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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.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Lands $125 Million From Comcast CEO and Wife

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Lands $125 Million From Comcast CEO and Wife

Also, the University of Delaware received a commitment of $71.5 million for its business school, and Fairfield University will use a $50 million gift to enhance academic and interdisciplinary programs.

Iconiq Impact Pledges $200 Million Through Its Youth Mental Wellbeing Co-Lab

Iconiq Impact Pledges $200 Million Through Its Youth Mental Wellbeing Co-Lab

Also, Open Philanthropy promised $120 million through its Abundance and Growth Fund to advance economic development, and the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation gave $10 million to develop precision therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.

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What Works Now: Rethinking Big Gifts 5 Years After the Pandemic

Three nonprofit leaders share the new ways they’re approaching major-gift fundraising in a post-Covid world — from Zoom-forward fundraising to outside-the-box events.

9 Tips for Thank-Yous That Make Donors Feel Valued

9 Tips for Thank-Yous That Make Donors Feel Valued

Psychologists have unlocked new ways to help you speak your supporters’ love languages and cultivate lasting ties.

Knight Foundation Awards $25 Million to the American Journalism Project

Knight Foundation Awards $25 Million to the American Journalism Project

Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $22.4 million to the Aspen Institute to support grassroots community leaders, and the Airbnb Community Fund disbursed $8.5 million to 160 community-based nonprofits.

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Thomas Golisano Gave $500 Million to 125 Organizations in 2024

Much of the money went to social-services groups that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Wildlife Conservation Society Will Install New CEO in July

Also, Erin Harkey will be the next CEO of Americans for the Arts, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named a career foreign-service officer as its new vice president of environment and science.

7 Ways to Secure Corporate Partnerships — and Make the Most of Them

7 Ways to Secure Corporate Partnerships — and Make the Most of Them

Corporate-giving strategists share what works in closing the deal on grants and other valuable types of support from companies.

Mellon Foundation Commits $35 Million for Jazz Preservation Efforts

Mellon Foundation Commits $35 Million for Jazz Preservation Efforts

Plus, the College of William & Mary received $50 million to back scholarships for students at its Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences, and Arnold Ventures awarded $35.6 million to the North Carolina Community College System.

L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery

L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery

Plus, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland received $90 million to support five Jewish day schools in the city, and $70 million will back research and scholarships for medical students at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.