Informed and engaged communities.
Knight Foundation in Milledgeville
As media leaders, Knight Foundation's founders Jack and Jim Knight sought to bring communities together through information. In their publications, they delivered the news that helped people determine their "own true interests," as Jack used to say.
Today, Knight Foundation is also focused on that ideal. Working with community innovators, Knight Foundation fosters informed and engaged communities. The foundation believes residents should have the information they need to make decisions about their lives and community. Knight strives for those residents to be highly engaged in the issues and opportunities that matter most to them and their neighbors.
Towards its goal of informed, engaged communities, Knight Foundation seeks out projects with the potential for transformational change.
Knight Foundation recently announced a partnership with community foundations in the cities and towns where the Knight brothers owned newspapers.
Grant seekers in the Columbia area should inquire about funding by contacting JoAnn Turnquist at the Central Carolina Community Foundaton, 803-254-5601, and asking about Knight Foundation’s Donor-advised Fund.
Milledgeville
The 2009 Soul of the Community Survey explores the link between residents' emotional ties to where they live and the community's economic growth. Aesthetics, particularly Milledgeville’s natural setting, was found to be a community strength. Residents also rate parks, playgrounds and trails significantly higher in 2009. However, social offerings and openness continue to be areas of needed improvement to encourage resident attachment to the area.
See survey details for Milledgeville at http://www.soulofthecommunity.org/milledgeville .
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