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Mott Foundation commits up to $100 million for new Flint Community Schools high school
K‑12 youth from across the country to pitch bold ideas in Flint at the Mott Million Dollar Challenge finals
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A Q&A with Shannon Lawder
Civil Society
Inside Mott’s new Civil Society program plan:
A Q&A with Shannon Lawder
The Mott Foundation’s Civil Society Program Director, Shannon Lawder, shares in a Q&A how her team’s new grantmaking strategy seeks to build common ground, expand access to justice and protect the nonprofit sector at a time of rising polarization and increasing threats to the sector.
Civil Society
Mott continues to respond to war in Ukraine
The Mott Foundation stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Mott Perspectives | Civil Society
Funders can do more to support people-centered justice in 2025
To help close the global justice gap, the Mott Foundation worked with donors and grassroots justice practitioners to create and launch the Legal Empowerment Fund in 2021. As injustices are on the rise, this year is an important time for more funders to join the work.
Civil Society
Electronic government helps communities solve problems, access resources in wartime Ukraine
Designed to foster civic participation, electronic government in Ukraine plays an important role in helping communities solve problems and access resources during wartime.
Mott Perspectives | Civil Society
A sector under threat: Safeguarding civil society starts with data
Mott President and CEO Ridgway White makes a case for the importance of nonprofit employment data at a time of threats to the nonprofit sector.
Civil Society
Mott’s grantmaking in Ukraine: Prioritizing local resilience and community voice in a time of war
Nick Deychakiwsky and Ross Maclaren discuss Mott’s ongoing commitment to Ukraine, and how it has evolved with the conflict.
Civil Society
Bringing more voices to the table: WINGS and the ongoing evolution of philanthropy
WINGS has transformed to become a worldwide philanthropic heavyweight at the forefront of the sector’s evolution.
Civil Society
Reflections from a grantmaker: Walter Veirs looks back on a quarter-century of shoe-leather philanthropy
Veirs shares lessons learned with the sector that he devoted decades to developing and protecting around the world.
Mott Perspectives | Civil Society
Global goals, local solutions
How can we solve global issues like poverty and inequality? Mott President and CEO Ridgway White explains why solutions start with communities.
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European AI Fund aims to help shape the future of artificial intelligence
A new collaborative philanthropic initiative is helping to address how digital rights and technologies are impacting the work and role of nonprofits.