This interview originally appeared in The Chronicle of Philanthropy and is reprinted here with full permission. Leading up to the global climate summit this week in Glasgow, the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation each announced that they would begin to remove fossil-fuel investments from their endowments, joining nearly 1,500 organizations worldwide that have also …
Greater Minnesota enfrenta una escasez de maestros diversos para educar a la próxima generación de trabajadores y líderes. Así es como una comunidad utiliza la creatividad, la colaboración y las voces de la comunidad para enfrentar este desafío. Mientras que muchas ciudades pequeñas luchan con la huida de sus adultos jóvenes y sus familias, la sede del condado de Worthington (pop. 13,000) figuró ...
El Consejo de Administración de The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience se complace en anunciar que ha seleccionado a seis neurocientíficos para recibir el Premio McKnight Scholar 2019. Los McKnight Scholar Awards se otorgan a jóvenes científicos que se encuentran en las primeras etapas del establecimiento de sus propios laboratorios independientes y carreras de investigación y que han demostrado ...
El vicepresidente de finanzas y cumplimiento de McKnight, Rick Scott (retirado en junio de 2019) fue entrevistado recientemente por la revista Perspectivas de Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) sobre el programa de inversiones de impacto de la Fundación. Una versión abreviada se reimprime aquí con permiso; La entrevista completa está disponible en GSAM en línea. Preguntas y respuestas con Rick Scott, Vicepresidente de Finanzas y Cumplimiento ...
La Junta Directiva del McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience se complace en anunciar que ha seleccionado a diez neurocientíficos para recibir el Premio McKnight Scholar Award 2023. Este es el primer año que McKnight otorga estos premios bajo las nuevas pautas del programa, que ponen énfasis adicional en aumentar la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión para mejorar la excelencia...
Muneer brings more than 15 years of experience working in and with communities to create greater opportunity for many residents in our region and beyond.
Last updated October 2022 On Monday, October 18, 2021, the McKnight Foundation announced a commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its $3 billion endowment by 2050 at the latest, and in 2022 we shared a progress report on our first year of learning and action. So what does net zero mean, and …
When I joined McKnight three years ago as the inaugural Director of its Vibrant & Equitable Communities program (or 'Communities program') the pandemic had just taken hold, and the tragic murder of George Floyd had ignited a local uprising and a nationwide racial reckoning. The Communities program was still in its infancy, having emerged from …
The McKnight Foundation today committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its $3 billion endowment by 2050 at the latest. McKnight, a leading funder of climate solutions in the Midwest, is the country’s largest private foundation to pursue a net zero endowment. This move comes just weeks before the UN Climate Change Conference …
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 …