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Accelerating the fight against COVID-19

Giving local leaders and public health professionals the tools to protect the public and save lives.

Cities can now apply to the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge, an innovation competition in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bloomberg Global Coal Countdown is Tracking Progress towards a Coal-Free Future

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Applications Open for the Asphalt Art Initiative

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Follow the Data Podcast: Mexico’s Forward-Thinking Food Policies: Do They Work?

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Mike Named United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions

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Government Innovation

2021 Global Mayors Challenge Launched With a Focus on Uncovering the Most Transformative Ideas Borne from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Calling for a Global Focus on Noncommunicable Diseases to Save Lives from COVID-19

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By the Numbers

Bloomberg Philanthropies 810 partner cities improved the lives of millions of people worldwide in 2020
Public Health 170,000+ cause of death records collected from rural settings
Government Innovation 27,000+ city employees have received management training
Environment 330+ U.S. coal plants retired since 2011
Bloomberg Philanthropies 170 countries invested in around the world in 2020
Education 74,000+ students reached by virtual college advisors
Arts 15+ cultural institutions available on Bloomberg Connects app
Women’s Economic Development 475,500+ women enrolled in job training and education

Reducing health and wealth disparities in Black communities

The first investment of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Greenwood Initiative will reduce the debt burden of students at four historically Black medical schools.

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Howard University College of Medicine student Micah Brown is one of the many future doctors who will have had their futures changed by a $100 million commitment to the United States’ four historically Black medical schools.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Invites U.S. Cities to Apply for Asphalt Art Grants

Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks at CityLab 2021

Mike Bloomberg Announces the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge

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10 Questions on Vaccines with Dr. Chris Beyrer

Building a Better Helsinki, Finland

Government Innovation

How CollegePoint Extended Support for the Class of 2021

Greenwood Initiative: Investing in Black America

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A City Invites Its Community to Paint the Streets

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About Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s giving, including his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as Bloomberg Associates. We work to improve the lives of millions of people in 810 cities and 170 countries.

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Mike Bloomberg joined artist Rick Lowe at the Greenwood Cultural Center to announce Tulsa as a winner in the 2018 Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, January 17th, 2019.
Mike Bloomberg joined artist Rick Lowe at the Greenwood Cultural Center to announce Tulsa as a winner in the 2018 Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, January 17th, 2019.
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