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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 Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 4)

A compilation of RFPs for nonprofit groups focused on health care, entrepreneurship, food insecurity, human services, journalism, the arts, and more.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Selects New Program Officer for Arts and Culture (Transitions)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Selects New Program Officer for Arts and Culture (Transitions)

Also, the Field Museum in Chicago will install its next CEO in September, and the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation has named a new leader.

New $23 Million Detroit Program Will Distribute Tablets to 51,000 Students (Grants Roundup)

New $23 Million Detroit Program Will Distribute Tablets to 51,000 Students (Grants Roundup)

Also, Amazon has granted $10 million for a Nature Conservancy project in the Appalachian Mountains, and the Harold Alfond Foundation has given $1 million to a food bank in Maine.

New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 28)

Some of the grants recently announced to address health, education, contact tracing, food insecurity, artists, and direct cash assistance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 27)

Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 27)

A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more.

New CEO Will Join Miami Foundation This Summer (Transitions)

New CEO Will Join Miami Foundation This Summer (Transitions)

Also, a board member at the Shubert Foundation will step in as president, and the former president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation will now lead the Student Conservation Association.

New $135 Million Program Will Build Inclusive Economies in 5 Calif. Cities (Grants Roundup)

Also, the Open Society Foundations promised $16 million in grant making for climate-friendly policies in the global economic recovery, and 51 key sites from civil-rights history receive $14 million from the National Park Service.

New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 22)

New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 22)

Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, the arts, vulnerable communities, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 20)

Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 20)

A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more.

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Chooses New COO (Transitions)

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Chooses New COO (Transitions)

Also, LISC Bay Area has hired a new executive director, and Irene Hirano Inouye, who was president of the U.S.-Japan Council, has died.