National Portfolio

Informed Engaged Communities

 

Strategy Fostering Informed and engaged communities

Means Discovering and spreading civic innovations

Results More active citizenship, more resilient communities

 

Evolution of Program Strategy National Program

Knight Foundation – Distributions 2007-2012 (3/7/12) - National

National

Non-Resident Director

Resident Director

40%

21%

39%

40%

20%

40%

42%

20%

38%

60%

9%

31%

56%

7%

37%

45%

17%

38%

More than half of national grants are disbursed in communities

Distributions 2007-2012 (as of 3/7/12)

More than half of national grants are disbursed in communities

NATIONAL$22 million

RESIDENTDIRECTORCOMMUNITY

$18.8 million

NON-RESIDENTDIRECTORCOMMUNITY$8.6 million

$50 MILLION TOTAL DISBURSEMENT}

Informed and Engaged: Full, Active, Participatory Citizenship

Tech for EngagementSoul of the CommunityChange LeadersResident Engagement

Informed and Engaged: Full, Active, Participatory Citizenship

Tech for Engagement• Catalyze technology solutions that improve engagement in neighborhood, 

city and national life for the citizens, communities and institutions they serve.

• Advance universal access to the internet so people have the information and access they 

need to shape their lives

• Support public libraries as centers for digital access, community engagement 

and personal transformation, revitalizing a 19th century ideal for the 21st century

Soul of the CommunityChange LeadersResident Engagement

Informed and Engaged: Full, Active, Participatory Citizenship

Tech for EngagementSoul of the CommunityStrengthen and leverage the passion and loyalty residents have to the place they live. Create environments in which attachment and engagement thrive so that residents more readily participate. 

Change Leaders

Resident Engagement

Informed and Engaged: Full, Active, Participatory Citizenship

Tech for EngagementSoul of the CommunityChange Leaders• To identify and support transformational leaders, many of them young, 

   to improve their ability to serve the communities where they live, play and work.

•  To support social entrepreneurship to tackle issues and opportunities within   

    communities in a sustainable manner, leveraging market forces for social good.

Resident Engagement

Informed and Engaged: Full, Active, Participatory Citizenship

Tech for EngagementSoul of the CommunityChange LeadersResident Engagement• Support citizen-centered solutions for addressing community issues.    Experiment with new civic infrastructures that spark participation,   and promote ways for residents and institutions to co-create solutions. •Encourage the naturalization of eligible immigrants to strengthen   their attachment to this country and full, democratic participation   in their communities.

Informed and Engaged: Full, Active, Participatory Citizenship

% of $51mn Active Grant Portfolio

Tech for Engagement 30%Soul of the Community 2%Change Leaders 18%Resident Engagement 38%* Workforce: 12%

National+ Communities= National leadership in community engagement