J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series that changed her life from poverty to wealth in just 5 years. As one of the richest women in the UK, she believes those with more should help others, and has donated over $100 million to charities. Rowling established a trust that donates $5.1 million annually to organizations combating poverty. She contributes to causes that helped her as a single parent and her mother who suffered from multiple sclerosis.

1. Poverty
I think you have a moral
responsibility when you've been
given far more than you need, to do
wise things with it and give
intelligently
-Joanne Rowling

2.  Joanne Rowling, commonly known as J.K.
Rowling is the author of the fantasy series,
Harry Potter. This best selling book series
changed her life ironically, from being poor
and on financial aid, to being rich and aiding
the poor in a short 5 years.
 She has been awarded with numerous awards
and has an excellent reputation, ranked as the
48th most powerful celebrity of 2007, 12th
richest woman in UK in 2008 and given the
runner-up rank in 2007 for the Person of the
Year by Times magazine.

3.  She is a generous philanthropist and
contributes to charities such as Comic Relief
and Lumos.
 She established the Volant Charitable Trust
that donates £5.1 million annually to various
charity organizations, to combat the never
ceasing problem of poverty.
 She’s the president of the charity Gingerbread
(originally One Parent Families) and in
collaboration with Sarah Brown, wrote a book
of children’s stories to aid the organisation.

4.  All in all, J.K Rowling has contributed a
whopping sum of more than £100 million to
various charity organisations.
 J.K Rowling have been donating large sums of
money yearly since around 12 years ago.
 J.K Rowling has benefitted thousands of people
in need with her generous donations and
contributions
 Her care and concern for the less fortunate
people in the world has motivated many others
to start their own venture to help the needy

5.  She begin contributing to Gingerbread (one-
parent families) as she herself was once a single
parent.
 She contributed to the research and treatment
of multiple sclerosis as her mother was a victim
of multiple sclerosis and suffered 10 years
before she died due to the disease.
 She donates a large portion of money to other
various charity organisations as she believes
that it is a basic responsibility for human
beings to help each other, especially if a person
has the means and capability to do so.

6.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2042257/Harry-Potter-
author-JK-Rowling-receives-philanthropy-award-10m-donation.html
 http://www.philanthropyuk.org/quarterly/articles/jk-rowling-moral-
responsibility-give
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