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Clinton Global Initiative 2010: Things that made me go “hmmm…”
Poverty: A man or a woman? This year’s CGI kicked-off with “girl power.” Specifically, the need to educate them, protect them, respect them, prepare them and empower them. Among the ideas tossed around at this week’s do-gooder conclave that made me go “hmmm”: Technology: Cherie Blair who heads up her own foundation for women wants [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged aid, CGI, developing world, economic growth, foreign aid, international aid, Matthew Bishop, microfinance, microlending, poverty, poverty alleviation, technology, women 1 Comment
The Billionaire’s Giving Pledge: A letter to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
Dear Bill and Warren: Congratulations. Getting 40 of the world’s wealthiest to sign away a significant amount of their fortunes is a tremendous feat. As a non-profit worker who has struggled to drive in donor dollars from this target group, I’m impressed, though not surprised. None of us are. Not surprised because very few of us have your [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged aid, charity, giving, giving pledge, Nick Kristof, philanthropy, poverty, poverty alleviation, Ronald Perelman, Warren Buffett, White Man's Burden 1 Comment
Bill Gates: No Health, No Education, No Entrepreneurship
I attended the 92nd Street Y‘s talk with the Economist’s Matthew Bishop talking to billanthropist Bill Gates. It was an interesting exchange inspired by the concepts in Matthew & Michael Green’s book Philanthrocapitalism. In the first half, Bill Gates talked a lot about the urgent need to eradicate malaria, polio and AIDS. He spent the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 92Y, entrepreneurship, Gates Foundation, health, Matthew Bishop, Michael Green, Philanthrocapitalism, philanthropy 1 Comment
Nick Kristof & a few do-gooders