Four Minnesotans are being recognized for their outstanding, largely unrecognized contributions to our state’s high quality of life as recipients of the 2020 Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Award from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) and the McKnight Foundation. Patti Ballan (Rainer), Lisa Bellanger (Minneapolis), Desralynn Cole (Minneapolis), and Hani Jacobson (Saint Cloud) are unsung …
The McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) have selected Joseph Day of Bemidji, Memoona Ghani of Maple Grove, Carol Orban of Ely, and Wynfred Russell of Brooklyn Park as this year’s Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Award recipients. The 2018 awardees, who will each receive a cash prize of $10,000 from the McKnight …
Agriculture is a major part of the culture, livability, and vitality of rural communities in the Midwest. As a sector, it also accounts for 10% of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and even more in states like Minnesota and Iowa, where 25% and 30% of emissions come from agriculture. What role can agriculture play …
The McKnight Foundation is pleased to welcome DeAnna Cummings as its new Arts program director.
Leaving With a Heart Full of Gratitude and a Head Full of Learnings As many of you know, the McKnight Foundation is sunsetting our Mississippi River program in light of other strategic priorities. For 27 years, this program has worked to restore the water quality and ensure a clean river system for communities across the …
Please note: This post follows an announcement by McKnight president Kate Wolford and board chair Debby Landesman about upcoming grantmaking changes to move our mission forward. Equity is one of the four core values in the McKnight Foundation’s Strategic Framework. It is a value we challenge ourselves to uphold in our internal policies and practices, …
This past May, the McKnight Foundation’s board approved the addition of three new partners in the continued expansion of the McKnight Artist Fellowships program to include fellowships for fiber artists, book artists, and community-engaged practice artists. These new fellowships will provide important artistic and professional recognition and development opportunities for more midcareer artists living and …
The McKnight Foundation will say farewell to a beloved colleague at the end of July. After 10 years of extraordinary service and leadership, Aimee Witteman, program director for the Midwest Climate & Energy program, has decided to step down from her position. “Aimee has brought immense talent and skills to McKnight’s mission,” said Debby Landesman, …
With 2015 now in full swing, we are pleased to share with you The McKnight Foundation’s new Strategic Framework, updated and refreshed for 2015-2017. This is the second iteration of this important document, the first of which was developed in 2011 and implemented for 2012-2014. We got good mileage out of our inaugural framework during …
August 27, 2015 – The McKnight Foundation has hired Megan Powers as international program officer, Flannery Clark as executive assistant, and Grace Fredrickson as accounting assistant.