Knight Foundation
The Detroit Creative Corridor Center will launch an online platform and festival allowing individuals and institutions to engage and partner with Detroit’s creative, entrepreneurial community.
Knight Foundation set out to find ways to bridge the digital divide in Detroit. How did we do?
RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winners have set standard 4 independent reporting in 2 of world’s most dangerous countries http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winner @kmohamed has interviewed the wives of Somali pirates to get their side of the story http://t.co/Y2QNawQH
MT @ICFJ: Must-read: @CNNWorld piece on #ICFJKnight Award Winner Sami Mahdi’s show where women speak out abt oppression http://t.co/srfy58Aa
MT @ICFJKnight: B/c of #ICFJKnight Award winner @sami_mahdi1TV, #Afghan women r speaking out about rape, domestic abuse http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
MT @ICFJKnight: Winner @kmohamed has investigated pirates in #somalia & shed light on industry- was even taken hostage http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
Congrats #ICFJKnight Int’l Journalism Award Winners @sami_mahdi1TV & @kmohamed for making a difference thru journalism http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
RT @pbutler50: Jose Zamora of @knightfdn announcing ICFJ Knight intl journ award winners
MT @voiceofsandiego: @knightfdn grant fueling VOSD's new mag (print/ondemand) + helping us develop membership program http://t.co/zYSBQGfk
.@voiceofsandiego to launch print mag & build robust community supporters with @knightfdn support http://t.co/MMXI3i69 #journalism
RT @jcbivins: Chk out @knightfdn funded ideas in #mobile here: http://t.co/62ShiYsK via @ZeroDivideOrg #fundertech #philanthropy #nptech
Residency program for artists, writers & musicians in the Everglades, 2013 apps due June 1 http://t.co/ofKfC0KQ @natlparkservice #arts
RT @cksopher: @knowtheory thanks for liveblogging the #newschallenge hangout. You are an apt 140 character summarizer.
@aghilmort You're welcome, sorry we experienced some difficulties.
What's the next big thing in digital news #innovation? #PaleyNext explores today in Chicago http://t.co/dKlh9MZV v @PaleyNext
@andypvd Thanks for asking! @news21 is a great program for next-gen journalists from 12 journalism programs around the country.
Have a question about the next round of the #newschallenge on data? Ask it anytime on Twitter!
@bradleylbar We aren't archiving the Hangout, but we will have plenty more opportunities to get your q's answered.
@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.
Sorry for the delay, we're up & running: #newschallenge Google+ Hangout. Join us or ask questions via Twitter. http://t.co/eXWIHfcW
We're having a few technical difficulties with the Google+ hangout - please stay tuned will update the link shortly. Thanks for patience!
@tjl @PRIResDev Join the Google+ Hangout here http://t.co/buh6ii4Q
@PRIResDev Stay tuned, we're starting in a second.
Join us at 11am EST for a Google+ hangout, ask questions re next round of #newschallenge http://t.co/mzTeDM5N via @jsb @michaelmaness
Online news site @ctmirror broadens its efforts from informing the public to also engaging it http://t.co/GnHbz2YD by @HartfordFdn
RT @ICFJ: The clock's ticking-it's almost time to announce the @ICFJKnight Int'l Award winners! Stay tuned this evening for more!
Did you miss @PublicLab's talk about mapping, DIY activism & civic science at #SXSW? Listen it to online http://t.co/hW0XgLPj v @sdosemagen
Young leaders step up to help move #Detroit forward http://t.co/remQmoqr via @freepress #leadership
RT @bthewirz: Consult a Doctor, Open English, Senzari, CareCloud...how about that Miami tech scene? http://t.co/Uawl9tbs via @miamiherald
MT @MediaFunders: Great events: Next Big Thing tmrw http://t.co/9qsgRN02 @paleycenter & @Knightfdn. GFEM funder convo http://t.co/z14FC1tx
Inside @the_barnes grand opening in #Philadelphia & why it's a cultural icon to be cherished by the community http://t.co/O0N7mUcZ #arts
To mount an art installation on the abandoned Roosevelt Hotel highlighting the potential held by vacant urban spaces in collaboration with the Hygienic Dress League, the Detroit Civic Intervention and local community activist Philip Cooley
To help build appreciation of and participation in classical music in black and Latino communities through two music training programs for 1,200 Detroit-area youths and an annual music competition
To engage 120 African-American male high school students in improving their academic outcomes and in mentoring 240 K-3 students
Knight Foundation promotes an informed and engaged Detroit by fostering an environment where all Detroiters can engage with the city’s momentum in urban innovation, social entrepreneurship, and citizen leadership.
In the 20th Century, Detroit was an important center of culture, a thriving industrial hub, and a home for many who sought the American Dream. Today, Detroit is a community of natural leaders that remains proud of its heritage and craves new opportunities to shape its future.
Many individual Detroiters are blending entrepreneurship, creativity, and civic activism in imaginative ways: they’re starting organizations, leading community projects, repurposing businesses, launching creative technologies, forming new social networks and telling different stories.
But we see even more Detroiters who seek to engage with this movement - as leaders, as supporters, as participants, and more. Knight Foundation supports transformative projects that create easy opportunities for individuals and institutions to engage with the city’s growing urban innovation community so as to not leave the movement’s success to chance.
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What does an informed and engaged Detroit look like to you? email us and send your thoughts to Knight!
To help sustain healthy communities in a democracy, we aim to increase the ability of individuals to engage in change.
