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M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.

Foundation Giving

Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund Receives Nearly $60 Million in Donations

Also, the Gray Foundation has awarded $25 million for breast-cancer research at five hospitals and universities, and the Toyota USA Foundation has committed up to $23.5 million for STEM programs at schools in Alabama, Indiana, and Kentucky.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Leading

Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Installs New CEO

Plus, the Connecticut Children’s Foundation has tapped its next leader, and the philanthropic consulting firm Marts & Lundy has appointed Douglas Stewart as CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Foundation Giving

Arkansas Children’s Northwest Receives $25 Million for Endowment and Expansion

Also, the T. Boone Pickens Foundation has given $20 million to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Wilmer Eye Institute, and the NBA Foundation awarded $13.5 million to 40 organizations to advance equity in historically marginalized communities.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Leading

Foundation to Combat Antisemitism Names New President; LISC Will Install Next CEO in October

Also, the Chicago Community Trust has hired a new chief philanthropic officer and vice president of community impact, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation tapped its next program director in Detroit.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Foundation Giving

Wells Fargo Commits Up to $60 Million for Re-Entry Programs for Former Prisoners

Also, the Lustgarten Foundation gave $23 million for pancreatic-cancer research, and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation gave $1 million to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Leading

Salesforce Foundation Promotes Becky Ferguson to CEO

Also, the Rockefeller Foundation has named the executive director of its Economic Opportunity Coalition, and the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science has tapped a new CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Foundation Giving

Shubert Foundation Awards $37.9 Million in Unrestricted Grants to Performing-Arts Groups

Also, the Houston Endowment gave $15 million to four charities that aim to reduce homelessness, and the new Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument has received $3 million from the Mellon Foundation and Fund II Foundation.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Leading

Catholic Charities USA Appoints Next CEO

Also, the Kresge Foundation has hired a new senior program officer for health, and the NextFifty Initiative, which makes grants to support older people and their caregivers, will install its new CEO in September.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Foundation Giving

Ballmer Group Gives $24 Million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America for Los Angeles County Programs

Also, the Peterson Center on Healthcare creates a $50 million institute to improve health outcomes, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum received $25 million toward its capital campaign.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Leading

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Taps New CEO; Google.org’s President Will Depart Next Month

Also, the Surdna Foundation promoted several program leaders during its recent reorganization, and Americares has named a new deputy senior vice president of emergency programs.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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