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Unit Two Famous Figures Section A Pre-reading Questions 1. What contribution does charity work make to the society? 2. Have you ever done any voluntary work? If so, talk about it. 3. What do you think is the best way to help the poor or the sick? What would American Presidents do after they leave office? Bill Clinton chose to help people who really need his help and thus became even more “powerful” than when he was the President. The Power of Philanthropy 1 Welcome to the world of the Clinton Foundation — which, it should be said at the outset, is not a foundation at all in the traditional sense, because it has no money of its own. What it does have, of course, is Bill Clinton and all he brings with him: what Dr. Richard Feachem, executive director of the Global Fund, calls his “personal bully pulpit” ; what Bob Carson, outgoing chairman of the American Heart Association, calls his “mind-boggling convening power”; what Doug Band, who began as Clinton’s personal aide in the White House and now carries the title of counselor, calls his “ability to motivate people and move mountains.” 2 The people he motivates are an odd but potent mix of longtime allies and FOBs, doctors and activists, and executives ranging from the unknown and enormously dedicated (Beth Collins) to the high-profile and frankly improbable (longtime nemesis Rupert Murdoch, who is bankrolling a global-warming initiative). 3 “We take a lot of cues from the business world,” says Clinton, who these days can sound more like a CEO than a politician. “We have very entrepreneurial people and a very entrepreneurial process. We identify a problem, we analyze it, and we move.” Much of his staff comes from business, and he says using business practices “allows us to do a lot with relatively small resources.” 4 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, by contrast, has a $30 billion endowment. “Yeah, I’d like to have his money,” says Clinton of Gates. “But I think our