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Lighting the future
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Lighting the future

Kisêdjê leaders in Brazil’s Xingu Indigenous Territory fight for just, equitable access to solar energy through Brazil's federal Light for All program.

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Global goals, local solutions
A group of leaders that include Rachel Bowen Pittman, Executive Director of United Nations Association of the USA, Helen Bond, Ph.D, Howard University associate professor of education, Salah Goss, senior vice president for social impact at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and Ridgway White, president and chief executive officer of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation are sitting on stage as panelists as they discuss how each of their organizations are working toward the achievement of the SDGs. One woman is speaking into a microphone as the other three panelists listen. A screen behind the group has logos for American Leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals, Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings, and United Nations Foundation.

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.

The Future of Learning
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Mott Perspectives | Education

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.

The door is still open
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Mott Perspectives | Flint Area

The door is still open

Mott Foundation President and CEO Ridgway White addresses funding relationship with Flint Community Schools.

Black Lives Matter
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Mott Perspectives | Foundation News

Black Lives Matter

Ridgway White, Mott Foundation president and CEO, writes about systemic racism and describes how Flint provides a hopeful example of change.

Looking back and moving forward
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Mott Perspectives | Foundation News

Looking back and moving forward

Ridgway White reflects on his first five years as president of the Mott Foundation and talks about how Mott’s grantmaking is evolving.

Are we still the Land of the Free?
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Mott Perspectives | Civil Society

Are we still the Land of the Free?

In a new Mott Perspectives piece, Ridgway White shares his thoughts on the growing humanitarian crisis at our nation’s doorstep.