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Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit 2022The Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY Launched by HRH Prince William, The Earthshot Prize is a catalytic global environment challenge to unleash urgent optimism & action by discovering, accelerating, awarding, spo...
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Earthshot Prize Innovation SummitThe Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies September 19, 2023 The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY Marking Climate Week in New York, and with the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly as its backdrop, Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Earthshot Prize hosted the second annual Earthshot Prize Innovation S...
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Reducing Tobacco UseBloomberg Philanthropies has invested billions to fight tobacco use, working with partners to prevent tobacco-related illnesses and save lives.
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Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation FundBloomberg Philanthropies backs the Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation Fund to fight trade agreements and litigation preventing tobacco-control laws.
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Bill Gates Joins Mike Bloomberg to Address More Than 400 City Leaders at Fifth Virtual Convening to Support Local Coronavirus ResponseParticipants from more than 240 cities around the world, including mayors, local leaders, and members of response teams, joined Bloomberg Philanthropies’ fifth virtual COVID-19 Local Response Initiative convening on April 16, where Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg addressed the mayors on the challenges associated with the pandemic.
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Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join to Combat Global Tobacco EpidemicMichael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announced joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic. A combined investment of $500 million will help governments in developing countries implement proven policies and increase funding for tobacco control. Unless urgent action is taken, as many as one billion people this century—more than two-thirds i...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Ten U.S. Cities to Join New Initiative to Increase Economic MobilityBloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced the ten American cities that will participate in a new national initiative to identify, pilot, and measure the success of interventions to accelerate economic mobility for their residents. The U.S. cities embarking on this project are: Albuquerque, NM; Ci...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local CommunitiesBloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced a new $12 million project that will help communities analyze economic mobility in American cities and develop interventions that can increase residents’ economic progress. The project will work to identify barriers to economic mobility, understand the imp...
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Dr. Tom Frieden to Lead New Global Health Initiative, Backed by $225 Million in Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationResolve, a groundbreaking $225 million global health initiative and the first to be funded by three leading philanthropies - Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - launches today under the leadership of Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...