McKnight Welcomes Tenzin Dolkar as Midwest Climate & Energy Program Officer
Dolkar has led significant climate initiatives in Minnesota and brings considerable public policy experience in transportation, buildings, and agriculture.
Kim Anderson
International Senior Program Officer
Position Summary The McKnight Foundation seeks an experienced Senior Program Officer for its International program. This role will focus on linking strategic program vision, particularly in collaborative and transdisciplinary biophysical research, to the design and implementation of effective systems and procedures. The Senior Program Officer will help assess grantee capacity for success and fit with …
Senior Midwest Climate & Energy Program Officer
Position Summary The McKnight Foundation seeks a Senior Program Officer to advance the goal of its Midwest Climate & Energy (MC&E) program to take bold action on the climate crisis by dramatically cutting carbon pollution in the Midwest by 2030. The new Senior Program Officer will play a lead role in advancing a portfolio and …
Sharing Power in Practice
New in 2021, the McKnight Artist Fellowships program is implementing a statement of shared community values across its 14 partner organizations. This statement articulates a collective commitment to creating and supporting an artistic community in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and to creating and maintaining relationships that are free of harm, …
Sharing Power in Practice
The Story of McKnight Artist Fellowships Community Values New in 2021, the McKnight Artist Fellowships program is implementing a statement of shared community values across its 14 partner organizations. This statement articulates a collective commitment to creating and supporting an artistic community in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and to creating …
2022 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To this end, the McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award (NBD Award) assists scientists working to apply the knowledge achieved through basic research to human brain …
McKnight Advances Climate Leadership in the Midwest
Within the United States, the Midwest is one of the largest emitters of carbon pollution. To reduce carbon pollution at scale at the speed necessary, we must act collectively. For that reason, the McKnight Foundation supports bold action on the climate crisis, recognizing that economy-wide decarbonization requires transforming our energy system. It also calls for …