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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.

Mastercard Foundation Pledges $200 Million to Its Young Africa Works Program (Grants Roundup)
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Mastercard Foundation Pledges $200 Million to Its Young Africa Works Program (Grants Roundup)

Also, the Southern Poverty Law Center has committed $30 million to voter outreach, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its annual Humanitarian Prize to an organization that helps former gang members.

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Aspen Institute Selects New Executive Director of Latinos and Society Program (Transitions)
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Aspen Institute Selects New Executive Director of Latinos and Society Program (Transitions)

Also, the Open Society Foundations will have a new leader of its education program, and a large Jewish foundation’s CEO has died.

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Anonymous Donor Commits $95 Million to Coastal Carolina U. (Gifts Roundup)
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Anonymous Donor Commits $95 Million to Coastal Carolina U. (Gifts Roundup)

Also, the Campaign for Female Education and Howard University are among the beneficiaries of MacKenzie Scott’s $1.7 billion in recent giving.

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California Endowment Pledges $225 Million for Black-Led Activism (Grants Roundup)
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California Endowment Pledges $225 Million for Black-Led Activism (Grants Roundup)

Also, Robin Hood has made $35.5 million in grants to frontline charities addressing the pandemic in New York, and Lowe’s gave $25 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to support small businesses in rural areas.

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Headwaters Foundation Leader Joins McKnight Foundation (Transitions)
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Headwaters Foundation Leader Joins McKnight Foundation (Transitions)

Also, Wellcome Leap announces its inaugural leadership team, and TechPoint Foundation for Youth has promoted its next CEO from within.

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $50 Million to Ramp Up Covid-19 Testing (Grants Roundup)
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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $50 Million to Ramp Up Covid-19 Testing (Grants Roundup)

Also, Dominion Energy will give $35 million to support historically black colleges and universities in four states, and the Meyer Memorial Trust has promised $25 million over five years to Justice Oregon for Black Lives.

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Schultz Family Foundation Hires First Outside President (Transitions)
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Schultz Family Foundation Hires First Outside President (Transitions)

Also, Ronald McDonald House Charities has promoted its next leader from within, and the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers has appointed an interim CEO.

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Open Society Foundations, Salesforce Pledge Major Grants for Racial Justice (Grants Roundup)
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Open Society Foundations, Salesforce Pledge Major Grants for Racial Justice (Grants Roundup)

Also, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation is giving $27 million for a maternal-health program in Washington, and the University of Notre Dame will receive $20 million for the new Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab.

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Planned Parenthood Installs Acting CEO as Permanent Leader (Transitions)
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Planned Parenthood Installs Acting CEO as Permanent Leader (Transitions)

Also, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta names its first new CEO in 43 years, and the Workers Lab’s interim CEO will continue permanently.

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Hellman Fellows Program Endows $125 Million Fellowship in U. of California System (Grants Roundup)
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Hellman Fellows Program Endows $125 Million Fellowship in U. of California System (Grants Roundup)

Also, the Open Society Foundations has promised $100 million to Bard College, and LeMoyne-Own College has received an unrestricted grant of $40 million from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.

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