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Featured Miami Projects (3 of 792)
Browse ProjectsStudent African American Brotherhood
To increase high school graduation rates and college access for at least 90 African American male students by extending the Student African American Brotherhood's network to high schools in Akron, Macon, and Miami
Locust Arts Builders Exhibition
To offer a total of 45 young artists enrolled in local high schools the space, time, budget and institutional support to create a professional-level visual art exhibition in the Locust Arts Builders Exhibition (The LAB)
Free Gospel Sundays
To present and produce Free Gospel Sundays, a series of four free Gospel concerts that make the performing arts attractive and accessible to a diverse audience while developing Miami's cultural horizon
News & Updates
Get Updates On This CommunityNews Releases
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Knight Foundation’s Tatiana Hernandez named as emerging arts leader
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Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Earns $300,000 Grant Through New ArtPlace Initiative to Revitalize America’s Cities
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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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Challenge seeks new models for arts journalism
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56 Finalists announced in Knight Arts Challenge Miami
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Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Announces National Expansion
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Knight Survey: Nearly Half of Federal Agencies Lag in Responding to FOIA Information Requests
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Knight Arts Challenge Contest Opens for Applications
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Knight Foundation Names Térèse Coudreaut as Human Resources Director
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Knight Grand Jury Prize Finalists Announced for Miami International Film Festival
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Former Univision President Ray Rodriguez Joins Board of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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"Census" Aims to Count All Poets in Miami
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Knight Foundation Awards Infuse South Florida Arts Scene with $3.8 million
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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 Miami? It May Create Economic Growth, Gallup Study Says.
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Designed by kids, built by volunteers: Knight Foundation and KaBoom! Team up to build new playground for Miami area children in one day featuring revolutionary equipment
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Orchestra Returns For Miami City Ballet 25th Anniversary Season
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Masterworks Series at South Florida's Arsht Center to be funded through 2013 with challenge grant
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Knight Foundation Appoints Strategic Initiatives Program Associate
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KaBoom! Builds New Playground for Miami's Cutler Bay
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Knight Foundation Strengthens Focus on Assessment and Impact
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Knight Foundation Supports Miami Children’s Museum Expansion With Endowment Campaign Grant
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Finalists Announced in Third Year of Knight Arts Challenge
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Knight Foundation Names Vice President of Arts
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Teach For America To More Than Triple Number of Its Miami Teachers
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Knight Arts Challenge Opens Contest, Hosts Town Hall Meeting
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Six Promising Artists Selected for Miami's First Live/Work Residency
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Knight Arts Challenge Contest Opens For Applications Feb. 19
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Miami Poets Celebrate the Arts With Haiku Contest
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Multi-Lingual Computer Training and Free Internet Access Boosted in South Florida
Knight Blog
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Miami school gets One Laptop Per Child to help raise digital literacy
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Application period for 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Miami
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Knight Community Information Challenge now accepting applications
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YoungArts returns to Miami
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Transforming downtown Miami into a center of science, art and learning
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Reinforcing Miami’s position as a gateway to the coral reefs of the Caribbean
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Bas Fisher invites artists to create tours that reflect their relationship with Miami
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Peter London Dance Company helps develop the next generation of performers
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Miami launches new fundraising platform for the arts
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Uncle Luke goes to Sundance
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New works coming to the Miami City Ballet
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Celebrating the Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners in pictures and video
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Announcing the 2011 Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners
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Sounds of Sleepless Night 2011 - Miami Beach
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YOUMedia Miami: empowering teens by building digital literacy skills
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Knight Center for International Media wins AEJMC's 'Best of the Web' award
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What’s the impact of a community-wide arts contest?
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Inspiration, South Florida style: Knight Arts Challenge Miami finalists announced
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Apply now for the Knight Arts Challenge Miami
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Because the Night Belonged to Patti Smith, She Bursted Into Own Tribute At Book Fair
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Knight Arts Film Wins Regional Emmy
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Surprise Opera Performance, Poetry Reading Help Celebrate Knight Arts Challenge Miami 2010 Winners
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27 Ideas Win $3.8 Million for the South Florida Arts
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Loving LeBron: More Than 1,000 Submit Poems in Contest on Heat Star
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Knight Arts Challenge Miami Winners Named as Up-And-Comers
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Miami-Dade Group Aims to Increase Local Internet Access
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Citizen Watchdogs Text to Build Community
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Knight and KaBOOM! Partner to Revamp Playgrounds Around the Country
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2010 Knight Arts Challenge Finalists Announced
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South Florida Haitian Community Receives Help
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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
Publications
In The News
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Miami-Dade students in Liberty City get free laptops
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Miami’s Borscht filmmakers soaking up Sundance Film Festival
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Local arts programs get big boost with Knight Foundation grants
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Knight Foundation grant could mean $30M for Miami science museum
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Art Basel more than arts, it’s an investment in Miami’s civic life
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Miami collector brings innovative ideas, energy to Knight Foundation’s arts program
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Big expansion, big questions for Teach for America
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Library program empowers tech teens to tell their stories
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Creed Black, newsman who ran Knight Foundation for a decade, dies at 86
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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 Miami, an Alternative Cultural Renaissance
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B of A donates $1 million to Miami Art Museum
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DASH students design their dream school
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The Borscht Film Festival — considerably more than beet soup
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Two museum exhibitions during National Poetry Month find meaning beyond objects and images
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The “Red Thread” story is not subtle but the production is magical at PlayGround Theatre
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Media leaders call on non-profits to aid journalism
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Tactical Philanthropy Podcast: Interview with Alberto Ibargüen
About our Miami Strategy
Miami’s ever-evolving population – some 50 percent of residents were born elsewhere – offers a window into the future of America’s cities. While the area’s diversity is its greatest strength, it’s also a great challenge. In Knight Foundation’s hometown, we seek to inform and engage our community by bridging differences and bringing South Floridians together through the arts and educational opportunities.
Knight Foundation is working to weave the arts into the fabric of the community. We ask everyone in the community for their best ideas for the arts through a contest called the Knight Arts Challenge. In four years, we’ve received over 5,000 ideas. Funds have helped nurture individual artists and organizations, aided cultural groups in adapting to changing trends and technologies and amplified cultural offerings.
In education, we strive to help inform and educate our next generation of leaders. To do that, Knight Foundation has focused on closing the achievement gap between middle and low income kids, with a combination of metric-based intervention programs in Focused in one feeder pattern of schools.
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
Matt Haggman
Program Director / Miami
Knight Foundation