Bill Clinton calls on leaders to fill gaps left by ‘retreating governments’
Clinton said philanthropy cannot fully replace government aid as new funds and initiatives were announced for cancer research and democracy groups.
- Former President Bill Clinton opened the Clinton Global Initiative conference Tuesday in New York, urging philanthropists to "step into the void created by retreating governments" following international aid cuts.
- Clinton challenged President Donald Trump and his administration on multiple fronts, joking about building an Arc de Triomphe in Washington to hold drones during his remarks.
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation CEO Donna McKay launched BCRF Ventures, a $100 million initiative Tuesday with an $11 million donation from philanthropists Karen and Rob Hale to seed early investments.
- Former Georgia state representative Stacey Abrams announced a coalition launching the Democracy Index Fund and Democracy Hedge Fund to pool resources supporting pro-democracy organizations.
- Ford Foundation President Heather Gerken urged attendees to "dream of what they want to accomplish," noting that current democratic systems have not served everyone.
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Former President Bill Clinton calls on leaders to fill gaps left by 'retreating governments'
Former President Bill Clinton opened this year's Clinton Global Initiative conference, calling on attendees to promise to "step into the void created by retreating governments" following cuts by the United States and other nations to foreign assistance
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Bill Clinton calls on leaders to fill gaps left by ‘retreating governments’
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton opened this year’s Clinton Global Initiative conference Tuesday in New York, calling on attendees to promise to “step into the void created by retreating governments” following cuts by the United States and other nations to foreign assistance. “We know that we can’t completely fill the hole that...
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Bill Clinton calls on leaders to fill gaps left by 'retreating governments'
Former President Bill Clinton opened this year’s Clinton Global Initiative conference, calling on attendees to promise to “step into the void created by retreating governments” following cuts by the United States and other nations to foreign assistance.
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