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BlogBloomberg Philanthropies
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...
BlogBloomberg Philanthropies
Mike Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on PhilanthropyThis year begins a new stage for Bloomberg Philanthropies – and for me personally. Over the past twenty years, I have grown increasingly active in philanthropy – and increasingly convinced of its power to save lives and change the world for the better. When I left City Hall on December 31, 2013, after having had the honor of serving New Yorkers for...
BlogEnvironment
Coal on the Decline: 150 Plant Closures and CountingBy Michael R. Bloomberg The Sierra Club, Bloomberg Philanthropies and its partners have reached a big milestone in our campaign to move the United States beyond coal. With the announced retirement of the Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts, 150 coal plants, or more than 60,000 megawatts, have either already closed or are on sched...
BlogGovernment Innovation
Volunteering to Tackle Nashville’s NeedsBy Mayor Karl Dean, Nashville Tennessee has long been known as the “volunteer state,” a moniker that Nashville residents are proud of. The city of Nashville experienced a historic flood in 2010 – the fourth-largest non-hurricane disaster in U.S. history. More than 10,000 private properties were affected, and the city suffered over $2.1 billion in d...