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Charlotte Symphony blends Ravel with digital animation
Artist Matthew Weinstein, Knight Foundation and Charlotte Symphony Present May 4th Performance
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Charlotte Social Venture Partners
Social innovators set to help Charlotte
Meet Julie Jones, a second-grade teacher with a big idea. She was the winner at the first annual social entrepreneur competition, organized by Charlotte's Social Venture Partners and supported by Knight Foundation.
Informed and engaged communities
Increasing digital and media literacy
New Knight Foundation Trustee
Anna Spangler Nelson
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Charlotte Symphony blends Ravel with digital animation in world premiere
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Art leaders in Miami and San Jose join Knight Foundation’s National Arts Advisory Committee
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Challenge seeks new models for arts journalism
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Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Announces National Expansion
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Three Cities Use Surprising Survey Findings to Stir Passion for Their Communities - and Possibly Economic Growth
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Got Love For Charlotte? It May Create Economic Growth, Gallup Study Says.
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Foundations Deepen Partnership to Advance an “Informed and Engaged” Charlotte
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Queens University of Charlotte Becomes Digital Literacy Pioneer
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Open Government Effort Boosted with Knight Foundation Grant
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Charlotte Arts Groups Launch Innovative Projects with New Funding from Knight Foundation
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New Voices Invests in Nine Community News Projects
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Knight Foundation Names Vice President of Arts
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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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Libraries to Enrich Lives in 12 U.S. Communities Through Expansion of Digital Access
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Mecklenburg Library Initiative Will Increase Digital Access and Help Unemployed
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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 Charlotte
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Dennis Scholl Named Miami Program Director for Knight Foundation
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North Carolina Dance Theatre announces building of new facility, with Knight support
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Nonprofits Will Get Tech Advice, Tools to Better Serve Charlotte
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New study: Al-Jazeera English encourages negotiation and reconciliation
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Media and Information Projects to Better Inform Communities Nationwide
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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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Knight Foundation 'New Americans' Initiative Promotes Naturalization and Civic Participation
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Knight Foundation Names Community Advisers in Charlotte
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Knight Foundation Expands Cadre of Community Liaison Program Officers
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Knight's Community Indicators Project Publishes 'Listening and Learning 2004'
Knight Blog
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Digital workshops in Charlotte help improve media literacy
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Knight School honors faculty member who helps students embrace digital and media literacy
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Videos explore the role of libraries in communities & visions for the future
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Charlotte hosts entrepreneur competition to address community issues
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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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Increasing digital and media literacy in Charlotte
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A first look at the Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance
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Public forum for school board candidates engages Charlotte community
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Students teach digital and media literacy skills to Charlotte residents
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Students at the James L. Knight School of Communication teach digital and media literacy to the greater Charlotte community
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The Charlotte Observer profiles launch of new Power2Give.org website
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Arts thrive in Charlotte with support from ASC and Knight Foundation
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Art and innovation in uptown Charlotte
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From Information to Action: Becoming a Data-Driven Organization
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Knight Foundation CEO Makes Case for Funding Local News and Information Projects
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Queens University of Charlotte to Become Digital and Media Literacy Leader
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Watch As Opera Hits the Farmers Market in a "Random Act of Culture"
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Charlotte Residents Come Together to Build 500 Miles of Trails
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Charlotte Library Busy, But Cash-Strapped
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Expert Gives Tips on Fostering Community Engagement in Charlotte
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What Makes People Passionate About Where They Live? Find Out More This Fall.
