Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

To address a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, Bloomberg Philanthropies is plowing $250 million into an initiative to underwrite public high schools that’ll pair regular academics with specialized job training.

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Four Big Questions We Have About Michael Bloomberg’s Plan to Give His Company to Charity

Four Big Questions We Have About Michael Bloomberg’s Plan to Give His Company to Charity

The news that Michael Bloomberg intends to leave his share in Bloomberg LP to his philanthropic project holds enormous ramifications for the future of philanthropy. Here are four questions we have about what that could look like.

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With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Who Is Funding the Fight for Abortion Rights and Access?

With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Who Is Funding the Fight for Abortion Rights and Access?

After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, there is more need than ever for philanthropy to step up for reproductive justice. Here’s a list of funders who are supporting abortion rights — including a couple of hopefuls.

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What We Know About the Ballmers’ Ed Funding: Charters, Community Schools, Early Ed and More

What We Know About the Ballmers’ Ed Funding: Charters, Community Schools, Early Ed and More

The Ballmer Group is a longtime funder of efforts to improve economic mobility, including support for K-12 and early childhood. It’s also been sharing more details about its grantees lately. Here’s what we know.

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The American Billionaires Most Engaged in the Climate Fight

The American Billionaires Most Engaged in the Climate Fight

Climate change was a relatively small niche in philanthropy for years, but has been gaining traction among the country’s wealthiest donors. Here are some of the billionaires who are most involved in the issue.

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Having a Hard Time Keeping Up with All the Recent Climate Pledges? Here’s a List

Having a Hard Time Keeping Up with All the Recent Climate Pledges? Here’s a List

The recent U.N. climate change summit and the U.N. General Assembly before that prompted quite a few billionaires and foundations to announce new philanthropic commitments. We’ve collected the most notable ones here.

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Bloomberg’s Latest Racial Equity Move Taps a Familiar Grantee to Diversify STEM

Bloomberg’s Latest Racial Equity Move Taps a Familiar Grantee to Diversify STEM

Bloomberg seeks to boost diversity in the sciences with a $150 million program to support students from HBCUs pursuing PhDs. It’s an extension of massive giving to Johns Hopkins, and of a more recent commitment to racial equity.

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In Africa, a Bloomberg Initiative Boosts Local Media and Citizen Journalists

In Africa, a Bloomberg Initiative Boosts Local Media and Citizen Journalists

At a time when accurate information can save lives, the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa moves to build media capacity and improve access to the kind of independent data and analysis that shapes policy and public opinion.

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What Are Some Measurable Benefits of the Arts? It's Getting Easier to Say

What Are Some Measurable Benefits of the Arts? It's Getting Easier to Say

One of the perennial challenges facing fundraisers at arts organizations is articulating the value of the arts experience. New research provides compelling talking points on this score.

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Now Bloomberg Wants to Stop Kids From Drowning in Bangladesh

One day it's a new $53 million initiative on oceans, yesterday it was a $10 million project to save toddlers from drowning in South Asia. There's definitely no shortage of action over there at Bloomberg Philanthropies, as we predicted there would be. But what's up with tackling drowning, which seems like a pretty obscure niche?
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