Newsroom: All

News, speeches, opinion pieces, and other information that help illustrate our work and explain our position on issues.

• Position Announcement: Human Resources Generalist

  ​June 7, 2013 - Position announcement: Human Resources Generalist

• Article: Malawi farmers benefit from ICRISAT-NASFAM-McKnight project

  June 2011 - Article from Happenings newsletter, published by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a McKnight Collaborative Crop Research grantee.

• Article: Ranee Ramaswamy named 2011 McKnight Distinguished Artist

  May 27, 2011 - Marianne Combs, Minnesota Public Radio.

• News Release: Dancer and choreographer Ranee Ramaswamy receives 2011 McKnight Distinguished Artist award

  May 27, 2011 - Ramaswamy is founding artistic director and choreographer of Minnesota's renowned Ragamala Dance.

• Article: This dancer blazed a path straight to the heartland

  May 26, 2011 - Kathy Berdan, Pioneer Press.

• Article: Dancer gets McKnight prize

  May 26, 2011 - Graydon Royce, Star Tribune. Ranee Ramaswamy has built Ragamala into one of the nation's premier dance companies.

• 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.

• Article: McKnight among supporters of new food and ag policy initiative

  May 10, 2011 - McKnight and seven other leading foundations have joined together to support AGree, a new initiative to tackle long-term food and ag policy issues.

• News Release: McKnight hires international program administrator

  May 6, 2011

• News Release: Springboard to administer McKnight's 2011 dance and choreography fellowships

  April 26, 2011 - McKnight's 2011 artist fellowships for dancers and choreographers to be administered by Springboard for the Arts.

• News Release: McKnight approves over $10 million in first quarter of 2011, including $800,000 to support sustainable regional development

  March 31, 2011 - McKnight's 1st quarter approved grants.

• News Release: McKnight announces two staff changes

  March 11, 2011 - Becky Monnens named international program officer and Shaina Briscoe hired as grants administration associate.

• News Release: Wokie Weah hired to lead new nonprofit to support youth beyond the classroom

  March 10, 2011, Minneapolis – Ms. Weah brings energy and extensive experience to increase out-of-school opportunities for youth.

• News Release: West Central Initiative receives $6 million grant from McKnight

  March 2011

• 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.