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Akron, OH
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Browse ProjectsFund for Our Economic Future
To sustain and strengthen a regional collaboration of philanthropic funders whose investment dollars will help to transform Northeast Ohio into a high growth economy by increasing job and income growth and decreasing poverty
Random Acts of Culture: Akron
To break down barriers of access to the performing arts and touch the lives of residents with Random Acts of Culture (RAC), a series of unexpected, spontaneous cultural performances in non-traditional settings
The Akron Neighborhood Trust
To build residents as leaders of change in a key Akron neighborhood through a process that transforms the local community learning centers into spaces for engagement
News & Updates
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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
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How Much Do You Love Where you Live?
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BioInnovation Institute in Akron Launched
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Knight Foundation Names Community Advisers in Akron
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Akron Roundtable: Alberto Ibargüen
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Knight Foundation Investments Advance
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Northeast Ohio Citizens to Create Private and Nonprofit Deal
Knight Blog
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Knight Community Info Challenge winners reflect a broad range of ideas and projects
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Knight Community Information Challenge now accepting applications
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Akron collaborative forms its first medical device company
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Akron media center and website engage residents in new digital storytelling
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New partnership brings opportunity to redevelop Akron community
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Collaborative approach results in successes for driving Northeast Ohio’s knowledge-based economy
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New Knight Foundation trustee wins humanitarian award in Akron
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A sky full of lanterns
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ABIA awarded $500,000 Federal Community Transformation Grant
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Interactive workshop in Akron fosters a greater sense of community
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As national spotlight shifts to jobs, Akron well positioned for growth
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Soul of the Community helps Akron put down roots, build careers and lives
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Deliberative Democracy to help Akron residents build community engagement
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Cleveland begins effort to renew The Flats with an engaging online master plan
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Jumpstart, Inc., labeled "Ohio's signature job producing nonprofit"
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Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron engages health professionals to create community model
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Akron program director seeking to help engage Akron in its future
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Chairman Rob Briggs Featured as 'Difference Maker' for Akron
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People at center of effort to strengthen Akron neighborhood
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The Akronist prepares to launch
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Akron's BioInnovation Institute gets new headquarters
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Touchscreen technology helps local library become digital information center
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TheNewsOutlet sees high impact from stories by student journalists
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Knight grantee co-hosts Obama in Cleveland to discuss small business innovation
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Akron Library uses technology to engage special needs kids
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Knight-funded JumpStart joins national effort to spur entrepreneurship
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Venture capital is helping Akron transition to a knowledge-based economy
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Random Acts of Culture Coming to Akron
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Akron Institute Wins Federal Grant to Commercialize New Technology
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Ohio Governor Announces New Home for Akron's Austen BioInnovation Institute
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Studying the effectiveness of #journalism schools as community news providers http://t.co/7nVYRGo7 @Unl_CoJMC @UTJSchool
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Look who's leading #Detroit: @BMEChallenge winners in @MIChornicle http://t.co/QKdakKKt via @EddieConnorJr
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W/ civic-minded web developers, there's a growing untapped potential to use tech for civic change & to improve cities http://t.co/KXleQ0oj
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At #SXSW, @jsb & @jakeshapiro to deliver iMA keynote on newly launched Public Media Accelerator http://t.co/gx2G6Wry @publicmediax
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.@knightfdn's community info challenge is looking for new innovations in providing news & info to communities http://t.co/7lfF290m
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Information about @codeforamerica's #Macon, GA team can be found through #cfaMacon https://t.co/XUsb97iH
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RT @knightmacon: Be a part! Community Supported Art program coming to Macon: http://t.co/5iLb49yC via @AddThis
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How to give young pp a voice & equip them w/ capabilities for establishing leadership in the digital global economy http://t.co/SeJg9OTa
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MT @BLACMagazine: Meet Detroit winners of @knightfdn Black Male Engagement initiative. Each receives funding 4 project http://t.co/QfGtj3ki
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150 Detroiters partner w/ local organizations to lead 150 social-change projects across the city http://t.co/yC4g1s4C #the150
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RT @brnahhh: Time for another fun filled day of scraping at @ScraperWiki / Tow Center Journalism Data Camp!!! :) #jdcny
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RT @mattdrange: The aftermath of #jdcny day 1. Round 2 of the data derby is tomorrow @columbiajourn. http://t.co/onv9ZLXv
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RT @arouault: Good times today with @mayordavebing and @rsjaitly of the Knight Foundation in Detroit. @codeforamerica #cfadetroit
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Students participate in Digital Learning Day, celebrate using tech to strengthen learning http://t.co/gi73itdc #DLDay v/ @Idit @globaloria
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RT @BMEChallenge: Great pix from this AM's @FM98WJLB radio interviews w/ #Detroit BME Leadership Award Winners http://t.co/Y21qoyTW
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MT @amystarlight: Symposium on #philanthropy & local accountability journo today @Cronkite_ASU http://t.co/Y6jMWVUO
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MT @sunlightlabs: Nice turnout at @scraperwiki #jdcny event & this is only 1/2 the folks that are busily scraping away http://t.co/D41EID8y
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@mobilemediakit Thanks for the #FF!
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A list of 7 helpful tech resources for nonprofits http://t.co/idLSXWG4 v/ @fdncenter #philanthropy #nptech
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A city that has the potential, tools & credible plan for transforming its core, @upakron continues to build its case http://t.co/xQaSzIbz
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#Journos talking about a basic q of digital age: How can they go beyond informing communities to actually engage them? http://t.co/GDb1bgHf
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RT @SusanEMcG: Tow Center/ScraperWiki datacamp is officially underway! Can't wait to see all the great work that comes out of it. #jdcny
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Journalism data camp today w/ #newschallenge winner @scraperwiki http://t.co/zsdKa6ZC Follow along w/ #cujtow #jdcny via @jsb
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Tune in to @fm98wjlb & listen to interviews w/ the 10 Detroit @BMEChallenge Leadership Award Winners! http://t.co/hqqoVSBA
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RT @Cronkite_ASU: @knightfdn symposium at Cronkite School tomorrow on philanthropy & local nonprofit journalism. http://t.co/HoFKN0Pt
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Reporters, editors, citizen journalists & bloggers eligible for int'l #journo award. Noms accepted 'til 2/27 http://t.co/pBk3CtEv via @icfj
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Congrats @DAFrizzG for being featured in @PhillyWeekly's 'The Faces Issue: Celebrating Black History Month' http://t.co/Wu4Vdj0Y
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Tom. meet the 10 @BMEChallenge #Leadership Award Winners in-person in Detroit http://t.co/9HXQfjZt Radio interviews on @fm98WJLB
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RT @jczamora: #toolofday freeDive allows anyone to create a database, search & play w/ that data http://t.co/aeqyayWq v @KDMCinfo #opendata
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#opengov survey by @NSArchive finds slow #FOIA response times, some "in limbo" http://t.co/y8SImF6M via @amystarlight
Publications
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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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Youth Cluster Assessment Annual Report
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EITC and Family Economic Security Programs
In The News
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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
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.
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.
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Jennifer A. Thomas
Program Director / Akron
