You may have heard of The Giving Pledge: an effort started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet inviting the wealthiest Americans to donate the majority of their net worth to philanthropy. 40 people have signed up so far, and the mint.com blog has created some infographics to show the potential impact of this money. Here are some examples: $125 billion can educate over 80 million children in Africa per year, for 12.5 years, or give clean water to 5 billion people for 200 years! $46.5 billion (Warren Buffet’s pledge) can treat over 1 million people affected with AIDS in Africa per year, for 30 years.

You may have heard of The Giving Pledge: an effort started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet inviting the wealthiest Americans to donate the majority of their net worth to philanthropy. 40 people have signed up so far, and the mint.com blog has created some infographics to show the potential impact of this money. Here are some examples:

  • $125 billion can educate over 80 million children in Africa per year, for 12.5 years, or give clean water to 5 billion people for 200 years!
  • $46.5 billion (Warren Buffet’s pledge) can treat over 1 million people affected with AIDS in Africa per year, for 30 years.

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