Philanthrophy at the Clinton Global Initiative | Virtuous in New York | The Economist

Philanthrophy at the Clinton Global Initiative | Virtuous in New York | The Economist: "On Monday morning, the bell of the Nasdaq stock exchange was rung by Bob Harrison, chief executive of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which holds its annual meeting this week—an event The Economist has dubbed the Philanthropy Oscars. At the same time, the United Nations is holding its annual General Assembly, including a special session on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals for reducing poverty, at which one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropists, Bill Gates, is expected to make a big announcement about his mission to eradicate malaria."