Newsroom: Our Voice

Speeches and opinion pieces by McKnight staff that help articulate the Foundation's position on community, regional, and state issues.

• Our Voice: McKnight Strategic Framework 2012-2014

  July 26, 2012 - Document articulates board and staff’s shared understanding about the values, mission, and approach that will guide the Foundation over the next three years.

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: Comments at Project for Pride in Living anniversary

  June 2012 - In May 2012, McKnight president Kate Wolford delivered this speech celebrating the 40th anniversary of Project for Pride in Living, a McKnight grantee organization.

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: Building Sustainable Communities Together - The power of partnerships

  April 2012 - On April 19, McKnight president Kate Wolford gave this speech at the Duluth LISC 15th anniversary.

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: Appreciation for grantee efforts, and 2012 grantmaking forecast

  January 2012 - Open letter to McKnight's grantees from foundation president Kate Wolford.

• Our Voice: Race to the Top: Congratulations to Minnesota!

  December 16, 2011 - Open letter from McKnight president Kate Wolford celebrating Minnesota’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant to advance early education efforts.

• Our Voice: Minnesota Compass: Getting to know our neighbors

  October 2011 - Sarah Hernandez, The McKnight Foundation. The McKnight Foundation and new neighborhood profiles on Minnesota Compass.

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: How Nonprofit Feedback Shapes Our Work

  July 19, 2011 - Article reprinted from the Minnesota Council on Foundations' summer 2011 issue of Giving Forum.

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: Partnering with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

  June 9, 2011

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: The Art of Harnessing Collective Wisdom

  May 17, 2011 - McKnight president Kate Wolford shares her thoughts in a blog post on the 2011 Center for Effective Philanthropy conference.

• Our Voice: Central Corridor Funders Collaborative: The Power of +

  March 2011 - A video overview of the collaboration taking place along the Central Corridor transit line.

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: Appreciation for grantee efforts, and 2011 grantmaking forecast

  December 2010 - Open letter to McKnight's grantees from foundation president Kate Wolford.

• Our Voice: Update on McKnight’s commitment to out-of-school time support

  November 10, 2010 - Open letter to McKnight’s out-of-school time grantees and grantseekers.

• Our Voice: American Cities Are Ripe for Renewal, if Philanthropy Has the Will

  October 17, 2010 - Commentary by Ben Hecht, president of Living Cities, published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. McKnight is a Living Cities member and McKnight president Kate Wolford serves on the board.

• Our Voice: Noa Staryk: Comments from the 2010 McKnight Artist Fellowships reception

  September 22, 2010 – McKnight board director Noa Staryk speaks at the September celebration honoring the 2010 McKnight Artist Fellows.

• Our Voice: Letter to Congress: Private foundation excise tax

  September 21, 2010 - McKnight and 200 other foundations urged leaders in Congress to pass legislation that would simplify the nation's tax system and make it easier for the philanthropic sector to devote more resources to giving.