With 2015 now in full swing, we are pleased to share with you The McKnight Foundation’s new Strategic Framework, updated and refreshed for 2015-2017. This is the second iteration of this important document, the first of which was developed in 2011 and implemented for 2012-2014. We got good mileage out of our inaugural framework during …
August 27, 2015 – The McKnight Foundation has hired Megan Powers as international program officer, Flannery Clark as executive assistant, and Grace Fredrickson as accounting assistant.
A New Report Illustrates Equity in Action at the McKnight Foundation Ever since the McKnight Foundation released the organization’s first diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statement in 2018, our board and staff have held fast to the tenet that we need to back up our words with actions. Aspiration must transform into action because our …
More than 23 million immigrants in the United States are eligible to vote in this year’s presidential election, according to the Pew Research Center. This record high makes up roughly 10 percent of the nation’s overall electorate. The question is how many of these naturalized citizens will vote this fall. Immigrants face significant barriers to …
The McKnight Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Faye M. Price as its 2021 Distinguished Artist, an honor that carries a $50,000 award for a Minnesota artist who has made significant contributions to the state’s cultural life. As a director, actor, dramaturg, and arts leader, Price has significantly influenced Minnesota theater by bringing …
The McKnight Foundation is pleased to announce that Dominic McQuerry will join the Vibrant & Equitable Communities and Midwest Climate & Energy programs as a program officer. McQuerry is a policy and community engagement professional with a passion for supporting people’s lives and livelihoods, guiding and supporting powerful coalitions in Minnesota on housing, healthcare, child …
The McKnight Foundation is thrilled to announce the inaugural slate of grantee organizations in its new Vibrant & Equitable Communities program. “This is a moment to celebrate—a culmination of 18 months of thoughtful planning, community input, learning, and working to infuse equity and transparency into our grantmaking at every step,” said Tonya Allen, president. “We …
The McKnight Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Marcie Rendon for its 2020 Distinguished Artist Award—a $50,000 award created to honor a Minnesota artist who has made significant contributions to the state’s cultural life. Rendon, an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, is a writer whose poems, plays, children’s books, and novels …
It’s been two years since Mr. George Floyd was murdered. Like so many Black Americans throughout history, he came to Minnesota for opportunity. Yet instead of realizing the American Dream, what unfolded was a nightmare. What happened to Mr. Floyd is not an anomaly. His story depicts the insidious nature of racism—how it shows up …
Cedrick Baker is an inspiring, motivational leader and systems thinker who thrives in building high-performing, engaging cultures. He begins his new role as McKnight’s chief of staff on May 16.