2016: A year in review.
BOB
Global reach. Local impact. Bloomberg’s Philanthropy & Engagement program builds on the long-standing philanthropic and service-focused commitment established at the company by founder Mike Bloomberg. Our philanthropic initiatives engage employees from across the company in service activities in local communities, assisting neighbors in need, fostering
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unique volunteers
environmental stewardship in cities where we have offices, and inspiring the next generation of leaders through a diverse range of mentoring and education initiatives as part of Bloomberg Startup. This year, more than 11,000 employees dedicated more than 125,000 hours of volunteer service in 74 cities around the world.
mentors
nonprofit partners
donated to disaster relief
volunteer hours
individuals and families served
articles of clothing collected for charity
ran/biked/walked for charity
America's Grow a Row Princeton
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Publicolor New York
Philanthropy & Engagement
Arts and Culture: Creativity, Innovation & Access
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cultural memberships providing employee access
Bloomberg works to advance creativity, innovation, access, and new technologies in the arts. We have corporate memberships at more than 250 arts and cultural organizations in 44 cities globally giving employees access to unique works of art including Curtain Call by Ron Arad at the Roundhouse in London, MoMA PS1’s Rockaway! in Queens, the 32nd São Paulo Bienal, Kaldor Public Arts Projects at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, and the Public Art Fund’s Lost Man Creek by Spencer Finch in Brooklyn. By funding innovative apps and guides at cultural institutions through Bloomberg Connects, the Bloomberg Philanthropies arts program works to increase access to culture and strengthen arts organizations around the world.
Lumiere Exhibit London
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
MoMA PS1 Rockaway! Exhibit New York
Brooklyn Museum New York
SFMOMA San Francisco
“The Donmar believes that theatre has the power to change lives. With support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Shakespeare Trilogy engagement programme has enabled just that for over 3,000 young people in London, offering great theatre opportunities to those who would not otherwise have the chance. We are hugely grateful for the support.”
32nd Bienal São Paulo
Kate Pakenham Executive Producer, Donmar Warehouse 4
Curtain Call at the Roundhouse London
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Philanthropy & Engagement
Education: The Next Generation
Startup Workshop Tokyo
28,660
hours spent mentoring
“My experience working with Bloomberg Startup is rewarding and aligns with my personal passion of giving back to the community. Bloomberg Startup allows me to be an example for young kids from my community — exposing them to different careers and opportunities they otherwise wouldn't learn about anywhere else.”
Speed Interviewing London
Damien Savage BGOV, Washington, DC
3,600
Startup Session with Junior Achievement Beijing
mentors
Bloomberg Startup, the company’s global mentoring program, offers a wide range of activities designed and led by our employees in collaboration with our nonprofit partners to support academic achievement and prepare students for further education and careers, especially in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics). Now in its second year, Startup has grown to more than 3,600 employee mentors — with workshops held in 33 cities, including Cape Town, Edinburgh, Lugano, Pune, San Francisco, Singapore and Washington, DC. As part of our 35th Anniversary, we launched the new Bloomberg Startup 35 Scholars program to provide opportunities to gain a higher education for 35 high-achieving, low-income students globally in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Speed Mentoring with Ikamva Youth Cape Town
Room to Read Book Sorting New Delhi 6
Speed Mentoring, International Women's Day New York 7
Philanthropy & Engagement
Human Services: Helping Neighbors in Need CaringKind New York
1.92 million
meals served/prepared
1,742
units of blood donated Veterans House London Coat Drive New York
Bloomberg’s trademark of excellence in service for our customers extends to helping our neighbors in need and providing compassion by supporting the homeless, addressing food insecurity, helping veterans and refugee communities, as well as individuals impacted by natural disasters. Bloomberg expanded our outreach to veterans with partnerships including Veterans Aid and the Bob Woodruff Foundation. More than 850 Bloomberg volunteers helped expand support for our homeless four-legged friends with partnerships with the Sean Casey Animal Rescue, SAVE Animal Shelter and the Singapore SPCA. In 2016, Bloomberg won a number of awards from our partners, including Feeding Hong Kong, as Top Corporate Volunteers for the second year in a row.
