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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.

Synchrony Pledges $50 Million to Expand Access to Education and Skills Training
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Synchrony Pledges $50 Million to Expand Access to Education and Skills Training

Also, the Ballmer Group awards $38 million to train more behavioral-health specialists in Washington State, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has made its first round of grants toward its $500 million commitment to organizations led by people of color.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Names Foundation Leader; Nation Appoints Head of New Effort to Train Journalists

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture appoints a new leader, and First Look Media has a new chief development officer.

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Joyce Foundation Commits $250 Million for Economic and Racial Equity in the Great Lakes Region
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Joyce Foundation Commits $250 Million for Economic and Racial Equity in the Great Lakes Region

Also, Google and Comcast NBCUniversal have pledged millions in grants in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Sonal Shah Tapped to Lead the Asian American Foundation
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Sonal Shah Tapped to Lead the Asian American Foundation

Also, PepsiCo has hired a new president of its corporate foundation, and two co-CEOs will lead Schwarzman Philanthropies.

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Heinz Endowments Commits $30 Million to Center for Shared Prosperity at Carnegie Mellon U.
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Heinz Endowments Commits $30 Million to Center for Shared Prosperity at Carnegie Mellon U.

Also, the Liberty Mutual Foundation gave $40 million to 450 nonprofit groups, and the Mastercard Impact Fund committed $10 million to help contain the current Covid-19 surge in India.

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Education Trust Names Interim CEO as John King Starts Md. Gubernatorial Run
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Education Trust Names Interim CEO as John King Starts Md. Gubernatorial Run

Also, Open Society Foundations names a new senior official, the Poetry Foundation has appointed its first president of color, and the National Crime Prevention Council has a new chief executive.

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Cisco Foundation Commits $100 Million for Climate Projects and Technology
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Cisco Foundation Commits $100 Million for Climate Projects and Technology

Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.N. Foundation will donate up to $5 million through the end of the month for Unicef’s #VaccinesWork social-media campaign.

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Walton Family Foundation Appoints Tanya Odom to Lead DEI Programs
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Walton Family Foundation Appoints Tanya Odom to Lead DEI Programs

Also, the National Human Services Assembly has named its new executive director, and the CEO of the National Audubon Society is departing.

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Peloton Makes First Grants From $100 Million Commitment for Racial Equity and Well-Being
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Peloton Makes First Grants From $100 Million Commitment for Racial Equity and Well-Being

Also, Wayfair has given $20 million to LISC for its Black Economic Development Fund, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave $1.4 million to Michigan State U. for its Enslaved.org database to document the genealogy of families during the historical slave trade.

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New Leaders Will Take the Reins of Demos and American Cancer Society This Summer
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New Leaders Will Take the Reins of Demos and American Cancer Society This Summer

Also, the Bezos Earth Fund has named its vice president for strategy and programs, and a Google executive will now be senior vice president of programs at the Omidyar Network.

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