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1、UnitTwoFamousFiguresSectionAPre-readingQuestions1.WhichAmericanPresidentimpressesyouthemost?Why?2.Haveyoueverdoneanyvoluntarywork?Ifso,tellusaboutit.3.Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytohelpthepoororthesick?4.IfyouwereBillClinton,whatwouldyoudoafterleavingoffice?WhatwouldAmericanPresidentsdoaftertheyleaveo
2、ffice?BillClintonchosetohelppeoplewhoreallyneedhishelpandthusbecameevenmore“powerful”thanwhenhewasthePresident.ThePowerofPhilanthropy1WelcometotheworldoftheClintonFoundation—which,itshouldbesaidattheoutset,isnotafoundationatallinthetraditionalsense,becauseithasnomoneyofitsown.Whatitdoeshave,ofcourse
3、,isBillClintonandallhebringswithhim:whatDr.RichardFeachem,executivedirectoroftheGlobalFund,callshis“personalbullypulpit”;whatBobCarson,outgoingchairmanoftheAmericanHeartAssociation,callshis“mind-bogglingconveningpower”;whatDoug42Band,whobeganasClinton’spersonalaideintheWhiteHouseandnowcarriesthetitl
4、eofcounselor,callshis“abilitytomotivatepeopleandmovemountains.”2ThepeoplehemotivatesareanoddbutpotentmixoflongtimealliesandFOBs,doctorsandactivists,andexecutivesrangingfromtheunknownandenormouslydedicated(BethCollins)tothehigh-profileandfranklyimprobable(longtimenemesisRupertMurdoch,whoisbankrolling
5、aglobal-warminginitiative).3“Wetakealotofcuesfromthebusinessworld,”saysClinton,whothesedayscansoundmorelikeaCEOthanapolitician.“Wehaveveryentrepreneurialpeopleandaveryentrepreneurialprocess.Weidentifyaproblem,weanalyzeit,andwemove.”Muchofhisstaffcomesfrombusiness,andhesaysusingbusinesspractices“allo
6、wsustodoalotwithrelativelysmallresources.”4TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,bycontrast,hasa$30billionendowment.“Yeah,I’dliketohavehismoney,”saysClintonofGates.“ButIthinkourwayaddsvalue.It’skindofapaintoalwaysaskforfinancing,butperhapsitforcesyoutolookclosely.”“Wehaveacultureofgettingthingsdone.Itisv
7、eryempoweringandveryunforgiving,”saysAnilSoni,aformerMcKinseyconsultantwhoisnowCOOofClinton’sHIV/AIDSinitiative.“IraandClintonwillsay,‘Peoplearegoingtodietomorrowifwedon’tdothis.’Andit’strue.”5Thefoun
