Obama Presidential Center Launches Official Digital Guides on Bloomberg Connects
June 4, 2026
The Obama Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app, will provide exclusive mobile digital guides for the Obama Presidential Center, a 19.3-acre campus and museum opening on June 19 in Chicago’s Jackson Park. The campus is designed for community use and includes the Obama Presidential Center Museum, a new Chicago Public Library branch, a dynamic playground, a garden classroom, an NBA regulation-sized basketball court, and green spaces with commissioned works by leading artists, along with other amenities.
Read moreBloomberg to Anchor Major Climate, Energy, and Finance Gatherings During London Climate Action Week
June 4, 2026
Michael R. Bloomberg, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, today announced a full slate of Bloomberg-supported convenings and events across London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2026.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies and Global Designing Cities Initiative Open Applications for Next Phase of Cycling Infrastructure Program
June 3, 2026
On World Bicycle Day, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) opened the application process for the next round of the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI), a program helping cities around the world rethink their streets through safer, more connected cycling infrastructure.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Expands Youth Climate Action Fund to 300 City Halls – Tripling Its Reach and Returns
April 29, 2026
The Fund provides capital and capacity to support municipalities in mobilizing young residents ages 15–24 in designing and delivering solutions aligned with citywide priorities.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University Announce Mayors AI Forum
April 28, 2026
The initiative is the first of its kind to bring together mayors from across the globe to shape how AI is developed and deployed—accelerating practical applications in government, working directly with companies as tools are designed, and shaping policy from the economic centers where its promise is consequential and its impacts are immediate.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Announces New Investment to Improve Global Road Safety and Cycling Infrastructure Across 13 Countries, in More Than 30 Cities
April 28, 2026
Mike Bloomberg announced a $350 million commitment to continue support for the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety, including the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure, further advancing efforts to enact life-saving policies that improve road design, vehicle safety, and help cities build safer, more-connected cycling networks.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute Announce New Speakers and Agenda for Bloomberg CityLab 2026 in Madrid, Spain
April 14, 2026
The twelfth CityLab April 27–29 will convene more than 1,000 mayors, policymakers, innovators, and creatives to strengthen local alliances and reinforce the role of mayors in surfacing solutions to shared challenges
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute Bring Together Global Mayors to Strengthen Cooperation as International Alliances Strain
March 10, 2026
Bloomberg CityLab will convene more than 700 mayors, policymakers, innovators, and creatives to address major issues facing cities worldwide including AI, housing and affordability, and the role of cities as bulwarks of democracy in an era of polarization.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Announces 2025 – 2026 Mayors Challenge Winners
February 24, 2026
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the 24 winners of its latest, and largest, Mayors Challenge, a competition to spur local government innovation that improves lives in cities around the world. The sixth Challenge awards municipalities that have proposed and tested the best breakthrough ideas to bolster essential services at scale – including cooling homes, reducing waste, lowering utility costs, expanding transit, increasing jobs, and more.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Announces New Program to Supercharge the Impact of UK Metro Mayors
December 9, 2025
As the United Kingdom advances its devolution agenda—transferring powers from central to local government including those related to infrastructure, economic development, and essential public services—Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new training and capacity building initiative to help metro mayors and their Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) accelerate progress and turn newly devolved and broader powers into tangible results for residents.
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