If the 2008 election was about hope and change, the 2010 midterm campaign, judging by its direct mail, was mostly focused on anger. That’s the most obvious takeaway based on a review of the fundraising appeals and campaign fliers that we’ve seen during the year. Whether directed at President Obama, or at congressional leaders Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, this emotional touchpoint dominated political mail like it hasn’t since the days of Bill Clinton.
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Student Loan Change Could Boost Aid Work: Clinton
April 19, 2010, Washington Post — More U.S. graduates are likely to work with aid groups and charities after an overhaul of the country’s student loan program lessens their debt repayment burden, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said.
With U.S. unemployment at 9.7 percent as the country emerges from the worst recession since World War Two, Clinton said graduates could find work with aid groups at home and abroad which would improve their career prospects.
Read MoreClinton asks groups to make Haiti self-sufficient
March 29, 2010, San Francisco Chronicle — Former President Bill Clinton is urging the aid groups serving Haiti’s devastated communities to help rebuild the country’s government and ultimately put themselves out of business by fostering a self-sufficient nation.
Read MoreLess Money to Be Pledged at Bill Clinton’s Summit
NEW YORK, September 21, 2009, Reuters — The international financial crisis will result in less money pledged to tackle global problems at former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s philanthropic summit this week and there will likely be more U.S.-focused plans because of the recession, organizers say.
Read MorePresident Clinton Unveils Special Programming Focused on Investing in Girls and Women
New York, September 17, 2009 — President Bill Clinton announced today that this year’s Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting would offer special programming focused on investing in girls and women.
Read MoreOperation HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant Shares Best Practices for Success in New Book
LOS ANGELES, August 19, 2009 — Financial literacy nonprofit Operation HOPE today announced the release of HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant’s latest book, “Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World,” out this month by Jossey-Bass, which outlines his key to success and offers solutions to empowering communities by “leading with love.” Designated proceeds from book sales will go towards the organization’s “silver rights” mission to empower the underserved.
Read MoreBill Clinton: Rural Foundation Help ‘Inadequate’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 14, 2009, Business Week — Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that the activity by nonprofit foundations to help rural parts of the country has been “woefully inadequate” and encouraged workers in those areas to focus on alternative energy initiatives.
Read MorePublic-Private-NGO Conservation Alliance Invests $100 Million in Mexico
QUINTANA ROO, Mexico, June 4, 2009, Environment News Service – To establish Mexico as a global model for conservation, a new alliance today announced an initial investment of US$100 million for the promotion of sustainable development and protection of biodiversity in six priority regions.
Read MoreClinton Calls for Charity During Economic Chill
ANTIBES, France, Reuters, May 22, 2009 — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton called on guests at an amfAR AIDS research charity gala in France to give more to good causes during the recession.
Read MoreU.N. Health Aid Plan Unites Air Travelers and Bill Clinton
PARIS, May 21, 2009, The New York Times — Former President Bill Clinton, newly appointed as the United Nations special envoy for Haiti, said he was joining a new international initiative to raise money for third world medical aid through a unique financing campaign that harnesses the power of unlikely philanthropists: air travelers who buy electronic tickets.
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