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Knight Foundation in Wichita


Wichita


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 Wichita area should inquire about funding by contacting Robert Allison at the Wichita Community Foundaton, 316-264-4880, and asking about Knight Foundation's Donor-advised Fund.

Wichita

The 2009 Soul of the Community Survey explores the link between residents' emotional ties to where they live and the community's economic growth. In Wichita, the study has pinpointed three main factors that bind residents to the area: social offerings (fun places to gather), openness (how welcoming a place is) and basic services (community infrastructure). While basic services, particularly local health care, was found to be a community strength, social opportunities and openness are areas that need improvement in order to increase community attachment toward Wichita.

See survey details for Wichita at http://www.soulofthecommunity.org/wichita .


 

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