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Custom Facebook News App Engages Readers and Drives Story to Front Page of Local Paper
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Knight Art Grants Go National Today
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Poverty at heart of critical issues in Charlotte
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What libraries can mean to a community
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Charlotte Video Lauded for Helping Heal Racial Divide
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Crossroads Charlotte Premieres
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Knight Winners at Charlotte Chamber Innovation Awards
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RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winners have set standard 4 independent reporting in 2 of world’s most dangerous countries http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winner @kmohamed has interviewed the wives of Somali pirates to get their side of the story http://t.co/Y2QNawQH
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MT @ICFJ: Must-read: @CNNWorld piece on #ICFJKnight Award Winner Sami Mahdi’s show where women speak out abt oppression http://t.co/srfy58Aa
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MT @ICFJKnight: B/c of #ICFJKnight Award winner @sami_mahdi1TV, #Afghan women r speaking out about rape, domestic abuse http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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MT @ICFJKnight: Winner @kmohamed has investigated pirates in #somalia & shed light on industry- was even taken hostage http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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Congrats #ICFJKnight Int’l Journalism Award Winners @sami_mahdi1TV & @kmohamed for making a difference thru journalism http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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RT @pbutler50: Jose Zamora of @knightfdn announcing ICFJ Knight intl journ award winners
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MT @voiceofsandiego: @knightfdn grant fueling VOSD's new mag (print/ondemand) + helping us develop membership program http://t.co/zYSBQGfk
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.@voiceofsandiego to launch print mag & build robust community supporters with @knightfdn support http://t.co/MMXI3i69 #journalism
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RT @jcbivins: Chk out @knightfdn funded ideas in #mobile here: http://t.co/62ShiYsK via @ZeroDivideOrg #fundertech #philanthropy #nptech
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Residency program for artists, writers & musicians in the Everglades, 2013 apps due June 1 http://t.co/ofKfC0KQ @natlparkservice #arts
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RT @cksopher: @knowtheory thanks for liveblogging the #newschallenge hangout. You are an apt 140 character summarizer.
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@aghilmort You're welcome, sorry we experienced some difficulties.
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What's the next big thing in digital news #innovation? #PaleyNext explores today in Chicago http://t.co/dKlh9MZV v @PaleyNext
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@andypvd Thanks for asking! @news21 is a great program for next-gen journalists from 12 journalism programs around the country.
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Have a question about the next round of the #newschallenge on data? Ask it anytime on Twitter!
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@bradleylbar We aren't archiving the Hangout, but we will have plenty more opportunities to get your q's answered.
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@PRIResDev A space should open up shortly. If you have a question feel free to ask it on Twitter & we can get it answered for you.
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Sorry for the delay, we're up & running: #newschallenge Google+ Hangout. Join us or ask questions via Twitter. http://t.co/eXWIHfcW
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We're having a few technical difficulties with the Google+ hangout - please stay tuned will update the link shortly. Thanks for patience!
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@tjl @PRIResDev Join the Google+ Hangout here http://t.co/buh6ii4Q
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@PRIResDev Stay tuned, we're starting in a second.
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Join us at 11am EST for a Google+ hangout, ask questions re next round of #newschallenge http://t.co/mzTeDM5N via @jsb @michaelmaness
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Online news site @ctmirror broadens its efforts from informing the public to also engaging it http://t.co/GnHbz2YD by @HartfordFdn
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RT @ICFJ: The clock's ticking-it's almost time to announce the @ICFJKnight Int'l Award winners! Stay tuned this evening for more!
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Did you miss @PublicLab's talk about mapping, DIY activism & civic science at #SXSW? Listen it to online http://t.co/hW0XgLPj v @sdosemagen
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Young leaders step up to help move #Detroit forward http://t.co/remQmoqr via @freepress #leadership
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RT @bthewirz: Consult a Doctor, Open English, Senzari, CareCloud...how about that Miami tech scene? http://t.co/Uawl9tbs via @miamiherald
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MT @MediaFunders: Great events: Next Big Thing tmrw http://t.co/9qsgRN02 @paleycenter & @Knightfdn. GFEM funder convo http://t.co/z14FC1tx
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Inside @the_barnes grand opening in #Philadelphia & why it's a cultural icon to be cherished by the community http://t.co/O0N7mUcZ #arts
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Featured Charlotte Projects (3 of 63)
Browse ProjectsRandom Acts of Culture: Charlotte
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
Women of Tomorrow: Philadelphia, Detroit, Charlotte, Palm Beach
To support the expansion of this Miami-based mentoring program into four Knight communities: Philadelphia, Detroit, Charlotte and Palm Beach
McColl Center for Visual Art
To add "art stars" to the residency program, elevating the visibility of the center in the community and in the world
About our Charlotte Strategy
Charlotte is known as a can-do city that takes on and often solves the thorniest problems. Knight Foundation is committed to informing and engaging communities in their own true interests. So, in Charlotte we are joining with residents and leaders who are interested in innovative and effective ways to engage families, neighborhoods and the broader community in creating a brilliant educational experience for all our students.
Knight also continues to support the arts as tools of engagement, encouraging organizations to identify and test new ways of connecting more residents to the arts.
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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Susan Patterson
Program Director / Charlotte
