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Benevolent, crowd funding site for low income people in need, to expand to 3 cities
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2,000+ laptops, training going to Charlotte L.I.F.T. students
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Building on Success, Knight Foundation Expands Support for Community Foundation-Backed Information Projects
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Knight Foundation honors Bill Friday with memorial fund contribution to UNC-Chapel Hill
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Project L.I.F.T. surpasses $55 million fundraising goal
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New models for arts journalism become reality with NEA and Knight Foundation support
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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?
Knight Blog
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ArtPlace announces new funding to 44 U.S. communities
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Flash philanthropy wows crowd at commencement
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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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A massive group effort to unlock the full potential of 30 million lives
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Knight Foundation goes live with new portal for grantees
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Promoting digital literacy in Charlotte
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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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Using digital tools, literacy to reshape Charlotte
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Charlotte leaders share path to increasing student achievement
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ArtPlace announces 104 finalists for creative placemaking grants
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Communities connect across the Carolina Thread Trail
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Improving the quality, quantity of local arts journalism
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Knight honored for strengthening community in Charlotte
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Preparing Charlotte students to compete as 21st century learners
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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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Charlotte nonprofit helps community through tech
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Knight Foundation and partners named as powerful leaders in the arts
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Bringing millennial-led civic engagement to Charlotte
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Improving student achievement in Charlotte
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ArtPlace: helping create a sense of place via the arts
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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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See the work of #placemaking unfold— find out how it can benefit #communities http://t.co/W151B6cvJ2 #arts v @ArtPlaceAmerica #artplace
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How to use #evaluation to deliver better programs & promote greater effectiveness within organizations http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG
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New volunteer updates for #Moore #OKC tornado victims. Find out how to help http://t.co/cFwUDkP3tE v @recovers_org
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More than 80% of #nonprofit leaders believe demonstrating impact via performance measurement is a top priority http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG #eval
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Matching donations with need after natural disasters @recovers_org http://t.co/afjwoBJeIX v @MarketplaceAPM #OKC #Moore
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As 6/1 deadline approaches in Knight's Community Info Challenge, here's what you need to know before you apply: http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW
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.@MercerYou awarded @ArtPlaceAmerica grant to fund Tattnall Square project http://t.co/VsHJnd7B1N v @knightmacon #artplace #arts
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Measure what matters in #philanthropy: develop metrics, prioritize collection & build shared culture http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG v @mayurhpatel
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A better search & user experience around TV clips: @NiemanLab on how @internetarchive plans to grow its catalog http://t.co/BmyALFq5VA
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Interactive #storytelling with @Zeega: don't miss a digital tools tutorial via @newsu 5/23 at 2pm ET http://t.co/Xc2EyhKpxA #nuwebinar
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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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In The News
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Knight Foundation and Fisher family fund nonprofit startup, Benevolent
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A noble life in the digital age
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Innovative program promotes new technology in the classroom
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West Charlotte students receive 2,000 laptops from Project LIFT
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West Charlotte students get 2,000 free laptops
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Notebooks, training go to Project LIFT
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How To Spread 1,000 Random Acts Of Culture
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Project LIFT clears $55 million goal
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Money for Arts Journalism, in three cities that need it
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$80,000 will help Charlotte media cover the arts
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NPower is power to the nonprofit
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The Knight Foundation is bringing artists out of performance halls and into people’s everyday lives
Featured Charlotte Projects (3 of 72)
Browse ProjectsBenevolent crowd funding platform
To implement Benevolent.net's program in Charlotte, Detroit and San Jose to enable citizens to engage with each other by supporting one-time challenges that their neighbors confront through an online platform
Springboard for the Arts
To bring Springboard for the Arts' Community Supported Art program to Knight Foundation's eight communities over the next two years, inspiring local art movements
XO Laptops for Project L.I.F.T.
To provide laptops to 3,200 K-5 students in order to increase digital access as part of a large-scale community initiative focused on student achievement
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.
Trabian Shorters on our strategy
Staff
Susan Patterson
Program Director/Charlotte
Charlotte Community Advisory Committee
• Ann Caulkins (chair)
• Dianne Bailey
• Astrid Chirinos
• Keith Cradle
• Will Miller
• Josh Oakhurst
• Darrell Williams