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Detroit, MI
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Featured Detroit Projects (3 of 372)
Browse ProjectsRoosevelt Hotel Art Installation
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
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
Artplace
To support ArtPlace, a creative place-making initiative that uses investments in the arts and other creative assets to shape the social, physical and economic character of cities, towns and communities across the U.S.
News & Updates
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Twenty black men recognized for making Detroit and Philadelphia stronger
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Hatch Detroit to engage Detroiters in leading the growth of local retail
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A powerful new collaboration of foundations and federal agencies puts arts at the center of the revitalization of cities and towns across the U.S.
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Knight Foundation brings Code for America to Detroit, Macon and Philadelphia
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Challenge seeks new models for arts journalism
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Micro loans to help Detroit small businesses
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Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Announces National Expansion
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Rishi S. Jaitly Will Lead Foundation’s Grant Making in Detroit
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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 Detroit? It May Create Economic Growth, Gallup Study Says.
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Detroit International Jazz Festival receives $100,000 from Knight Foundation to support DJFʼs Jazz Planet
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Social Innovation Can Help Solve Michigan's Toughest Problems
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Knight Foundation Names Vice President of Arts
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Detroiters Now Have Twice the Power to Help Teachers Get Critical Supplies Through DonorsChoose.org
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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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Community Investments Aim to Spur a New Detroit
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Detroit Institute of Arts and Detroit Symphony Orchestra Form Unique Artistic Partnership
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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 Detroit
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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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Knight Foundation 'New Americans' Initiative Promotes Naturalization and Civic Participation
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Knight Foundation Names Community Advisers in Detroit
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Knight Foundation Expands Cadre of Community Liaison Program Officers
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Appendix: Community Foundations Initiative Grants Made Since 2001
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Knight Foundation Hires New Program Officers Based in Detroit, St. Paul
Knight Blog
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Meet the Detroit BME Leadership Award winners
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Unlocking Citizen Philanthropy in Detroit
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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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Hatching leadership and retail across Detroit
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A festive call to action: BME enters phase two in Detroit
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Rishi Jaitly featured as one of the best and brightest in Michigan
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Code for America's Jen Pahlka on the selection of Detroit, Macon and Philadelphia as partners for 2012 program
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BME Challenge: Philadelphia father fights against domestic violence in honor of his only daughter
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"Be Me" this September, One Story at a Time
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Flip the script: Amplifying the good work of black men and boys
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Lend local, lead local: Kiva Detroit empowers Detroiters as champions of local businesses
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Informed optimism in Detroit
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Knight welcomes new VP Journalism and Media Innovation, Detroit program director; promotes journalism exec
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Detroit is "a city that's willing to work for its survival"
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In Detroit, young people are covering “Our Life in the D”
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Knight board member Mariam Noland recognized by community foundation trustees
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Detroiters Show Unwavering Passion for Their City at Town Hall Meeting
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Jazz Fans Get Behind the Scenes Look at Detroit Fest
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Good Magazine: Knight Foundation one of "30 Places We Want To Work"
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Day One in Detroit
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Knight Foundation seeks to hire Detroit program director
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Detroit Residents Tackle Four Playgrounds in One Day With KaBOOM! and Knight
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Building new economic foundations in Detroit
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thedetroiter.com Features Obama Campaign Artist Tristan Eaton
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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
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Via @higherawesome: 5 ways microgrants help fund #journalism http://t.co/ZufLbbeu h/t @civicMIT
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Got ideas on media innovation and the future of news? Join us in Austin for #SXSW http://t.co/HUp0F7eJ
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This is what #philanthropy looks like when you tap into the passion of people who want to better their community http://t.co/yC4g1s4C
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Data suggest more and more people are visitng news websites - and they're staying longer http://t.co/YUhY54WS h/t @NiemanLab
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Today @Globaloria classes opened their doors to share w/ others! See photostream on flickr: http://t.co/dCtwClFs @DLDay2012 #DLDay
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Great pic of @DLDay2012 via @Idit: Jayla, 7th grader, Christopher MS, proudly showing her math game 2 her family http://t.co/QT1CYzq6
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Studies show @UpAkron's community development plan can be transformational http://t.co/MfRH7qwn #Akron
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Join @knightfdn at @SXSW Interactive http://t.co/HUp0F7eJ by @jczamora #journalism #innovation #SXSW
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Have q's about Knight's Community Info Challenge? Ask them next Wed 2/8 at 12pm during live web chat http://t.co/2TleP5PB
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2k+ youth in 60 schools in @Globaloria network mark #DLDay by virtually & physically opening its game design classes http://t.co/mS4vsgUc
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#Haiti fundraising campaign post earthquake was a success in large part due to planning http://t.co/h1ppwvHU by @Afine #philanthropy
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In The News
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New Detroit initiative offers fundraising help to budding philanthropists
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Black Male Engagement's Detroit grant winners announced
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Techies Embed in City Hall
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New "Be Me" project champions black men in Detroit, Philadelphia
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Knight Foundation Launches Black Male Engagement Initiative
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Detroit’s Young & Restless Talk Up Motor City
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The Knight Foundation is bringing artists out of performance halls and into people’s everyday lives
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In 3 hours on web, Kiva Detroit gathers over $11,000 to lend to 5 startups
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More funders, more needed: Jazz fest spending down endowment
About our Detroit Strategy
Knight Foundation promotes an informed and engaged Detroit by creating an environment where all Detroiters – together – flourish and self-identify as leaders in their own communities.
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 engaging their community in uplifting ways: they’re starting organizations, leading community projects, launching creative technologies, forming new social networks and telling different stories.
But we see even more Detroiters whose passion for community leadership has yet to be fully harnessed. Knight Foundation supports transformative projects that create easy opportunities for all Detroiters to - together - flourish and self-identify as leaders in their own communities.
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What does an informed and engaged Detroit look like to you? email us and send your thoughts to Knight!
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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.
Staff
Rishi S. Jaitly
Program Director / Detroit
