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Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects 45 Cultural Organizations in Atlanta to Participate in $43 Million Arts Innovation and Management Training ProgramBloomberg Philanthropies announced that 45 cultural organizations in Atlanta have been selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and midsize cultural organizations within seven U.S. cities: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimo...
Press ReleaseGovernment Innovation
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Second Class of Mayors Go Back to SchoolThe Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced the second class of forty mayors from around the world who will participate in the yearlong education and professional development program designed exclusively for mayors. The forty mayors joined Harvard faculty and renowned management experts in New York City this week for a 3-day, immersi...
BlogEnvironment
Power of Partnerships Q&A with the C40 Climate Leadership GroupThe C40 Climate Leadership Group has been helping cities achieve climate goals for over a decade, and their climate planning tools are now public and available to all.
BlogFounder's ProjectsGovernment Innovation
Mayors Meeting the Challenge: A Visit to PhillyBy Patricia E. Harris, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies One year ago, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the American Cities Initiative, our umbrella initiative that includes all of our work in U.S. cities. Since then, we’ve made several major investments aimed at helping cities tackle their most pressing issues. We’ve doubled down on helping cities...
Press ReleaseBloomberg Philanthropies
Michael Bloomberg to Bring Together Heads of State, International CEOs for 2nd Annual Global Business Forum and One Planet SummitMichael R. Bloomberg today announced the second Bloomberg Global Business Forum will be held in New York City on September 26th at the Plaza Hotel during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the daylong forum is the sole convening dedicated to encouraging presidents, prime ministers and CEO...
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Power of Partnerships Q&A with the Institute for Market TransformationIMT’s Julie Hughes says, "Cities are not only being bold and visionary in their commitments; they're being strategic and pragmatic, developing and implementing plans in a data-informed method. It's essential. We can't afford to take steps that we think will achieve our climate goals. We need confidence in our approaches; we need to deliberately cho...
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Power of Partnerships Q&A with the Natural Resources Defense CouncilA partner in the American Cities Climate Challenge, the NRDC’s Kimi Narita shares her thoughts on why cities should apply to the American Cities Climate Challenge.
BlogGovernment Innovation
Follow the Data Podcast: The Innovative Mayor, Greg FischerThis episode of Follow the Data presents a conversation with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and James Anderson, who leads Government Innovation at Bloomberg Philanthropies. Mayor Fischer is serving in his second term and says that to be a good mayor, you need the “head of a CEO, but the heart of a social worker.”
BlogEnvironment
Follow the Data Podcast: Maintaining America’s Pledge – one year laterAs the days grow warmer, the anniversary of the Trump Administration’s declaration of intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement draws closer. In the days after this announcement last year, Mike Bloomberg and California Governor Jerry Brown launched America’s Pledge, an initiative to aggregate and quantify emissions reduction efforts of states, ci...
Press ReleaseGovernment InnovationBloomberg Philanthropies
Mike Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy says Mayors and Data are Antidote to Washington’s Divisive Assault on FactsIn a letter on philanthropy released today as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ annual report, Mike Bloomberg says Washington’s “direct assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world,” including areas in which Bloomberg Philanthropies – whose work is driven by reliable data – is worki...