Minnesota & Climate Change: Our Tomorrow Starts Today
September 2014 A new report from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board adds information and urgency to accelerate low-carbon economy.
MSP Housing + Transportation Calculator
June 2014 A new ULI MN Regional Council of Mayors’ tool is designed to help individuals, households, policy makers, planners, real estate industry and communities in the Twin Cities 13-County Metro better evaluate the combined cost of housing and transportation choices. The MSP H+T Calculator is a customizable tool designed to easily estimate the combined …
Central Corridor Funders Collaborative
June 2016 The Central Corridor Funders Collaborative (2007 – 2016) was an innovative partnership supported by 14 local and national foundations seeking to create a “corridor of opportunity” along Minneapolis and Saint Paul’s Green Line Light Rail Transit (LRT).
Food for Thought: A Tale of Three Cities
June 3, 2014 Commissioned by McKnight, Jay Walljasper’s latest essay captures valuable lessons from Seattle, Denver, and Toronto — regions that serve as both competition and inspiration for Minneapolis-St. Paul.
2013 Annual Report
April 2014 The McKnight Foundation’s 2013 Year at a Glance report is now available. Program by program, the report illustrates the urgency behind our work and spotlights current activities and outcomes. As always, McKnight’s most up-to-date program information and financial statements are available on our website.
Knowledge Management: A Discovery Process
March 2014 – A case study about the McKnight Foundation’s recently completed knowledge management discovery process. (Read the related blog post at Stanford Social Innovation Review.) Getting strategic about how you organize and redistribute knowledge can help just about anyone achieve their goals more efficiently. We at the McKnight Foundation often find ourselves at the …
Food for Thought: A River Runs Through Us
January 28, 2014 – Jay Walljasper, commissioned by McKnight. In this latest installment in our Food for Thought series, Walljasper explores why the vitality of the Mississippi River is crucial to the Twin Cities’ future.
Food for Thought: The Tension in Affordable Housing – Are Current Best Practices Enough?
December 2013 – A new report on challenges facing Minnesota’s affordable housing field by Stacy Becker, adviser to government agencies, foundations, policy groups and nonprofits on strategic and financial matters. Commissioned by The McKnight Foundation.
Wendy Lehr: 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist
December 2013 – Commemorative booklet featuring essays about Wendy Lehr’s influence as an actor, a chronology of her work and life, and photographs.
Celebrating 30 Years of Making Minnesota Greater
October 2015 This project is a testament to the remarkable spirit and legacy of rural philanthropy in Minnesota over the past 25 years, and to the commitment of six regional foundations that have forged our own Minnesota model to lead the way.