New approach to managing an old forest in northern Michigan could yield multiple benefits
With funding from the Mott Foundation, a conservation group is charting a new course for forest management in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Revolving Loan Fund strengthens Great Lakes land conservation
In this Q&A, Michael Kelly, director of the Great Lakes Revolving Loan Fund, talks about how short-term bridge financing fulfills a critical role in protecting ecologically valuable properties.
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Climate change and water use patterns demand better management of Great Lakes
Increasingly lower water levels in the Great Lakes demand better management by surrounding states, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation.
Civil Society
Remembering, commemorating anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
One of South Africa's most important activists of the apartheid era is memorialized 30 years after his death.
Flint Area
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.
Flint Area
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.
Education
Mott Program Officer Neal Hegarty talks about reducing barriers to employment
Neal Hegarty, a program officer with Mott’s Pathways Out of Poverty Program, shares in a Q&A his thoughts about understanding and addressing barriers to finding and maintaining living-wage employment.
Education
Mott program staff Benita Melton and Sue Peters discuss issues of income security
Promoting living wages, building household assets and encouraging supportive public policies as strategies for reducing poverty are key focuses of the field of income security. Program staff with Mott’s Pathways Out of Poverty Program discuss issues and strategies behind the Foundation’s grantmaking in this area.
Environment
Coastal campaign saves 6,000 acres in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
The “Coastal Campaign,” a successful fundraising effort spearheaded by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, has a goal to protect more than 6,000 acres of land in the northwest section of Michigan.
Environment
Environmental leader discusses Equator Principles
Michelle Chan-Fishel, coordinator of the Green Investments Program at Friends of the Earth-USA (FoE) in San Francisco discusses in an interview with the Foundation issues related to the Equator Principles and FoE’s interest in the field of private finance reform.
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Mott Foundation grants $25 million to U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital
The Mott Foundation has made a $25 million grant to the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) for a new, state-of-the-art C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor. The Foundation had granted $6.5 million in 1964-1965 to build U-M's first children's hospital.