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The long view: What 26 years of grantmaking taught Nick Deychakiwsky
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Civil Society

The long view: What 26 years of grantmaking taught Nick Deychakiwsky

After 26 years at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Nick Deychakiwsky reflects on how patient, relationship-centered philanthropy strengthens local organizations and supports long-term community impact.

Ukraine’s community foundations transform to emergency responders during war
Community foundation representative holds a cardboard box while distributing humanitarian relief supplies from a van filled with packages for community support related to the war in Ukraine.

Civil Society

Ukraine’s community foundations transform to emergency responders during war

Ukraine’s community foundations have turned into trusted emergency responders after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, using their deep local knowledge, relationships and community trust to deliver aid, mobilize resources and support long-term recovery.

Inside Mott’s new Civil Society program plan:
A Q&A with Shannon Lawder
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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.

Funders can do more to support people-centered justice in 2025
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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.