Senior Editor, Advice

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.

Leading

A Report on Foundation Giving in Los Angeles

NEW BOOKS Foundations for Los Angeles?: An Analysis of the Scale, Scope and Reach of Foundation Philanthropy in Los Angeles County, by James M. Ferris, Rachel Potter, and Michael Tuerpe, examines the Los Angeles charities that received grant money from local foundations from 1992 to 2002. The…

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Foundations That Offer Matching and Endowment Grants

NEW BOOKSDirectory of Matching and Endowment Grants, details information on 712 foundations that offer grants for endowments or that match pledges made by other donors. The reference guide categorizes the grant makers by state, with full contact information, geographic restrictions on grants, how…

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How to Comply With Accountability Laws

NEW BOOKS Sarbanes-Oxley and Nonprofit Management: Skills, Techniques, Methods

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Legal Methods of Being a Fiscal Sponsor

NEW BOOKS Fiscal Sponsorship: Six Ways to Do It Right, Second Edition

By M.J. Prest
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An Investigation Into the Bishop Estate’s Governance Scandal

NEW BOOKS Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust