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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.

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X Prize Foundation Elevates Tech Entrepreneur to Top Role (Transitions)

Also, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute names its new chief development officer, and Fidelity Charity hires a Gates Foundation alumnus to oversee philanthropic strategies.

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Grants Roundup: 2 Groups to Receive $100 Million Each
Foundation Giving

Grants Roundup: 2 Groups to Receive $100 Million Each

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will use the money for better detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung infections, and the University of Arkansas Foundation will endow the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute for civic, cultural, educational, and research programs.

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NPR Hires Chief News Executive; LIFT Taps New Leader

Also, a new senior vice president for philanthropy joins Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

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Foundation Giving

Grants Roundup: $200 Million for Parks and Trails; $25 Million for Animal Protection

Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gives $7.8 million for emergency psychiatric assessments, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative gets a $1.2 million boost for its nuclear-terrorism campaigns.

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Open Society Foundations Selects New Head of U.S. Programs
Careers

Open Society Foundations Selects New Head of U.S. Programs

Also, New York University names a new vice president for development, and the Council on Foundations hires a CEO.

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Grants Roundup: Lilly Endowment Grants $70 Million for Ministerial Support
Corporations

Grants Roundup: Lilly Endowment Grants $70 Million for Ministerial Support

Also, Duke University receives $20 million to strengthen the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Weinberg Foundation gives $12 million to improve accessible design for disabled people at Jewish summer camps.

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WNBA President Named CEO of Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Careers

WNBA President Named CEO of Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund

Also, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy appoints a new chief, and Harvard installs its new head of fundraising.

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Foundation Giving

Grants Roundup: Microsoft Dedicates $40 Million to Humanitarian-Aid Technology

Also, the Wounded Warrior Project commits $29.2 million to Emory Healthcare for its veterans program, and the Citi Foundation gives $2.5 million for social entrepreneurship.

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People in Philanthropy

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, who has held senior jobs at Walmart and PwC, replaces Diana Aviv, who left abruptly in January.

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Feeding America Chooses Corporate Executive as CEO

Also, Julia Stasch will step down as CEO of the MacArthur Foundation, and Deborah Marrow, the longtime director of the Getty Foundation, is retiring.

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