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

• News Release: Robert J. Struyk elected chair of The McKnight Foundation

  February 6, 2009 - Robert J. Struyk will be the Foundation's fifth chair since it was established in 1953, succeeding Erika L. Binger.

• News Release: Nominations due for McKnight Distinguished Artist award

  February 4, 2009 - The McKnight Foundation invites nominations for its 12th Distinguished Artist Award.

• News Release: McKnight names Lee Sheehy to direct region and communities grantmaking program

  January 30, 2009 - Sheehy will oversee McKnight's grantmaking to promote regional development for livable communities.

• News Release: McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers to be administered by mnartists.org

  December 12, 2008 - McKnight has announced that mnartists.org, an artist service online community, will now manage the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers program.

• 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.