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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.

Grants Roundup: Starr Foundation Gives $15 Million to St. John’s University
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Grants Roundup: Starr Foundation Gives $15 Million to St. John’s University

Also, the Moore Foundation pledges $95 million to research quantum materials, UPS makes a relief grant for flood recovery, and Levi Strauss & Co. gives $1 million to youth activists working to stop gun violence.

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GlobalGiving Co-Founder Will Lead the Jessie Ball duPont Fund

Also, Cathy Tisdale announced she plans to retire as chief executive of Camp Fire in April.

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Grants Roundup: Sunderland Foundation Awards $66 Million to Kansas Hospital
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Grants Roundup: Sunderland Foundation Awards $66 Million to Kansas Hospital

Also, Kresge commits $50 million to a Detroit college and community revitalization, and the Knight Foundation offers up a $10 million matching grant for local news journalism.

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National Geographic Society and Planned Parenthood Select New Chiefs

Also, a national-security expert will be the next CEO of Human Rights First, and the billionaire Richard DeVos has died.

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Grants Roundup: JPMorgan Chase to Support Economic Opportunity in Cities
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Grants Roundup: JPMorgan Chase to Support Economic Opportunity in Cities

Also, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is committing $30 million in cash and loans to create a nonprofit pharmaceutical company to produce generic drugs to help drive down prices.

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Tyler Nickerson Will Lead Amalgamated Bank’s Philanthropic Financial Strategy

Also, Grantmakers for Education hires its next executive director, and Rabbi Rachel Cowan, who led the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, has died at age 77.

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Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo Pledges $20 Million for Affordable Housing in N.C.
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Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo Pledges $20 Million for Affordable Housing in N.C.

Also, the H.D. Smith Foundation gives $20 million for the football program at the University of Illinois, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution receives $1 million to buy an acoustic telescope for underwater sounds.

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People in Philanthropy

In other news about people in philanthropy, the American Diabetes Association taps a new CEO, and EngenderHealth has a new president

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American Diabetes Association Hires New Chief

Also, the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy brings on Patricia Snell Herzog as a professor, and Joanne Florino returns to the Philanthropy Roundtable.

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Grants Roundup: Foxconn Commits $100 Million for Engineering Research
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Grants Roundup: Foxconn Commits $100 Million for Engineering Research

Also, Emory University collects $25 million for Alzheimer’s research, and L.L. Bean gives $3 million to sponsor the National Park Foundation’s Find Your Park campaign.

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