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Oceana and Bloomberg Philanthropies: Working Together for Vibrant OceansBy Andy Sharpless, Oceana CEO In January 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched its Vibrant Oceans Initiative, a five-year, $53 million commitment to help restore fish populations around the world. The grant, which supports work by Oceana, Rare and Encourage Capital, marked the largest philanthropic commitment to international fisheries reform man...
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The economics of restoring fish populationsBy the Bloomberg Philanthropies Environment Team World Oceans Day is usually a time for us to get a glimpse of the oceans and the life within them, in all its variety and beauty. But this year, it should also be a time for us to brush up on our economics and do some business planning. Last week, just in time for World Oceans Day, a collection of...
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A big week for our oceansFrom the world’s tropical seas to the icy waters of the Arctic, and from the great salmon runs of the Pacific coast of North America to the rich waters of the Humboldt Current in the southern hemisphere and beyond, the world’s oceans provide people with food, livelihoods and strong cultural traditions. Today, nearly three billion people rely on the...
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Q and A with Brett Jenks, CEO and President of RareIn January 2014, we launched the Bloomberg Philanthropies Vibrant Oceans Initiative to promote reforms to restore fish populations and help meet the dietary needs of a growing global population. To meet this challenge, we selected three partners with distinct areas of expertise to carry out a comprehensive strategy: Rare to work with local communit...
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Global Approach: Bloomberg Philanthropies initiatives that made a difference in 2014From the mercados of Mexico to the coasts of Chile, from a coffee farm in Rwanda to a health clinic in Tanzania, from a hamlet in Bangladesh to a fishing village in The Philippines, and in the world’s great cities including Johannesburg, Barcelona, and Istanbul, Bloomberg Philanthropies worked across six continents in 2014 to create better, longer...
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Museums and More Go Digital with Support from Bloomberg ConnectsThe audio guide. The museum map. For years, these tools have led visitors on journeys through the world’s greatest cultural institutions. They’ve provided a one-way means of experiencing amazing artifacts and groundbreaking galleries. Now, it’s time for some new tools – tools made for the digital, social sharing age. Now, it’s time for some new too...
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Mike Bloomberg’s Groundbreaking Use of Public-Private PartnershipsDuring the Bloomberg Administration, New York City expanded the scope and purpose of private sector collaborations, and improved their effectiveness and management structure, according to a report released today by Freedman Consulting, LLC and Bloomberg Philanthropies at the inaugural Robin Hood Investors Conference in New York City. A dozen non-pr...
BlogGovernment Innovation
Getting Past the Innovation One-offBy James Anderson, Government Innovation Team In pulling together this week’s Mayors Innovation Summit, Philadelphia Mayor and U.S. Conference of Mayors President Michael Nutter is responding to exploding interest from city leaders to create a radically new kind of local government: one that’s consistently good at embracing new ideas.