Statement regarding shooting and fire at church in Grand Blanc, Michigan
The Mott Foundation condemns heinous acts of violence in Grand Blanc, calls for community members to stand up to hate and seeks to support victims.
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Remembering Nelson Mandela
As we mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, the Mott Foundation is remembering his life and legacy by recounting a recent visit to Flint by Albie Sachs, a fellow attorney and anti-apartheid activist whom Mandela appointed as a founding justice on the South African Constitutional Court.
Environment
Grantmaking pumped new life into rivers, paved the way for restoration efforts nationwide
While hydropower dams create energy for communities, they can also put aquatic ecosystems at risk. For two decades, Mott grantees helped nurture a collaborative approach to preventing and repairing the negative effects of these dams, and the impacts of that work offer insights for addressing the challenges facing the world’s freshwater resources.
Environment
Sam Passmore: The impacts of Mott’s dam relicensing grantmaking
For two decades, Mott funded efforts in the Great Lakes and Southeast regions of the U.S. to prevent and repair the negative effects of hydropower dams. Sam B. Passmore, director of Mott’s Environment Program, discusses the impacts of that grantmaking and its implications for the world’s “freshwater challenge.”
Education
Mott Intern program designed to spread the “gospel” of community education
From 1964 through 1974, the “Mott Intern” program trained 1,000 masters- and doctoral- level educators in the principals and processes of community education and helped change how communities used their local schools.
Education
White-Riley-Peterson Fellowship: demystifying the policy process for afterschool educators
The White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship at Furman University is helping replenish the pool of talented educators dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of afterschool programs throughout the United States.
Education
Bright Futures an antidote to summer learning loss
A six-week summer learning and enrichment experience supported by the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative through Eastern Michigan University, Bright Futures keeps students from low-income neighborhoods safe, productive and less vulnerable to summer learning loss.
Civil Society
Albie Sachs: From freedom fighter to justice on South Africa’s Constitutional Court
Nelson Mandela's legacy and the journey to freedom in post-apartheid South Africa were among the topics explored by civil rights activist Albie Sachs during a visit to Mott's hometown of Flint, Michigan. Sachs is a founding justice of South Africa's Constitutional Court and co-author of that country's post-apartheid constitution.
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South Africa’s Journey to Democracy: Reflections by Albie Sachs
Nelson Mandela: A Leader and a Friend - video transcript.
Education, Flint Area
Long-time principal attributes success to community school concept
Dan Berezny, a Flint, Michigan, elementary school principal who has spent 23 years nurturing community within his building and the neighborhoods that surround it, reflects on the value of community schools in this era of educational challenges.
Flint Area
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.