The super-wealthy of the United States are often the super-generous. The names of Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Oprah Winfrey, to name a few, are imposed on buildings, scholarship programs, and community aid programs. There wealth and generosity have impacted and improved millions of peoples lives throughout the world.
The traditional sense of Philanthropy has been shaken up with the emergence of KIVA and micro lending. Anyone can be a philanthropist now because small amounts of money make a huge impact in developing countries.
Teenagers have been one of the largest benefactor groups to KIVA. Check out this link to an article discussing the impact that teenagers are making through KIVA.
http://www.edutopia.org/microlending-global-philanthropy-fundraising-entrepreneurs
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