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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For nonprofits in Flint, federal funding cuts pose dire threat
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Statewide Afterschool Networks: A unified approach to change
Leveraging the best of what works in afterschool policy and practice is the motivating principle behind the Mott Foundation’s national Statewide Afterschool Network initiative. To that end, the Collaborative Communications Group has worked over the past nine years to ensure that the networks are connected, have relevant resources, can share challenges and are recognized for their successes.
Education
Gwynn Hughes discusses Mott’s afterschool funding strategy
In this short Q&A, Gwynn Hughes, who assumed responsibility for Mott’s Learning Beyond the Classroom portfolio less than a year ago, discusses the importance of afterschool programs and the Foundation’s current grantmaking strategies.
Flint Area
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.
Flint Area
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.
Education
Nonprofit sector is asset to Michigan’s economic recovery
The nonprofit sector has long been the “invisible subcontinent” on the economic landscape of the U.S., says Lester M. Salamon, author of a new report entitled Michigan Nonprofit Employment.
Education
From the Grassroots: Understanding the Challenges
Helping people and communities develop the tools to shape their own futures has long been a focus of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Education
Organización Comunitaria: La Organización y la Democracia
Ayudar a las personas y las comunidades a desarrollar las herramientas para forjar su propio futuro ha sido siempre un objetivo de la Fundación Charles Stewart Mott.
Environment
Protecting indigenous rights is NGOs’ shared passion
Leaders of three organizations, speakers at the 2010 fall conference of the Environmental Grantmakers Association and supported by Mott International Finance for Sustainability focus area of its Environment program, were interviewed for this feature.
Environment
Partnership protects Michigan forests in perpetuity
The Michigan Nature Conservancy, Midland’s Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation and the Mott Foundation celebrate the permanent protection of more than 271,000 acres of forests, lakes, rivers and streams in the state’s Upper Peninsula, known as the “big U.P. deal.”
Education
YouthBuild forges opportunities for young adults in Flint
YouthBuild programs, supported by Mott, allow low-income young people ages 16 through 24 to complete their high school education by earning a General Educational Development (GED) certificate or a high school diploma, while receiving hands-on experience and training in the construction trades.