使捐赠和投资与基金会价值观保持一致
2021 年 12 月 6 日，就在麦克奈特基金会宣布我们承诺在我们的捐赠基金中实现净零值几周后，Tonya Allen 加入了基金会理事会和其他领导人，讨论基金会如何超越赠款，通过他们的捐赠投资。 Kathleen Enright，总裁兼首席执行官……
麦克奈特在资助中推动公平的举措
本文最初由 PEAK Grantmaking 发布，这是一个由慈善专业人士组成的会员主导的协会，致力于推动公平、有效的捐赠实践。我们一起改变慈善事业。了解更多信息请访问 peakgrantmaking.org，并在 Twitter 和 LinkedIn 上关注 @PEAKgrantmaking。我们的社区应该得到比善意更多的回报。然而，在整个慈善领域，愿望转化为行动的速度很慢……
2018年McKnight学者奖
麦克奈特神经科学基金会董事会很高兴地宣布，已选出六名神经科学家获得2018年麦克奈特学者奖。 McKnight Scholar奖授予那些处于建立自己的独立实验室和研究职业的早期阶段的年轻科学家，他们已经证明......
麦克奈特任命戏剧艺术家 Faye M. Price 为 2021 年杰出艺术家
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 …
为什么我们要投资以改变全球粮食系统
This piece originally appeared in Inside Philanthropy and is reprinted here with full permission. What if we could meet two global needs with one deed, like eliminating hunger and achieving net-zero emissions? We can, by embracing sweeping food systems change. On September 23, leaders from countries around the world will convene virtually for the first-ever …
凭借新的角色，McKnight计划团队成员增强了产生影响的机会
Sarah Christiansen and Ben Goldfarb assume new roles to amplify impact across McKnight’s programs, as Ben Passer is promoted to Midwest Climate & Energy program director
McKnight 欢迎 Dominic McQuerry 担任项目官员
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 …
阿巴拉契亚的可持续发展起点
刚刚从高中毕业后，杰伊佩特尔在西弗吉尼亚州农村的家附近找到了一份旧铁路车厂的工作。 “我们正在堆积所有这些木材，”Petre回忆道。 “这家伙过来说，'我可以买吗？'我最终获得了额外的10,000美元，我知道我是......
一年后，应邀创建明尼苏达州的乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）
In honor of this anniversary, the Foundation will award unsolicited $100,000 grants to ten organizations that make Minnesota a more welcoming, supportive, and inclusive place.
在瓦砾中，进行不同重建的雄心勃勃的努力
现在，社区已准备好进行重建，并且人们暂时乐观地认为，他们最终可能会得到比以前更好的东西。麦克奈特基金会（McKnight Foundation）是抓住这一时刻的一项广泛努力的一部分，以确保重建能促进种族经济正义，并最终将所有权归属于当地的非营利组织，租户合作社，黑人个体开发商和其他有色人种。