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Also, the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health announces its first executive director, and the Fund for Global Human Rights will install its new CEO in May.

Entrepreneur Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to Ocean Cleanup to support the nonprofit’s efforts to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and rivers.

Millennial donors turbocharged their giving over the past six years, according to a new report by Giving USA and the fundraising firm Dunham+Company. In 2022, millennial households gave 40 percent more, on average, to charity than they did in 2016 — bumping their average annual contribution up from…

Also, the Lilly Endowment will give $30.7 million to enhance Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character, and Kaiser Permanente pledged $25 million to the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.

Plus, Denny Sanford gave $70 million to a medical research institute, and NYU’s Stern School of Business received $25 million from Ken and Elaine Langone.

Also, the Democratizing Philanthropy Project announces its first executive director, and Steve Waldman, the co-founder of Report for America, will now lead the Rebuild Local News Coalition.

The open letter, from the Melinda Gates’a Pivotal Ventures, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, and the Ford Foundation and MacArthur foundations is intended to encourage others to support historically underfunded groups.

Effective altruism has gained traction and mobilized tens of billions of dollars, in part because of its popularity among some extremely wealthy donors.

Thousands of nonprofit beneficiaries are disappointed and concerned about finding ways to replace the funding.

The drop in confidence may be a side effect of fundraiser vacancies and overwork among those who remain on staff at colleges and independent schools.