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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.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund, National Center for Family Philanthropy Install New Leaders (Transitions)
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund, National Center for Family Philanthropy Install New Leaders (Transitions)

Also, the United Nations Foundation promotes its next CEO from within.

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Coil Commits $100 Million to New Fund; Salesforce Gives $18 Million to Schools (Grants Roundup)
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Coil Commits $100 Million to New Fund; Salesforce Gives $18 Million to Schools (Grants Roundup)

Also, PetSmart Charities will work with Meals on Wheels to deliver meals and veterinary care to pets owned by homebound seniors.

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Southwestern U. President Will Take Helm of St. David’s Foundation (Transitions)
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Southwestern U. President Will Take Helm of St. David’s Foundation (Transitions)

Also, a new director of foreign-policy advocacy joins the U.S. arm of the Open Society Foundations, and fundraisers at MIT and Brown depart due to connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $160 Million to Stop Teen Vaping (Grants Roundup)
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $160 Million to Stop Teen Vaping (Grants Roundup)

Also, Co-Impact is giving $20 million to strengthen health systems in Liberia, and the Lowell Observatory receives $15 million to build a new astronomy center.

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NPR Appoints New CEO (Transitions)

Also, the Council on Foundations appoints a new VP for government affairs and strategic communications, and the former Surdna president will be CEO of a Hong Kong foundation.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Gates Foundation Team Up for $50 Million Math Program (Grants Roundup)
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Gates Foundation Team Up for $50 Million Math Program (Grants Roundup)

Also, North Carolina State U. receives $27 million for an international biomanufacturing training program, and Earth Alliance gave $5 million to protect wildfire-threatened habitats in the Amazon.

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New Leaders at Obama Foundation and New York Public Radio (Transitions)

Also, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation names a new CEO, and Vic Fuentes, lead singer of the rock band Pierce the Veil, will lead a charity for seriously ill children.

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Babson College President Will Lead New D.C. Think Tank (Transitions)
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Babson College President Will Lead New D.C. Think Tank (Transitions)

Also, the Libra Foundation hires two leaders for its criminal-justice program, and six universities appoint new top fundraisers.

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Park Foundation Adds $25 Million to Ithaca College Scholarship Endowment (Grants Roundup)
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Park Foundation Adds $25 Million to Ithaca College Scholarship Endowment (Grants Roundup)

Also, the Kendeda Fund commits $24 million to expand opportunities for employees to own shares of the companies where they work, and Google.org gives $3 million to make cash grants directly to low-income families affected by natural disasters.

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MacArthur Foundation Chooses New Chief Financial Officer (Transitions)

Also, and Museum of Contemporary Art Denver promotes a curator to become director, and the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation has a new leader.

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