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strengthening and expanding philanthropy, volunteerismand the nonprofit sector in the United Statesand globally. This work involved several initiatives tobuild the capacity of community foundations domesticallyand overseas.From 1984 to 1995, she created and implementedMott’s Community Foundations and NeighborhoodsSmall Grants Program. The program wasdesigned to encourage community foundations to supportemerging and established resident groups in lowincomeneighborhoods. During that time, theFoundation provided more than $6.4 million in challengegrants and technical assistance to 21 communityfoundations across the country.While at Mott, Feurt also developed and manageda series of strategic grant initiatives in historicallyblack colleges and universities, and in several otherareas. And she served as a loaned executive to theWhite House, assisting in setting up President RonaldReagan’s Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives.Production CreditsPhotography: pages 1-5 – CEE Bankwatch Networkpage 6 (top) – Friends of the Earth Internationalpages 6-8 – Andrej Zeman, Slovakiapages 9-11 – Rick Smith, Rochester, MichiganProject Managment: Valerie A. Osowski,Charles Stewart Mott FoundationProduction Managment: Donald F. Dahlstrom,Charles Stewart Mott FoundationDesign: olmstedassociates, Flint, MichiganPrinting: The McKay Press, Inc., Midland, MichiganMost recently, Feurt served for three years as aloaned executive from Mott to the EuropeanFoundation Centre in Brussels, Belgium, a membershipassociation comprised of independent fundersfrom 35 countries, where she coordinated itsCommunity Philanthropy Initiative.Before joining the Foundation, she was aresearch and exhibit coordinator at the Alfred P. SloanMuseum in Flint, and a historical interpreter with theNational Park Service in Hyde Park, New York.Over the years, Feurt has been active in professionaland community leadership activities at the local,state, national and international levels. She holds abachelor’s degree in history from Kalamazoo (Mich.)College.The Council on Foundations is a nonprofitmembership organization of more than 1,900 grantmakingfoundations and corporations that works topromote and enhance responsible and effectivephilanthropy.contact@us1200 Mott Foundation Building,Flint, MI 48502-1851Phone: (810) 238-5651Fax: (810) 766-1753Publication Request Line:(800) 645-1766 (U.S., Canada)(414) 273-9643 (elsewhere)Web site: http://www.mott.orgE-mail: infocenter@mott.orgCHARLES STEWARTMOTT FOUNDATIONCharles Stewart Mott Foundation1200 Mott Foundation BuildingFlint, MI 48502-1851Nonprofit Org.U.S. PostagePaidFlint, Mich.Permit No. 19612