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Mott Perspectives | Flint Area
A broad approach to K-12 can help Flint kids — and the entire community — thrive
Educators, families, school boards and community partners are working side by side to strengthen educational opportunities for young people in Flint.
Mott Perspectives | Foundation Centennial, Foundation News
The Mott Foundation’s giving is here for good
Ridgway White, president and CEO of the Mott Foundation, shares thoughts on the organization’s centennial, reflecting on the Foundation’s history and our work as we step into our second century.
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.
Mott Perspectives
Government should help foundations do good work — not hinder them
Mott Foundation President and CEO Ridgway White shares his view on why Congress should not increase excise taxes on private foundations.
Mott Perspectives | Flint Area
It’s beyond time: Flint residents deserve payment from water crisis settlement
It’s time to start benefitting kids and families who were impacted by one of the worst man-made public health disasters in history.
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.
Mott Perspectives | Flint Area
Hope after heartache: The Flint water crisis 10 years on
Mott Foundation President and CEO Ridgway White reflects on the Flint water crisis 10 years after it began.
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.
Mott Perspectives | Youth Engagement
The Future of Learning
The struggle to emerge from the pandemic has created a watershed moment in education. Ridgway White explains why we need to find reinvention in recovery.
Mott Perspectives | Flint Area
The door is still open
Mott Foundation President and CEO Ridgway White addresses funding relationship with Flint Community Schools.