Resource Library: All

Reports, research, and web-based resources — created both by McKnight and by our partners and other field leaders — that address the ideas and issues at play in our work.

Limit to McKnight-funded reports
  • Hsgmeasurestn
    Minnesota Housing Baseline Measures reports
    October 2013 - McKnight's annually updated report on progress toward goals as established in our affordable housing evaluation framework.
  • Ueichicagoprek
    UEI: Preschool Attendance in Chicago Area Schools
    August 2013 - This Urban Education Institute report highlights the critical importance of consistent preschool attendance. Students who attend preschool regularly are significantly more likely than chronically absent preschoolers to be ready for kindergarten and to attend school regularly in later grades, the report finds.
    ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/preschool-attendance-chicago-public-schools-relationships-learning-outcomes-and-reasons
  • Climatecentraltn
    Climate Central
    August 2013 - ​An independent organization of leading scientists and journalists researching and reporting the facts about our changing climate and its impact on the American public.
    www.climatecentral.org
  • Mtmdlhtn
    Food for Thought: Mary Tyler Moore Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    ​July 24, 2013 - Jay Walljasper, commissioned by The McKnight Foundation. The third installment of the Food for Thought Series, a collection of third-party reports that inform our program strategies and are shared with the fields we support. In this report, Walljasper examines identity issues confronting Minneapolis-St. Paul and posits some solutions.
    PDF, 232 KB
  • Mncompasstn
    Minnesota Compass
    ​June 2013 - By tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life, Compass gives policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals a common foundation to act on issues to improve our communities.
    www.mncompass.org
  • Umstewardtn
    The Impact of Your Giving
    June 2013 - A new U of M stewardship report shows the impact on the university of McKnight's funding of faculty and programmatic efforts.
    PDF, 10 MB
  • Narcreport_tn
    NARC: Planning for Regional Competitiveness
    ​May 2013 - A new McKnight-supported report from the National Association of Regional Councils provides a snapshot of regional economic innovation and collaboration necessary to achieve equitable economic growth in the Twin Cities metro area.
    PDF, 10MB
  • Fern_tn
    FERN: A River Runs Through It  
    ​May 2013 - Everyone agrees that the only way to fix the Gulf of Mexico dead zone —the largest off the United States— is to fix the Mississippi, but not everyone agrees how.
    thefern.org/2013/05/a-river-runs-through-it/
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    The SPIN Academy
    May 2013 - The SPIN Academy strengthens non-profit organizations working for social change by teaching them to communicate effectively for themselves.
    www.spinacademy.org
  • Idealware_tn
    Idealware
    April 2013 - Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides thoroughly researched, impartial and accessible resources about software to help nonprofits make smart software decisions.
    www.idealware.org
  • Map4np_tn
    MAP for Nonprofits
    ​April 2013 - MAP provides management consulting and services, as well as board recruitment and training, to large, medium and small nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities and beyond, helping nonprofit clients to more effectively achieve their missions.
    www.mapfornonprofits.org
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    Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)
    ​April 2013 - NTEN is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. Members share the common goal of helping nonprofits use all aspects of technology more effectively.
    www.nten.org
  • Lyndatn
    Lynda.com
    ​April 2013 - lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, design, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. (Subscription required.)
    www.lynda.com
  • Bk_tn
    Beth Kanter
    ​April 2013 - Beth Kanter is the author of one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She has over 30 years' experience in the nonprofit sector in communications, technology, training, and evaluation.
    www.bethkanter.org
  • 2012 Annual Report
    April 2013 - McKnight's 2012 "year-at-a-glance" annual report
    ​PDF 1 MB
  • Fcd
    Foundation for Child Development: PreK to 3rd Education
    The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) is a national, private philanthropy dedicated to the principle that all families should have the social and material resources to raise their children to be healthy, educated and productive members of their communities.
    http://fcd-us.org/our-work/prek-3rd-education
  • Wcifthumb
    West Central Minnesota PreK to 3rd Grade Alignment
    ​The McKnight-funded West Central Initiative's online resource for preK to 3rd grade literacy in central Minnesota
    http://www.wcif.org/page/PreK3/
  • John Caddy: 2012 Distinguished Artist
    ​December 2012 - Commemorative publication featuring essays about Caddy's influence as a poet, teacher, and naturalist, a chronology of his work and life, and photographs.
    2012 Distinguished Artist: John Caddy (PDF, 3.3 MB)
  • University of Minnesota: Center for Transportation Studies
    Transportation research at the University of Minnesota covers the spectrum from basic to applied research, drawing on the many transportation-related disciplines within the University.
    http://www.cts.umn.edu/research
  • Stateoftheriver
    State of the River
    ​Companion website to the Friends of the Mississippi State of the River Report, which highlights 13 key indicators of river health and details the results in ways that non-scientists can understand.
    www.stateoftheriver.com