A millionaire has made a name for himself on Twitter by giving away huge chunks of his fortune to worthy causes.
Bill Pulte, who calls himself the "Philanthropist and Inventor of Twitter Philantrophy" in his bio on the social media site has given away thousands of pounds this summer. Just this week he has given away $4,000 to help a single mum out of an abusive relationship, $675 to help pay bills for a stage three cancer patient, $20 fuel to help someone get to an interview and $890 on groceries for a struggling family, according to his Twitter. The 31-year-old, who is CEO of private equity firm Pulte Capital, is the grandson of William Pulte, a billionaire who founded the home building giant PulteGroup in 1956.
Bill Pulte, who calls himself the "Philanthropist and Inventor of Twitter Philantrophy" in his bio on the social media site has given away thousands of pounds this summer. Just this week he has given away $4,000 to help a single mum out of an abusive relationship, $675 to help pay bills for a stage three cancer patient, $20 fuel to help someone get to an interview and $890 on groceries for a struggling family, according to his Twitter. The 31-year-old, who is CEO of private equity firm Pulte Capital, is the grandson of William Pulte, a billionaire who founded the home building giant PulteGroup in 1956.
When his grandfather passed away last year at 85, Bill inherited an unknown sum of the money. Since July he has pledged thousands of dollars to good causes including the search for a missing Marine, tuition fees for a Baltimore student and the funeral costs of Emma Hernandez, a nine-year-old girl mauled by dogs while riding her bike. He told The Detroit News he was inspired to launch Twitter Philanthropy during a summer holiday with his family. He said: “There are such hate and vitriol on social media these days, and I wondered how come we’re not using all of this technology for good "Because of the success I’ve had in business, coupled with my younger age, I felt that it was appropriate for me to try to champion social media for good."The kind-hearted Twitter user frequently gives away big sums to users who retweet him - but you must be following him. He also has more than 10 staff members devoted to reading all the charity requests that come through and has promised to give away $1,000,000 of his own cash by the end of the year if he reaches one million Twitter followers. He currently has 630k followers