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AboutBloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people by focusing on five key areas: the arts, education, the environment, government innovation, and public health. Encompassing all of Mike Bloomberg’s giving, Bloomberg Philanthropies includes his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as...
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Quartz: Nine American cities are revolutionizing how data can improve livesBloomberg Philanthropies named the inaugural group of nine US cities to achieve What Works Cities certification, its standard for government effectiveness. Underpinning the certification is an evaluation of how well a city uses data-driven decisions to improve its residents’ lives.
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Inside Philanthropy: Who’s Empowering Wonks to Fuel Economic Growth in American Cities?Bloomberg Philanthropies made our list of most interesting foundations in 2014 because of its wide range of huge gifts, signaling ways the foundation may be forging new giving paths in Michael Bloomberg's first year outside of the mayor's office. But there's one interesting initiative at BP we've haven't talked about much that's been getting big fu...
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Results for America Awards 21 New Cities with the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification for Exceptional Use of DataResults for America announced 21 new cities, including the first four in Canada, have been awarded the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification for establishing exceptional data capabilities to inform policy, allocate funding, improve services, evaluate programs, and engage residents.
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Bloomberg American Health Summit Highlights Importance of Advancing Public Health in Uncertain Political TimesThe Bloomberg American Health Summit convened public health leaders, government officials, community organizations and researchers who called for advancing evidence-based research and policy that can prevent harms that are holding back life expectancy in the U.S.
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2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political DivisionThe seventh Summit hosted by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will convene federal and state officials, community health leaders, faculty, and others to discuss the urgency of protecting public health.
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What are the next big ideas out of cities?Newsletter What are the next big ideas out of cities? The Topline Key data points In Lima, Peru, air sensor monitoring has helped improve air quality by 45% in locations that service 8,000 children. In Accra, Ghana an effort to formalize the sanitation workforce boosted waste collection from 75% to 90% and more than tripled recycling rates. In São...
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Reuters: Funding boost for cities to reach COVID-19 vaccine skeptics and vulnerable18 African, Asian and Latin American countries will each receive $50,000 from the charity Bloomberg Philanthropies to creatively tackle misinformation and logistical bottlenecks in a bid to get more people vaccinated and save lives. “We simply will not end the pandemic anywhere until we end it everywhere,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-...
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No Camels, Israeli Innovation News: Bloomberg Foundation, Peres Center, Interior Ministry to Launch Innovation Hubs in 12 New Cities Across IsraelBloomberg Philanthropies is partnering with Israel’s Ministry of Interior and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation to launch a national network of hubs for municipal innovation across Israel. The network will be called Hazira (the arena or the scene, in Hebrew) and will tap into a unique Bloomberg Philanthropies program to set up innovation hu...