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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.

Microsoft Dedicates $55 Million Relief Package for Pandemic Response Charities (Grants Roundup)

Microsoft Dedicates $55 Million Relief Package for Pandemic Response Charities (Grants Roundup)

The cloud-computing company Okta is also offering $10 million in technology upgrades for nonprofit groups, and Eat the Change Impact will make $1 million in grants to promote plant-based foods.

Major Grant Makers Continue to Ramp Up Aid for Pandemic Relief (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)

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

Rapid-Response Grant Opportunities for Pandemic Crisis

Requests for proposals for groups focused on health care, low-income youths and families, people of color, and more.

Ford Foundation Selects New COO and Treasurer (Transitions)

Ford Foundation Selects New COO and Treasurer (Transitions)

Also, the founder of IDinsight will join GiveWell as managing director this summer, and the Rite Aid Foundation hires a new executive director.

Pfizer Promises $40 Million for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Grants Roundup)

Pfizer Promises $40 Million for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Grants Roundup)

Also, Lyda Hill Philanthropies has created the $10 million Lone Star Prize to recognize one nonprofit group in Texas, and Borealis Philanthropy is giving $2.3 million to 16 news organizations through its Racial Equity in Journalism Fund.

Foundations and Corporate Funds Announce New Wave of Covid-19 Grants (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)

Foundations and Corporate Funds Announce New Wave of Covid-19 Grants (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)

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

Foundations Invite Proposals for Rapid-Response Grants (Coronavirus Roundup)

Foundations Invite Proposals for Rapid-Response Grants (Coronavirus Roundup)

A compilation of new grant opportunities for nonprofit groups to apply for immediate funding during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Conn. Philanthropists Create New Covid-19 Charity (Transitions)

Conn. Philanthropists Create New Covid-19 Charity (Transitions)

Also, the Greater Washington Community Foundation and Air Force Academy Foundation hire new leaders.

Climate-Resilience Projects Receive $43 Million From Coast to Coast (Grants Roundup)

Climate-Resilience Projects Receive $43 Million From Coast to Coast (Grants Roundup)

Also, the NFL has committed $35 million across 10 coronavirus-relief groups, and the NYC Covid-19 Response & Impact Fund is now accepting applications from arts and human-service groups in New York to receive $75 million in emergency grants.

More U.S. Companies and Foundations Mobilize for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)

Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and new grant opportunities to apply for immediate funding.