New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg awards the winner of the Mayors Challenge with $9M through his charitable foundation. The competition is open to all the cities of the United States who can generate great ideas to solve problems in the local governments.
The deadline of the submission of their proposals is on September 14 this year according to the director of the charity’s government-innovation program.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.â€