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Spotlight: Neal Hegarty discusses Mott’s hometown grantmaking
While Mott’s grantmaking over the years has come to include both national and international strategies, the Foundation has remained committed to our hometown of Flint, Michigan. Neal Hegarty, vice president of programs at Mott, shared his thoughts about the importance and impacts of that local partnership in a recent guest article published by the European Foundation Centre.
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Programs nurture economic growth in Flint area
Economic development and sustainability are key goals of several Mott-funded initiatives coordinated by the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Kimberly Roberson: Mott’s approach to hometown grantmaking
Economic development, job training, and children and youth are among the key target issues of Mott’s grantmaking in its hometown of Flint, Michigan.
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From the Mott Archives … Autos not Apples
This article, originally published in the September 1986 edition of the “Mott Exchange” and updated to include a few recent events, takes a brief look at one small part of the ongoing legacy left by our founder, Charles Stewart Mott, and his family.
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Tools for revitalizing communities are core of Center’s work
Rethinking and reusing existing urban assets, rather than “carving up yet another farm field for development” are definitive steps to creating strong, vibrant and sustainable cities and regions, says Dan Kildee, co-founder of the Center for Community Progress.
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Center for Community Progress helps cities put vacant, abandoned property back in use
The Center for Community Progress is designed to serve as a resource for federal, state and local officials and nonprofit agencies that are working to help cities eliminate the blight associated with vacant, abandoned and underutilized properties.
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Involved citizens are key to success of neighborhood foot patrol programs
Neighborhood foot patrol officers can make a critical difference – especially in communities facing tough budget cuts – if residents are willing to “step up” and work with their officer and each other.
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Mott’s legacy shapes hometown grantmaking
Neal Hegarty, director of the Mott Foundation’s Flint Area grantmaking program, talks about the factors that drive hometown philanthropy and the lessons learned over the past 80 years.
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A brief history of Mott Foundation support for Bishop International Airport
Since 1971, when Mott Foundation President Harding Mott was part of a delegation of civic leaders who met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., to propose that Flint become home to a regional airport, the Foundation has supported the expansion of Bishop International Airport.
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Loft apartments lure residents back into the central city
To counter a decline in downtown Flint, a downtown master plan, created by Sasaki Associates, Inc. in 2002, was developed by the Uptown Reinvestment Corporation with Mott funding. The master plan is being used as the basis for a number of redevelopment strategies, including new housing initiatives that will feed demand for complementary shops and services.