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5 Women Mayors to Watch for Climate LeadershipToday in Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo is convening mayors, business leaders, and others to bring attention to a troubling problem: While women globally are more impacted by climate change than men, they’re underrepresented at decision-making levels in government. The good news is, that’s changing. The Women4Climate gathering in Paris is part of a C40...
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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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Mayors Meeting the Challenge: A Visit to PhillyBy Patricia E. Harris, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies One year ago, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the American Cities Initiative, our umbrella initiative that includes all of our work in U.S. cities. Since then, we’ve made several major investments aimed at helping cities tackle their most pressing issues. We’ve doubled down on helping cities...
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Power of Partnerships Q&A with the Natural Resources Defense CouncilA partner in the American Cities Climate Challenge, the NRDC’s Kimi Narita shares her thoughts on why cities should apply to the American Cities Climate Challenge.
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Mike Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy says Mayors and Data are Antidote to Washington’s Divisive Assault on FactsIn a letter on philanthropy released today as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ annual report, Mike Bloomberg says Washington’s “direct assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world,” including areas in which Bloomberg Philanthropies – whose work is driven by reliable data – is worki...
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Follow the Data Podcast Episode 11: Closing the Word Gap in Providence, RIThe eleventh episode of Follow the Data features the winner of the 2013 Mayors Challenge: Providence, Rhode Island. A component of Mike Bloomberg’s recently announced American Cities Initiative, and now in its fourth round, the Mayors Challenge empowers city leaders to think big, be bold, and uncover inventive ideas that have the power to spread.
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Russia’s comprehensive tobacco control law leads to change and progressBy Becky Bavinger, Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health. The last time I was in Russia, over 10 years ago, I was a college student and couldn’t afford to go into many restaurants and clubs. But even if I could have paid for a meal, I wouldn’t have wanted to sit in the smoke-filled room for long. Similar to many American cities at the time, there...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Mayors Challenge Winners Providence, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, and Santa MonicaBloomberg Philanthropies today announced the winners of the Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life – and that ultimately can be shared with other cities to improve the well-being of the nation. More than 300 cities competed in this inaugural competiti...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces $200 Million Commitment to Support U.S. Mayors Taking on Climate ChangeBloomberg Philanthropies announced Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities, a three-year initiative to turbocharge 25 U.S. cities’ efforts to leverage historic levels of federal funding to proactively build low-carbon, resilient, and economically thriving communities.
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Michael R. Bloomberg Recommits Support for Local Climate Leadership Around the WorldAt the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg – alongside United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, and 450+ mayors, governors, and local leaders – announced a new $65 million commitment to continue his support for local climate a...