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What Kind of Apps Would Your Foundation Build?

[Source: Philanthropy 2173, by Lucy Bernholz; January 26, 2010]

Knight Foundation Commits $70 Million to Community Foundations Nationwide

MIAMI (Jan. 7, 2010) The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today that it intends to distribute $70 million over the next seven years to community foundations serving cities and ...
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Getting Connected: The Role of Community Foundations in Broadband

This new four page guide is a an accessible entry point for funders to learn about the many opportunities to engage with the broadband stimulus, including case studies of how colleagues in the ...

Foundations That Tweet - The List

[Source: Philanthropy 411 Blog, by Kris Putnam-Walkerly; July 20, 2009]

Highlights from Media Grantmaking — The State (and Future) of the Field

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A Funder Conversation: Media Grantmaking — The State (and Future) of the FieldMEETING HIGHLIGHTS – JUNE 23 & 24, 2009, AT OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE

Foundations Invest in Watchdog Reporting as Group Considers National Investigative Network

[Source: Poynter Online, by David Westphal; Jun. 29, 2009] There's a new conventional wisdom about foundation-funded journalism: It's going to be bigger than most anyone imagined.How big? Well, ...

Knight Foundation Features Videos and Reports from Second Media Learning Seminar

On February 16 and 17, 2009, more than 180 foundation executives, media developers and leaders attended the second "Media Learning Seminar on the Information Needs of Communities in a ...

'Traces of the Trade' and Philanthropy

[Source: Philanthropy News Digest, a service of the Foundation Center]  By Kathryn Pyle, an independent film producer and a frequent contributor to PhilanTopic, the PND blog

New Knight Initiative Seeks to Address Local Information Needs Engaging Community Foundations

$24 Million, Five-Year Project Spurs Innovation through Challenge GrantsMIAMI (June 23, 2008) – A $24 million initiative by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will engage community ...