Area/Code: Macon Money
Area/Code Entertainment LLC
- Date Awarded
- 04/01/10
- Amount
- $492,590
- Grant Period
- 04/01/10 to 06/30/11
- Focus Area
- Engaged Communities
- Community
- Macon
Grantee Contact
- Kati London
- New York, NY
- www.areacodeinc.com
Featured Media
To support the development and implementation of a game in Macon that uses an alternative form of local currency - Macon Money - to literally connect Macon residents to each other and to the College Hill Corridor in new ways
Project Team
News & Updates
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Knight Blog
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Publications
In The News
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Authority OKs ‘micro-lending fund’ for Macon small businesses
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Macon Money: A social game in Georgia tries to bring residents together across traditional boundaries
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With 'Macon Money,' Knight Foundation Hopes a Hyperlocal Project Will Go Global
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Macon Money game receives international award for innovation