 | Little Treasures director honored for her work with kids and families
August 28, 2010 - John Lundy, Duluth News Tribune. |
| McKnight Foundation honors volunteers who help the needy
August 25, 2010 - Rubén Rosario, Pioneer Press. These volunteers take pleasure in generosity. Now, The McKnight Foundation will give back to them. |
| Volunteer hopes McKnight award will bring attention to Somali issues
August 25, 2010 - Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio. |
| Repairing bikes for torture survivors wins woman McKnight award
August 25, 2010 - Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio. |
| Finding a career in second chances
August 26, 2010 - Kelly Smith, Star Tribune. Jerry Fleischaker, one of six McKnight award winners, drew on his wife's death and unretired to help the homeless full time. |
| Siah Armajani: An artist out of exile
July 3, 2010 - Mary Abbe, Star Tribune. Iranian-born sculptor Siah Armajani talks about revolution, democracy and culture. |
| Armajani's distinguished - for mix of art, poetry and politics
June 28, 2010 - Mary Abbe, Star Tribune. Iranian-born sculptor Siah Armajani has been named the 2010 McKnight Distinguished Artist. |
| Study finds untapped potential in Native American art
January 21, 2010 - Euan Kerr, Minnesota Public Radio. A new University of Minnesota study suggests that if helped, Native American artists could become a major economic asset to the state. |
| McKnight supports Bipartisan Policy Center forum on transportation
November 23, 2009 - With funding from McKnight, the Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center recently held its third public forum on surface transportation policy reform at the University of of MN's Humphrey Institute. |
| New York Times: ClimateWorks is carrying out new global strategy
Dec 5, 2009 - Richard C. Paddock, New York Times. The McKnight-supported ClimateWorks Foundation, led by Hal Harvey, provides a new focal point for the climate-change effort. |
| McKnight Foundation honors two Northland women for helping others
August 29, 2009 - Mark Stodghill, Duluth News Tribune. Two Northland women have each received $10,000 awards from the McKnight Foundation for their work helping others. |
| Somali among six Minnesotans to win prestigious Virginia McKnight Binger service awards
August 27, 2009 - Joe Kimball, Somali Business Journal. |
| Work on strengthening American Indian communities honored by McKnight Foundation
August 27, 2009 - Jaclyn Evert, Twin Cities Daily Planet. |
| Star Tribune: WWII vet's service is a cut above
August 27, 2009 - Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune. Wartime kindnesses inspired Ken Porwoll to volunteer cutting homeless men's hair for 25 years. He'll be honored with a McKnight award today. |
| MinnPost.com: Binger awards announced
August 27, 2009 - Scott Russell, MinnPost.com. |
| MinnPost.com: Six Minnesotans win prestigious Virginia McKnight Binger service awards
August 27, 2009 - Joe Kimball, MinnPost.com. |
| Twin Cities Metro: We like you. Here's $25,000.
August 2009 - Chris Clayton, Twin Cities Metro. Profiles of four recipients of McKnight Artist Fellowships in visual art for 2008-2009. |
| Star Tribune: In tough economy, nonprofits refocus
July 23, 2009 - Editorial. Refocusing helps foundations respond to needs and assess community impact, especially important to addressing long-term challenges in changing economies. |
| USA Today: Deadlines loom for stimulus' green grants
June 1, 2009 - Haya El Nasser, USA Today. Today, 150 people from 20 cities are expected at Harvard's Green Boot Camp, a two-day training session on managing stimulus money (sponsored and organized by McKnight grantee Living Cities). |
| Pioneer Press: Doing good, with discipline
May 5, 2009 - Pioneer Press. McKnight's decision to expect return on housing investment is smart. |
| Star Tribune: McKnight is hit on Broadway
May 4, 2009 - Curt Brown, Star Tribune. Decisions to use a loan tool for housing and to help buy a vacant library has reassured charities the Minnesota foundation hasn't lost its local focus. |
| Bain Boehlke named McKnight Distinguished Artist
May 1, 2009 - Minnesota Public Radio. The McKnight Foundation has named Minnesota theater director Bain Boehlke as the 2009 McKnight Distinguished Artist. |
| Theater's Bain Boehlke gets a gold star
April 30, 2009 - Graydon Royce, Star Tribune. The actor, director and designer who founded the Jungle Theater is now the 2009 McKnight Distinguished Artist. |
| Jungle Theater founder Bain Boehlke wins this year's McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist Award
April 30, 2009 - Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press. Theater founder 'left lasting imprint.' |
| Mother Nature's Dow
March 28, 2009 - Thomas Friedman, New York Times. |
