The Impact Newsletter
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The challenges of recent history have only reinforced our commitment to
building a better future.
More than halfway through 2021, we're excited to support a range of
initiatives defined by their creativity, resilience, and optimism: New
possibilities to expand access to higher education. Groundbreaking urban
innovations from mayors and cities around the world. Public art that mobilizes
communities to action. Diverse voices in the fields where our greatest problems
will be solved. And more.
In this edition of our Impact Newsletter, we're proud to showcase some of the
many ways people continue to step up, work together, and improve lives.
— Bloomberg Philanthropies
Message from Mike: The Race to Zero Emissions is a Race to Broad Solutions
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As a Global Ambassador for the United Nations Race to Zero and Race to
Resilience campaigns, Mike works to mobilize cities, businesses, investors, and
the public to fight climate change. This week he joined two of his fellow
Global Ambassadors to pen an article about the broad benefits of cutting
harmful emissions — which will not only reduce the effects of climate change,
but will also strengthen public health, protect nature, create jobs and foster
equality and opportunity.
READ MIKE'S MESSAGE
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Fertile Ground: How Public Art Can Help Fight Food Insecurity
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Jackson, Mississippi's Public Art Challenge winning project, Fertile Ground,
aims to illuminate disparities in food equity through art. The project's new
documentary, now available on PBS, highlights the historic system of
segregation that led to food access challenges. It also spotlights the city's
creative approaches and the people working together to create a culture of
healthier food options.
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"A Profound Impact in the Lives of Millions" — Selecting the Mayors Challenge
Finalists
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Mike and the judges for this year's Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge
explain what went into choosing the 50 Champion Cities, and why urban
innovations taking place around the world can address today's — and tomorrow's
— biggest challenges.
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The Growing Need for Virtual College Advising
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Our CollegePoint program has reached more 70,000 lower-income high school
students since 2014, helping them apply to and enroll in top colleges. The
pandemic highlighted the enormous benefits of virtual advising for students on
their journey to higher education — especially in places where schools lack
resources and students often navigate admissions processes without support.
Nick Watson, program lead of CollegePoint, and Angel B. Pérez, CEO of the
National Association for College Admission Counseling, wrote for Inside Higher
Ed about the importance of virtual advising and why we should expand programs
to reach more students.
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Follow the Data: A Conversation on Diversity in STEM Fields
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This spring, we launched the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative at Johns
Hopkins University, an effort to address underrepresentation in science,
technology, engineering, and math — or STEM fields. In this episode of our
Follow the Data podcast, Damani Piggott, the inaugural associate vice provost
for Graduate Diversity and Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University, and Dr.
Mary Schmidt Campbell, the president of Spelman College, sit with Garnesha
Ezediaro of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Greenwood Initiative to discuss the
need to support diverse scholars and the importance of pathways for the next
generation of leaders in STEM fields.
Listen now →
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Deploying "i-teams" to Support Digital Transformation in Cities
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Six global cities will deploy innovation teams — or "i-teams" — to accelerate
digital transformation of local services. The i-teams will help mayors and city
leaders to leverage data and digital technologies, and enhance public services
in their communities. The teams will work across city government, and with
residents themselves, to understand challenges and develop and test
transformative solutions. "These six cities are already raising the bar for
innovation in the public sector," said Mike. "This investment will help
supercharge their work to bring city services into the digital future." Find
out where the teams are headed, and the impact they will have.
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Photo Spotlight
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Mike signs the final beam to be placed in the new Ronald O. Perelman
Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site during the recent
topping-off ceremony. The Center is expected to open in 2023. "New York always
comes back," tweeted Mike. "And there is no better demonstration of that than
the World Trade Center."See more images →
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More Stories
COVID-19, Kids, and Vaccines — A Johns Hopkins University and University of
Washington Symposium
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Partnering With the Indian Institute of Technology on Low-Cost Air Pollution
Monitoring in Mumbai
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About our work
Bloomberg Philanthropies invests in 810 cities and 170 countries around the
world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The
organization focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: Public
Health, Education, Government Innovation, Environment, and the Arts.
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Public Health
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Education
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Innovation
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Environment
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The Arts
Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg's giving,
including his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as
Bloomberg Associates, a pro bono consultancy that works in cities around the
world. In 2020, Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed $1.6 billion.
Learn more at Bloomberg.org
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