Bloomberg Philanthropies believes in harnessing the power of arts and culture to inspire creativity and spark collaboration to improve communities across the globe. Their unique approach to save and improve lives around the world is grounded in Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg’s experience as the founder of Bloomberg L.P., a global technology and media company and as three-term mayor of New York City, whose innovations in government and philanthropy have made him a global leader on climate change, public health, education, and other critical issues facing America and the world. Throughout his career, he has been strongly committed to giving back through Bloomberg Philanthropies, which employs a unique, data-driven approach to its core focus areas in:
Meeting with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Singapore team, both organizations had the chance to share and understand each other’s interest in our philanthropy works. With common focus areas in line, Li Foundation is excited to explore opportunities for collaboration in the near future.
The book showcases how the participants challenged their limits and conquered the World Marathon Challenge and North Pole Marathon to inspire people to challenge their own limits and pursue their dreams boldly.
The book tells the stories behind the event which saw the largest number of people in history running 1045km round Taiwan in 19 days.