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Bloomberg Philanthropies, U.S. Conference of Mayors Announce New Partnership to Help Mayors Prepare for the Largest Vaccine Roll-Out in American HistoryBloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced a new partnership to support mayors across the country as they take on the immense challenge of increasing understanding of and access to the COVID-19 vaccines for their residents. The latest offering from the Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Local Response Initiative was...
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As U.S. Officially Exits the Paris Agreement, States, Cities, and Businesses Forge AheadIn response to a lack of federal leadership, U.S. states, cities, businesses, and other non-federal actors have taken it upon themselves to keep moving us towards our Paris Agreement goals. These coalitions committed to climate action represent nearly 70% of US GDP, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population, and over half of U.S. greenhouse gas emis...
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American University President Sylvia Mathews Burwell Speaks to 296 City Leaders at Fifth Virtual Convening to Aid COVID-19 Social and Economic RecoverySylvia Mathews Burwell, President of American University and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, yesterday addressed 296 city leaders, including 109 mayors, from 208 cities at the fifth session of the Leading Social and Economic Recovery Series, the latest offering for cities as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Local Re...
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America’s Pledge Reveals U.S. States, Cities, and Businesses Accelerated Their Climate Progress Despite Trump, Global Pandemic, and Economic DownturnAmerica’s Pledge co-chairs, former California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies, and three-term Mayor of New York City, unveiled America’s Pledge’s fourth analysis, which finds that despite the past four years of environmental rollbacks from President Trump’s administrat...
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Focus on Cities to Drive ProgressBloomberg Philanthropies works closely with city leaders to support their efforts to tackle the toughest challenges they face. That approach stems from Mike Bloomberg’s experience as mayor of New York, where he saw cities’ potential to solve problems and improve residents’ lives. Bloomberg Philanthropies believes in the power of cities to drive sol...
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Supporting Sustainable CitiesAs we face the dual challenges of rebuilding from the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing the climate crisis, sustainability and equity must be central components of our recovery strategy. Nowhere is this more critical than in cities, which are home to the majority of the world’s population and have acutely felt the impacts of climate change. Cities h...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases COVID-19 Management Metrics for Cities to Support Next Phase of Local Pandemic ResponseBloomberg Philanthropies released the COVID-19 Management Metrics for Cities developed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and What Works Cities to help city leaders collect and analyze key data to guide the next phase of recovery while keeping the most vulnerable residents’ needs front and center. The set of critical indicators...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Local Response Initiative Announces New Investment in Cities for Financial Empowerment FundBloomberg Philanthropies announced its commitment to continue support for the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund), a national nonprofit organization that partners with local governments to deliver financial empowerment services for low- and moderate-income families. The CFE Fund provides funding and technical assistance to mayors and t...
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Partnership for Healthy Cities Launches Online Platform to Support City Leaders Responding to COVID-19The Partnership for Healthy Cities (PHC) launched a new online platform for mayors, city officials and public health practitioners to support their efforts to address the COVID-19 crisis. The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center includes the latest tools and technical resources geared toward urban challenges, ranging from maintai...
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President Barack Obama Joins Mike Bloomberg to Address More Than 300 Cities at Fourth Virtual Convening to Support Local Coronavirus ResponseParticipants from more than 300 cities around the world, including mayors, local leaders, and members of response teams joined Bloomberg Philanthropies’ fourth virtual COVID-19 Local Response Initiative convening today, where President Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg addressed the mayors on the challenges associated with the pandemic. Joined by...