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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.

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Carbon to Sea Initiative Receives $50 Million to Use the Ocean to Remove Atmospheric Carbon

Plus, the Anschutz Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to improve patient care, and the Open Road Fund will make $50 million in grants to the Black descendants of enslaved Americans.

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​​Enterprise Community Partners Taps Former Housing Secretary as CEO

Also, the Apollo has appointed its first new CEO in 20 years, and Common Future has tapped three co-CEOs to succeed Rodney Foxworth.

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Chicago Botanic Garden Receives $21 Million to Save Endangered Plants From Extinction

Also, Baylor College of Medicine has received $30 million to name its new Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, and the Stupski Foundation awarded $15 million to strengthen health clinics across Hawaii.

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Ecotrust Names Its First Native American Leader

Also, the Birthright Israel Foundation’s new CEO will start in September, and the nonprofit law expert Peter Swords has died at age 88.

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IBM and Google Commit $150 Million for Quantum Computing

Plus, the University of Kentucky has received $100 million for its College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Yosemite National Park will use a $17 million grant to restore its most popular trails and make other improvements.

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Alvin Herring Will Depart Next Spring as Executive Director of Faith in Action

Also, the Dallas Foundation has appointed an interim CEO, and Jack Anderson, who helped shape the reach and mission of the Joyce Foundation, has died.

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Texas Woman’s U. Receives $15 Million to Recruit and Train More Women Airline Pilots

Also, the bank First Horizon has committed $50 million to make grants to nonprofit groups in the southeastern United States, and the InnerScience Research Fund will give up to $10 million to study how meditation may limit the progression of serious illnesses.

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Biden Economic Adviser Joins Arnold Ventures; Giving Compass Names New CEO

Also, the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Indianapolis Foundation have chosen new leaders to replace Brian Payne, who is retiring after leading both groups for 23 years.

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Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations Commit $100 Million for Low-Cost Housing in Atlanta

Also, the Walton Family Foundation gave $34 million to build a new theater for opera in Arkansas.

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California Wellness Foundation Promotes Richard Tate to CEO

Also, the Cleveland Foundation has named Lillian Kuri to succeed Ronn Richard as its leader, and the National Gallery of Art will install a new administrator in July.