community learning
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Program tries to anchor professionals in area
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New BioInnovation Institute headquarters nearing completion in downtown Akron
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13 arts groups receive $601,000 from Knight Foundation
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Knight Foundation gives Jumpstart $1 million to spur job creation
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Building blocks for 50 blocks: University Park in Akron
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Akron Children’s Hospital President Bill Considine joins Knight Foundation board
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International firm’s partnership is “jolt” for University Park Alliance plans
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Massive redevelopment coming near Ohio’s University of Akron
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The Knight Foundation is bringing artists out of performance halls and into people’s everyday lives
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Director strategizes Akron's future
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Grant to aid Akron's Cascade Village
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Progress for BioInnovation
Featured Akron Projects (3 of 82)
Browse ProjectsUniversity Park
To help University Park Alliance strengthen its core engagement and partnership work and to launch efforts that provide sustainable long-term income
JumpStart, Inc.
To implement new methods for community members to engage with public, private and philanthropic entities to build economic engines that foster entrepreneurship and create jobs
Digital Public Library of America
To include Knight-community libraries in the creation of a national digital library network
About our Akron Strategy
Long a city of invention and innovation, Akron’s leadership is committed to transform Northeast Ohio into a knowledge-based economy.
Knight’s focus is to promote an informed and engaged Akron by developing and engaging the next generation of talent to bring the expertise and perspective required to address civic and economic challenges.
Creating a truly informed and engaged Akron will require leaders as tech savvy as they are strategic, and as inclusive as they are collaborative. Knight will be looking for innovative yet systematic ways to ensure a diversified leadership in neighborhood engagement, entrepreneurship and economic development.
Akron Project Categories
About Our Engaged Communities Strategy
To help sustain healthy communities in a democracy, we aim to increase the ability of individuals to engage in change.
Trabian Shorters on our strategy
Staff
Jennifer A. Thomas
Program Director/Akron
Akron Community Advisory Committee
• Aram Nerpouni (chair)
• Cynthia Knight
• Michael Byun
• Ramona Ortega-Liston, Ph.D.
• Rhonda Ferguson
• Russell Pry