SPCA Singapore Habitat for Humanity New Jersey
Ondina Lobo São Paulo
“Since 2012, Bloomberg has passionately supported our work at Feeding Hong Kong. From cooking for our Chefs in the Community, diligently sorting and packing food in the FHK warehouse, championing our Bread Run programme and donating much-needed funds to our food bank, Bloomberg has embraced the fight against hunger and food waste in Hong Kong and has gone above and beyond to help raise awareness with friends, family and clients.” Gabrielle Kirstein Executive Director, Feeding Hong Kong Feeding Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Philanthropy & Engagement
Human Services: Responding to Disasters and Displacement
$300,000 raised for disaster relief by employees
15,156
International Medical Corps Care Packs New York
articles of clothing collected for charity
London Fareshare London
To assist refugees around the world, Bloomberg employees took part in a language exchange program for refugees with our customers at Deutsche Bank and nonprofit partner Uber Den Tellerrand in Germany. The program provided translation support for the Japan Association for Refugees in Tokyo and hosted job readiness workshops with the International Rescue Committee in New York. In the wake of natural disasters, Bloomberg employees raised $300,000 in support of the International Medical Corps, the American Red Cross and the Italian Red Cross in their important recovery and rebuilding efforts on the ground following devastating earthquakes in Japan, Ecuador and Italy, as well as in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and torrential flooding in Louisiana.
“We are grateful for Bloomberg’s philanthropic commitments that help further UNICEF’s mission to put children first. Following the Ecuador earthquake earlier this year, Bloomberg rapidly delivered resources in support of affected children and families, helping UNICEF provide lifesaving emergency relief in the hardest hit regions. We applaud Bloomberg’s dedication to drive solutions to pressing global issues and look forward to our continued partnership on behalf of the world’s children.”
UCSF Benioff Children‘s Hospital San Francisco
Caryl Stern President and CEO, UNICEF
Refugee Care Packs London Canning Town
Japan Association for Refugees Tokyo 10
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Philanthropy & Engagement
Human Services: Launch of Best of Bloomberg Legal Pro Bono
1,400
hours of free legal services
In 2016, the Bloomberg legal department teamed up with Philanthropy & Engagement to launch the department’s new Pro Bono volunteer program aimed at lending legal expertise to support underserved communities. In its pilot year, the program provided more than 1,400 hours of volunteer legal services for various organizations such as CUNY Citizenship NOW!, which provides immigration law services to eligible individuals and families on their path toward U.S. citizenship. Other program partners include Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, City Bar Justice Center‘s Veterans Assistance and Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Projects, and Relationship Coffee Institute.
CUNY Citizenship NOW! New York
CUNY Citizenship NOW! New York
“As Mayor, Mike Bloomberg helped us develop the CUNY Citizenship NOW! program by engaging lawyers and others as volunteers in assisting immigrants through the naturalization process. We are proud to now partner with Bloomberg’s legal team. It is an important legacy and will serve as an example for other companies to follow.” Allan Wernick Director, CUNY Citizenship NOW! Election Protection Project New York
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“Thanks to Bloomberg’s generous support this year we christened the Lotus Bloom(berg!), a skiff that helps us engage more than 3,000 community members and students in our education and restoration programs. From volunteer canoe cleanups to supporting the annual Anacostia River Festival, Bloomberg’s dedication and active stewardship has been steadfast and critical to our goal of making the Anacostia River fishable and swimmable by 2025.”
Philanthropy & Engagement
Sustainability 11,932
Tree Planting Johannesburg
trees planted by employees
8,468
Jim Foster President, Anacostia Watershed Society
hours spent on environmental stewardship in local communities
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local parks and waterways cleaned Bloomberg is committed to global sustainability and environmental conservation in the communities in which we live and work. In 2016, employees dedicated more than 8,000 hours of hands-on action supporting local greening efforts in 21 cities around the world. With the adoption of local park areas such as Buckhill Meadow in Hyde Park with the Royal Parks Foundation, the dedication of a new boat christened the Lotus Bloom with the Anacostia Watershed Society, and the cleanups of the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden in honor of its 200th anniversary, Bloomberg employees are doing their part to preserve and restore our local green spaces.
