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...being discussed--at church coffees and student discussion groups--with a new urgency. The days when professionals were considered to have a monopoly on wisdom are ending, thank God. And Bono's advocacy is an important part of that change. "He understands," says Trevor Neilson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "that the battle for development is going to be won at the backyard barbecue, not at the Council on Foreign Relations." Fire up the grill...
With the merest twitch of his head, Bono can command the undivided attention of a sold-out stadium. But when he works a smaller room, his charisma acclimatizes itself; he turns smooth, dexterous. Late one night, during the forum in New York City, a dozen officials from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Episcopal Church, MTV and DATA (Debt, Aid, Trade for Africa) gathered for a strategy session in the back room of a Manhattan restaurant. The group was brainstorming on ways to convince Americans that saving Africa from financial ruin is in America's best interest. As is frequently...
With the energy in the room reignited, Bono the rock god disappeared. As the ideas flowed, he nodded along quietly, just another wonk occasionally spitting out acronyms. This lasted for the better part of an hour until Trevor Neilson, director of special projects for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, complained, "Look, we have to give away, by IRS law, $1.2 billion a year...
...being discussed-at church coffees and student discussion groups-with a new urgency. The days when professionals were considered to have a monopoly on wisdom are ending, thank God. And Bono's advocacy is an important part of that change. "He understands," says Trevor Neilson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "that the battle for development is going to be won at the backyard barbecue, not at the Council on Foreign Relations." Fire up the grill...
...didn’t answer a lot of the direction questions,” said Melinda E. Weekes, a third year Divinity school student...