The Gates Foundation also works with governments to achieve their goals of making the world a better place to live. The Gates Foundation was organized because Bill Gates could. To his conscience, the monies he was accumulating as a successful businessman needed to have a benevolent identity, hence the foundation.
The Clinton Foundation had it's origins very differently. It was formed at the end of President Bill Clinton's second term and needed donations. The Clinton Foundation was formed to continue the good work of the Clinton Administration. No one can deny President Bill Clinton was a popular figure throughout the world. He was able to move countries like North Korea forward. He didn't use war as a leverage point, but, peace and the pride of conducting governance to benefit the people.
The basis of the two foundations could not be more different. The Gates Foundation was begun by a very wealthy couple and the Clinton Foundation was begun by demand of a global community that valued the Clinton Presidency.
It is easy to have billions to one's name and build a foundation to do good work, it is something very different to need to raise funding to conduct work that no one else will do.
Katrina caused 1833 deaths and destroyed $108 billion in damage. Who in their right mind would take on rebuilding New Orleans and Louisiana? The only person in the world that could ever conceive of a solution to bring life back to New Orleans is a former President. The same is true of the Tsunami and Haiti. Bill Clinton had the ability to assess a crisis in the world and know what needed to be done. What he needed after his presidency was a Foundation that could fund it.
President Bill Clinton has been a treasure. One the world valued. Every American should be proud of their former President to realize how he went on to continue to be the one person that could find hope for people through his foundation help.
For the work the Clinton Foundation did there is no wonder it has run into skeptical handling of monies in the billions on a regular basis. But, if the Clinton Global Initiative didn't exist the world would be hurting more today, if that can be imagined.
It is easy to have billions to one's name and build a foundation to do good work, it is something very different to need to raise funding to conduct work that no one else will do.
Katrina caused 1833 deaths and destroyed $108 billion in damage. Who in their right mind would take on rebuilding New Orleans and Louisiana? The only person in the world that could ever conceive of a solution to bring life back to New Orleans is a former President. The same is true of the Tsunami and Haiti. Bill Clinton had the ability to assess a crisis in the world and know what needed to be done. What he needed after his presidency was a Foundation that could fund it.
President Bill Clinton has been a treasure. One the world valued. Every American should be proud of their former President to realize how he went on to continue to be the one person that could find hope for people through his foundation help.
For the work the Clinton Foundation did there is no wonder it has run into skeptical handling of monies in the billions on a regular basis. But, if the Clinton Global Initiative didn't exist the world would be hurting more today, if that can be imagined.