Park Cleanup Lugano Public Art Fund Spencer Finch Brooklyn
Ghaf Tree Planting Dubai
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Philanthropy & Engagement
Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa
“The program has presented opportunities for me to take up the financial journalism desk in my workplace. It has also presented a networking opportunity through experienced tutors and fellow participants.� Tullah Stephen Journalist, The East African Business Times
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journalists, business and government professionals trained on the fundamentals of business reporting BMIA Media Fellows at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum New York
The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) brings together business and media leaders, academics and Bloomberg employees in News and Global Data to strengthen economic and financial reporting in Africa and to improve access to information on the continent. This year marked the second annual convening of business executives to explore the role of data and financial journalism in optimizing the success of Africa's media industry.
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Citi Global Community Day Singapore
Philanthropy & Engagement
Customer Engagement:
Bank of America Publicolor New York
Partnerships for Good
Citi Bike Giveaway New York
1,900
pro bono service hours for small businesses in the U.S. and UK In 2016, we expanded our partnerships with many of our customers, including Bank of America, BlackRock, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, deepening our relationships by doing good together. We expanded our partnership with Citi’s annual Global Community Day to 11 cities around the world, Nairobi and Mexico City among them, and co-hosted the third annual coaching session with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs employees provided guidance on topics such as financial modeling and development strategies for small businesses in New York and London. Since its inception, this one-day coaching session has provided 49 U.S. and 30 UK businesses 1,900 cumulative hours of pro bono services from more than 200 volunteers.
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses New York Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses London
“Volunteerism is a key part of giving back to the communities we serve around the globe. This year, Bloomberg employees worked side by side with the 90,000 Citi volunteers for our 11th Annual Global Community Day. Together, we share the view that our success as companies is inextricably linked to the positive outcomes and progress we can help enable for others.” Michael Corbat CEO, Citigroup
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Philanthropy & Engagement
“Because of BOB, my two sons have planted thousands of trees, cleaned at least a mile of beach, and have nurtured seagrass from seedlings to dunes. They will grow up knowing they can make a difference because of these experiences. For my family, this is truly the Best of Bloomberg.“
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friends and family at BOB volunteer projects Bloomberg’s commitment to community includes our Bloomberg friends and family. Employees around the world share volunteer and cultural experiences with all generations from the youngest family members to our senior volunteers and everyone in between. In 2016, more than 2,000 friends and family joined Bloomberg employees on projects ranging from tree plantings, delivering meals, races and runs benefiting charities around the world, robotics competitions and even our annual Make-a-Wish Picnic in New Jersey, making service in our local neighborhoods and giving back a Bloomberg family tradition.
Beach Cleanup New York Donguri Tree Planting Tokyo
Sherry Sontag Engineering, Working Families Community
Park Cleanup Lugano
Royal Parks Foundation London Helping Hand Hong Kong
Race for the Cure New Jersey Pelham Bay Tree Planting New York
God's Love We Deliver Mailing New York 20
Governors Island New York
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Philanthropy & Engagement
Bloomberg 35 Years October 1, 2016 marked the 35th anniversary of Bloomberg L.P. helping to revolutionize the financial industry and bring transparency to the financial markets — making them more fair, efficient and dynamic, a spirit we have carried into our philanthropic work. Some of our earliest partners include Publicolor, Room to Read, Tate Modern, and Doctors Without Borders, a diverse group of organizations whose work has changed lives, touched millions and created a lasting impact for generations around the world. Through monetary support or hands-on volunteering, our employees are part of a growing legacy of innovation and compassion within our local communities. As part of Bloomberg Philanthropies, we will continue to partner with effective organizations working to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. Simon Community London
FIRST Mentors New York
Johns Hopkins Day of Service Baltimore
Publicolor New York
Square Mile Relay London
Room to Read Mumbai
Startup Session with Junior Achievement Singapore Coat Drive New York
Coat Drive Atlanta
Miraikan Tokyo Sean Casey Animal Rescue New York
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Sunshine Action Hong Kong
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Jerusalem Washington, DC — BNA
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Lisbon Seattle
Taipei
Rome
Seoul Dubai
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Thank you for your continued support. Here’s to another great year of giving back in 2017.
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