Knight Communities

Columbus, GA

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.

Columbus-area Contact

Grant seekers in the Columbus area should inquire about funding by contacting Betsy Covington at the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, 706-320-0027, and asking about Knight Foundation's Donor-advised Fund. Visit CFCV on Facebook.

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News Releases

Knight Blog

- 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
How Knight Arts helps build community by binding people to place
- 9/28/2012
- Blog Entry
Knight Foundation’s National Program strategy
- 1/31/2012
- Blog Entry
Knight Community Info Challenge winners reflect a broad range of ideas and projects
- 1/18/2012
- Blog Entry
Knight Community Information Challenge now accepting applications
- 4/21/2010
- Blog Entry
Knight grant helps bring free broadband to rural Georgia

Twitter

- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/21/2013
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"Internet Archive Gets Huge Boost from Knight Foundation http://t.co/s4IqxHu0H0 by @Mediabistro v @internetarchive
- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/21/2013
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"Internet Archive Gets Huge Boost from Knight Foundation" http://t.co/s4IqxHu0H0 by @Mediabistro v @internetarchive
- 5/21/2013
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How some news orgs - like @nprnews @minnpost @guardian - use #Tumblr http://t.co/9U2owNUkXq v @Poynter #journalism
- 5/21/2013
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A volunteer update for those wanting to help #Moore #OKC tornado victims http://t.co/rUMoit1rgp v @recovers_org
- 5/21/2013
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5 things to know about getting #funding from Knight Community Information Challenge. (6/1 deadline) http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW #infoneeds
- 5/21/2013
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MT @brewster_kahle: Thank you @knightfdn for funding the TV News Search & Borrow service @internetarchive http://t.co/yEcjOgFWj6
- 5/21/2013
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MT @PRIResDev: Via @knightfdn: @PRI & PetLab @thenewschool working on #globalnation data toys. @MigrationPolicy, too! http://t.co/Bis5SUl6em
- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/21/2013
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MT @BMECommunity: Pix from celebrations of #leadership winners v @BMePhilly: http://t.co/4QBjIwcyoG & @BmeBaltimore: http://t.co/79VWoor6mm
- 5/21/2013
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Help #Moore recover from tornado: @recovers_org launches http://t.co/cFwUDkP3tE to help gather aid, coordinate volunteers & more. #OKC
- 5/21/2013
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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
- 5/20/2013
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.@recovers_org launches http://t.co/cFwUDkP3tE to help coordinate #OKC #Moore tornado relief. Share needs, volunteer or send supplies.
- 5/20/2013
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National #artplace grants to receive new support include #Miami's own @ArshtCenter and @OCINEMA http://t.co/B3tMB7HGru v @MiamiHerald
- 5/20/2013
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MT @EricNewton1: Civic engagement increases with news and information projects, funders find http://t.co/bYdo7He9We
- 5/20/2013
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MT @skitdaddle: Big things to come at @McCollCenterNC with support from @ArtPlaceAmerica and the @knightfdn | http://t.co/KPjOx7xhuZ
- 5/20/2013
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MT @jpalfrey: Knight Foundation CEO Alberto Ibargüen Receives Annual PBS ‘Be More’ Award: @pbs: http://t.co/U7pGLQ7158 @ibarguen
- 5/20/2013
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Meet some of new @ArtPlaceAmerica #placemaking projects: @OCINEMA @ArshtCenter @LiveArtsFringe @MACLAarte @MercerYou http://t.co/9dVVW66jlP
- 5/20/2013
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"IRS foot-dragging on tax-exempt status is stifling nonprofit investigative #journalism" http://t.co/B9ch4wrYun v @washingtonpost
- 5/20/2013
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.@ArtPlaceAmerica announces $15.2M in funding for new projects in 44 #communities http://t.co/9dVVW66jlP #artplace #placemaking
- 5/20/2013
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Using stories & data to advance community change http://t.co/rfCrGLU6ue v @TDFcommunity @floodlightstory #opendata #dataviz
- 5/20/2013
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How jschools are helping students develop entrepreneurial #journalism skills http://t.co/HLepj5LsAK v @poynter #education
- 5/19/2013
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Paving the way for 'ecoventions' at the @SchuylkillCtr http://t.co/Lb6xO4dQO2 by @newsworkswhyy v @KnightArts #Philly
- 5/19/2013
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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
- 5/19/2013
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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
- 5/18/2013
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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

- 4/21/2011
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- - Evaluation
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