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Knight Foundation in Long Beach


Long Beach


As media leaders, Knight Foundation's founders Jack and Jim Knight sought to bring communities together through information. In their publications, they delivered the news that helped people determine their "own true interests," as Jack used to say.

Today, Knight Foundation is also focused on that ideal. Working with community innovators, Knight Foundation fosters informed and engaged communities. The foundation believes residents should have the information they need to make decisions about their lives and community. Knight strives for those residents to be highly engaged in the issues and opportunities that matter most to them and their neighbors.

Towards its goal of informed, engaged communities, Knight Foundation seeks out projects with the potential for transformational change.

Knight Foundation recently announced a partnership with community foundations in the cities and towns where the Knight brothers owned newspapers.

Grant seekers in the Long Beach area should inquire about funding by contacting Jim Worsham at the Long Beach Community Foundaton, 562-435-9033, and asking about Knight Foundation's Donor-advised Fund.

Long Beach

The 2009 Soul of the Community Survey explores the link between residents' emotional ties to where they live and the community's economic growth. Three main factors emotionally attach residents to Long Beach: social offerings (fun places to gather), aesthetics (an area’s physical beauty and green spaces) and openness (how welcoming a place is). All three areas were found to be community strengths that can be leveraged to increase residents’ attachment to the area.

See survey details for Long Beach at http://www.soulofthecommunity.org/long-beach .


 

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