{"id":105764,"date":"2016-06-10T16:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T20:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/community\/macon"},"modified":"2023-09-08T16:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:38:48","slug":"macon","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/community\/macon\/","title":{"rendered":"Macon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHAT WE FUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Knight supports informed and engaged communities where the Knight brothers owned and operated newspapers. We believe an engaged community is one in which people are attached to the place where they live and are invested in the community\u2019s future. Learn more through our Statement of Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In Macon, Knight seeks to ensure a downtown for all to live, work and engage. Our grantmaking in Macon is currently focused on implementation of the community-driven Macon Action Plan (MAP)<\/a>. We prioritize urban core\u2013based initiatives, which create employment opportunities (particularly with BIPOC-owned businesses), generate affordable housing options and draw audiences in support of unique Macon assets in downtown. We believe that vibrant, authentic and diverse communities are key to thriving economies.  <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Knight also invests in arts and culture as a way to connect people to place and to one another. Investing in arts and culture is central to Knight\u2019s effort to build stronger, better-informed and more engaged communities, which are critical for a more effective democracy. Learn more about Knight\u2019s Arts<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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OUR WORK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Since 2017, Knight has invested more than $13 million in the revitalization of Macon\u2019s urban core. Recent investments include supporting NewTown Macon\u2019s entrepreneurial programs and CDFI staffing<\/a>, revitalization of the Beall\u2019s Hill neighborhood<\/a>, digital communications for the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative<\/a>, 1:1 matches of Macon Bibb ARPA funding to support affordable housing options in downtown<\/a> and activating creative technology for Macon\u2019s Bicentennial Celebration<\/a> in 2023. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Macon Community Advisory Committee Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rob Betzel, EOS Worldwide; Justice Verda Colvin, Georgia Supreme Court; David Danzie, Synovus Bank; Susannah Maddux, Macon Magazine; Charles Olson, 1842 Inn; Josh Rogers, NewTown Macon<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Knight Macon Office:
830 High Street
Macon, GA 31201<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Newsletters<\/h2><\/header>
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Knight Board of Trustees visit, Community Engagement, and more<\/a><\/h3>
August 8, 2023<\/div><\/div>Knight Board of Trustees visit, Community Engagement, and more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Summertime in Macon<\/a><\/h3>
June 5, 2023<\/div><\/div>Summertime in Macon<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Making moves in Macon<\/a><\/h3>
March 3, 2023<\/div><\/div>Making moves in Macon<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We Love Macon in February!<\/a><\/h3>
February 3, 2023<\/div><\/div>We Love Macon in February!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Macon 2022:\u00a0 In the rearview mirror<\/a><\/h3>
January 3, 2023<\/div><\/div>Macon 2022:\u00a0 In the rearview mirror<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Local News<\/h2><\/header>
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Arts<\/div>

Fire Starters Film Festival to bring Muscogee (Creek) artists to Macon this fall<\/a><\/h3>
<\/div>Fire Starters Film Festival to bring Muscogee (Creek) artists to Macon this fall<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Communities<\/div>

Visitors\u2019 comments about downtown Macon, Pleasant Hill, might surprise you<\/a><\/h3>
<\/div>Visitors\u2019 comments about downtown Macon, Pleasant Hill, might surprise you<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Communities<\/div>

Creating a Culture of Connection<\/a><\/h3>
<\/div>Creating a Culture of Connection<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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