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• Article: McKnight expands agriculture efforts in Africa

  December 8, 2008 - Mark Steil, Minnesota Public Radio.

• Article: McKnight food crop research gets a $27 million boost

  December 8, 2008 - Matt McKinney, Star Tribune. The grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to aid the world's poorest farmers will help double what the Minnesota foundation spends per year on ag research.

• News Release: McKnight expands international crop research program with grant from Gates Foundation

  December 8, 2008 - $26 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation allows McKnight to expand grantmaking.

• Our Voice: Open letter from President Kate Wolford: For McKnight and its partners, now is the time for collaboration and innovation

  December 2008 - The following letter was sent to The McKnight Foundation's grantees, outlining the Foundation's plans for grant payouts in 2009.

• Article: McKnight awards: Game to help

  November 20, 2008 - Patrice Relerford, Star Tribune. Two North Side sisters who created a student garden are among several people who will receive McKnight awards today.

• Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service honor outstanding Minnesotans

  November 20, 2008 - McKnight names 2008 awardees, working to improve the lives of others.

• Article: Governor Pawlenty appoints McKnight's Dan Bartholomay to head Minnesota Housing

  October 17, 2008 - Office of the Governor, St. Paul.

• News Release: McKnight approves $11.7 million in third quarter of 2008, including over $700,000 to support citizen advocacy for the Mississippi

  September 12, 2008 - McKnight's third-quarter 2008 approved grants.

• Article: Uniting ten states tied by one iconic river

  September 5, 2008 - Dana Thiede, KARE 11 News. Interview with McKnight environment program director Gretchen Bonfert.

• McKnight Honors 45 Artists Selected for Artist Fellowships and Residencies

  August 20, 2008 - The McKnight Foundation will honor 45 artists and ensembles selected for 2008-2009 McKnight artist fellowships and residencies at a private reception in August.

• Article: Olympian effort needed to clear China's smoggy skies

  August 8, 2008 - Robert Collier, San Francisco Chronicle. This article highlights the work of the San Francisco-based Energy Foundation, a McKnight grantee.

• News Release: Innovative McKnight-supported capacity-building program announces selection of 17 arts nonprofit participants

  July 14, 2008 - Five-funder initiative commits to building the capacity of distinctive arts organizations through a new $1.85 million three-year training and development program.

• News Release: McKnight announces $3 million to address global climate change

  June 10, 2008 - RE-AMP and Midwestern Governors Association receive grants to strengthen multistate collaboration toward regional carbon reductions.

• News Release: McKnight approves over $23.6 million in second quarter of 2008, including over $4 million to support the arts in Minnesota

  June 6, 2008 - McKnight's 2nd-quarter 2008 approved grants.

• News Release: Writer and poet Bill Holm receives 11th annual McKnight Distinguished Artist Award

  May 12, 2008 - Poet and essayist has impacted the arts in Minnesota for more than 30 years.