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Browse ProjectsRandom Acts of Culture: Philadelphia
To break down barriers of access to the performing arts and touch the lives of Philadelphia residents with Random Acts of Culture (RAC), a series of unexpected, spontaneous cultural performances in non-traditional settings
Code for America
To support our strategy of investing in citizen-centered solutions in three Knight communities by piloting the Code for America model, which deploys technology professionals to develop original solutions that engage citizens in community challenges
United States Artists
To support the work of American artist Zoe Strauss and her I-95 project in Philadelphia
News & Updates
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Twenty black men recognized for making Detroit and Philadelphia stronger
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Dream big and give us your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia
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The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe and The Reinvestment Fund Selected As National Leaders Through New ArtPlace Initiative
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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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New digital media startup incubator launches in Philadelphia
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Challenge seeks new models for arts journalism
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Innovative e-mentoring program will help improve lives of black boys
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Knight Foundation awards infuse Philadelphia arts scene with $2.7 million as thirty-six winners are announced
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Free Library Technology Hot Spots Grand Opening at Heavenly Hall Annex
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Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Announces National Expansion
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Sixty-Three Finalists Named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Rutgers Breaks Ground on John S. and James L. Knight Early Learning Research Academy in Camden
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Philadelphia Students Trail the National Average in College Enrollment, Study Finds
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Got Love For Philadelphia? It May Create Economic Growth, Gallup Study Says.
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Random Acts of Culture Series Brings Classical Performances into Everyday Lives
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Underserved Philadelphia Neighborhoods to Gain Crucial Internet Access
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Mayor Nutter, Arts Community Celebrate Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia Launch
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Knight Foundation Launches Contest to Fund the Best Ideas for the Arts in Philadelphia
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New Knight Foundation Initiative Aims to Inspire Community Action through Technology
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KaBoom! to Build New Playground for Children in Newtown Square, Pa.
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Knight Foundation Names Philadelphia Program Director and Director of Business Consulting
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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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Philadelphia and Long Beach Artists Named First USA Knight Fellows
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$1 Million Knight Foundation Gift Supports United States Artists (USA) Fellowship Program
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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 Philadelphia
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Dennis Scholl Named Miami Program Director for Knight Foundation
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Hundreds of Workers to be Trained for Green Jobs with Two New Initiatives
Knight Blog
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Meet the Detroit BME Leadership Award winners
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Knight Community Information Challenge now accepting applications
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55 finalists named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Tuesday: Find out the 2012 finalists of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Three tech firms picked for Philadelphia media innovation incubator
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Why Change By Us is perfect for Philadelphia
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How arts can help define communities and create a sense of place
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BME Philadelphia celebrates everyday unsung heroes who are changing lives, one person at a time
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Black Male Engagement celebrated in Philadelphia
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Opera singers perform Random Act of Culture aboard Philadelphia trains
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Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia – now accepting applications
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BME is Personal
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Philadelphia’s The Notebook gets the scoop on school cheating
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The power of poetry
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New digital media incubator will help spur innovation in Philadelphia
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Eastern North Philadelphia, city say “I do,” commit to a better future
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Knight Foundation awards infuse Philadelphia arts scene with $2.7 million
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Boys of color front and center in Philly educators gathering
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Random Act of Culture proves pleasant surprise for museum-goers in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia’s The Notebook gets national award for education blogs
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Temporary digital outposts help Free Library of Philadelphia reach new patrons
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Knight Arts Program profiled in New York Times
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Code for America fellows help to bring Web 2.0 solutions to cities' problems
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Sixty-three finalists named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Random Acts of Culture at The Farmers Market in Philadelphia
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Knight Early Childhood Center Breaks Ground in Camden
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Report: A Key to College Success is Enrolling Right After High School
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What a Joyful Noise: 650 Singers Burst into Hallelujah as Part of Knight "Random Act of Culture"
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Mayor, Community Kick off Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Knight Foundation Creates "Unique" Philadelphia Arts Program
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Studying the effectiveness of #journalism schools as community news providers http://t.co/7nVYRGo7 @Unl_CoJMC @UTJSchool
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Look who's leading #Detroit: @BMEChallenge winners in @MIChornicle http://t.co/QKdakKKt via @EddieConnorJr
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W/ civic-minded web developers, there's a growing untapped potential to use tech for civic change & to improve cities http://t.co/KXleQ0oj
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At #SXSW, @jsb & @jakeshapiro to deliver iMA keynote on newly launched Public Media Accelerator http://t.co/gx2G6Wry @publicmediax
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.@knightfdn's community info challenge is looking for new innovations in providing news & info to communities http://t.co/7lfF290m
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Information about @codeforamerica's #Macon, GA team can be found through #cfaMacon https://t.co/XUsb97iH
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RT @knightmacon: Be a part! Community Supported Art program coming to Macon: http://t.co/5iLb49yC via @AddThis
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How to give young pp a voice & equip them w/ capabilities for establishing leadership in the digital global economy http://t.co/SeJg9OTa
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MT @BLACMagazine: Meet Detroit winners of @knightfdn Black Male Engagement initiative. Each receives funding 4 project http://t.co/QfGtj3ki
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150 Detroiters partner w/ local organizations to lead 150 social-change projects across the city http://t.co/yC4g1s4C #the150
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RT @brnahhh: Time for another fun filled day of scraping at @ScraperWiki / Tow Center Journalism Data Camp!!! :) #jdcny
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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
Publications
In The News
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The Faces Issue: Celebrating Black History Month
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Teacher, veteran among black men honored for leadership
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Can newspapers also be tech incubators?
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Techies Embed in City Hall
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Random Acts of Culture for Philadelphia commuters
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The 'mobs' we haven't heard much about
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Free Library Hot Spots bring wider Web access
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Deserved recognition for black male role models
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The Knight Foundation is bringing artists out of performance halls and into people’s everyday lives
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Philadelphia Media Network unveils digital tablet plan
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E-mentoring program connects busy professionals with Philadelphia's young black men
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Community Funds Are Offered New Ways to Measure Health of News Coverage in Their Cites and Towns
About our Philadelphia Strategy
In Philadelphia, Knight is working to engage both the city’s vibrant arts community and perhaps its most underutilized asset: young people.
Knight will invest in young people as innovators and agents of change, as a way to tip the scales in helping Philadelphia cement its role as a knowledge-economy leader.
Through funding in the arts, Knight seeks the best ideas that inspire, inform, connect, and create a sense of belonging and caring in the city’s 365 neighborhoods.
We have committed $9 million to the arts through Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia, a community-wide contest to fund the best arts ideas, and will invest similarly in young people over the next three years.
In Philadelphia your first point of contact is Donna Frisby-Greenwood, Program Director / Philadelphia.
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
Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Program Director / Philadelphia
