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5/9/2008

Knight New Work Award to Be Presented by FAN in Miami

Applications for the 2008 award of $50,000 for a new work, which will reach a broad cross-section of the Miami-Dade population, have closed, and the winner will be announced shortly. Watch this page on the FAN web site for the announcement, coming soon.
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'Will Community Foundations Fund Local Journalism?'
Information Needs of Communities in Democracy
5/9/2008
Public Journalism Network's Leonard Witt interviewed Knight Foundation Journalism Program VP Eric Newton about how community foundations can help improve journalism in their area.
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National Workforce Initiative Gets Funding From Microsoft, Knight
The Washington Post
5/8/2008

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Hospitals, Schools Push Akron Medical Project
Akron Beacon Journal
5/7/2008
The Akron area's major hospitals, university and medical school are taking another step toward joining forces for research and education. A private foundation is paying for half of the $881,200 to develop the business plan, University of Akron Vice President John LaGuardia told Summit County Council on Monday night. If the city and county provide $100,000, the three Akron hospitals, UA and NEOUCOM would divide the remaining $340,600 cost. Bernstein said the Knight Foundation has been supportive of the project from the start.
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Knight News Releases

Foundation Support Grows to Build Workforce Skills and Prosperity for Low-wage Earners 05/07/2008: The Council on Foundations' 2008 Philanthropy Summit today highlighted programs of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS) as emblematic of successful approaches to workforce development. The recognition came as new support was announced to broaden the impact of NFWS programs in urban and rural communities nationwide.