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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the American Cities Climate Challenge to Support Mayors Tackling Climate Change in the United StatesMichael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and co-chair of America’s Pledge, announced the $70 million American Cities Climate Challenge, a major new effort to expedite progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while growing local economies during a time of inaction from the federal gover...
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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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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the American Cities Best at Using Data to Improve Residents’ LivesBloomberg Philanthropies announced the inaugural group of nine cities to achieve What Works Cities Certification, a first-of-its-kind national standard of excellence in city governance. What Works Cities Certification rates how well cities are managed by measuring the extent to which city leaders incorporate data and evidence in their decision-maki...
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Michael R. Bloomberg Announces $200 Million American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, and Work Together in New WaysIn an address at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Annual Meeting in Miami, Michael R. Bloomberg announced the American Cities Initiative, a suite of new and expanded investments that will empower cities to generate innovation and advance policy that moves the nation forward.
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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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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Innovation Teams Program to 12 New American CitiesBloomberg Philanthropies announced that 12 U.S. cities have been selected to participate in the $45 million expansion of its Innovation Teams program. The program aims to improve the capacity of City Halls to effectively design and implement new approaches that improve citizens’ lives – relying on data, open innovation, and strong project and perfo...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Mayors Challenge: Competition for American Cities to Solve Problems, Share SolutionsMichael R. Bloomberg today announced Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life. The Mayors Challenge will award one $5 million grand prize and four $1 million prizes to the cities that come up with the boldest and most replicabl...
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Bloomberg American Sustainable CitiesU.S. cities have a historic opportunity to access federal funds to combat climate change and improve millions of lives. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act have made over $400 billion in federal funding available to local governments to invest in revitalized infrastructure and bold climate action. Launched in March 2024,...
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Twenty Cities Advance in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Latin American and Caribbean Mayors ChallengeBloomberg Philanthropies announced the 20 Latin American and Caribbean cities selected as finalists in its 2016 Mayors Challenge, a competition that encourages cities to generate bold ideas that solve urban challenges and improve city life – and have potential to spread. The finalists, hailing from 10 countries, will move forward to compete for a...
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363 Latin American and Caribbean Cities Enter Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors ChallengeBloomberg Philanthropies announced that 363 cities across Latin America and the Caribbean have entered the 2016 Mayors Challenge. These 363 cities represent 40 percent of all eligible cities in the region – topping the 30 and 28 percent participation rates experienced in the United States and European Mayors Challenge, respectively. The 2016 Mayors...