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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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Wildlife Conservation Society Will Install New CEO in July

Also, Erin Harkey will be the next CEO of Americans for the Arts, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named a career foreign-service officer as its new vice president of environment and science.

7 Ways to Secure Corporate Partnerships — and Make the Most of Them

7 Ways to Secure Corporate Partnerships — and Make the Most of Them

Corporate-giving strategists share what works in closing the deal on grants and other valuable types of support from companies.

Mellon Foundation Commits $35 Million for Jazz Preservation Efforts

Mellon Foundation Commits $35 Million for Jazz Preservation Efforts

Plus, the College of William & Mary received $50 million to back scholarships for students at its Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences, and Arnold Ventures awarded $35.6 million to the North Carolina Community College System.

L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery

L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery

Plus, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland received $90 million to support five Jewish day schools in the city, and $70 million will back research and scholarships for medical students at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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NDN Collective Taps Next President to Lead Indigenous Activism

Also, new executives have joined Comic Relief U.S., Consumer Reports, the JCC Association of North America, the Marshall Project, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity

Plus, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy received $20 million for the Truist Cares for Western North Carolina program, and ExxonMobil gave $10 million to improve cancer prevention and education in east Texas.

Companies and Foundations Deploy Millions for L.A. Wildfire Relief

Companies and Foundations Deploy Millions for L.A. Wildfire Relief

The companies that have pledged millions for wildfire relief include Google, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, Comcast, Netflix, the NFL Foundation, and more.

Funds for the Newest New Yorkers Award First Grants to Aid Immigrants

Funds for the Newest New Yorkers Award First Grants to Aid Immigrants

Also, the Lilly Endowment granted $95 million to strengthen the leadership of Christian churches in rural areas and small towns, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation gave $8.1 million for historic sites on Long Island.

Washington U. Gets $50 Million Boost for Neurosurgery

Washington U. Gets $50 Million Boost for Neurosurgery

Plus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received two major gifts in recent weeks, and Stillman College landed an endowment gift from its namesake’s great-grandson.

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Jimmy Carter’s Legacy as a Champion of Peace, Public Health, and Affordable Housing

In his post-presidency, the Georgia native helped build the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity into nonprofit powerhouses.