Marcy Morrison is committed and passionate about giving children wings to rise above poverty and is helping to empower women and children to become contributing members of a world that works for everyone.   She gives 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org) and serves on the Advisory Board.  The Just Like My Child is tackling poverty at the root level in rural Uganda, East Africa through Health Care, Education, and Microfinance.

Marcy believes the following organizations are making huge impacts to lift children out of poverty:

• Room to Read (www.roomtoread.org)
• SOS Children Villages (http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/pages/default.aspx)

Other incredible organizations supporting children:

• Kids for Peace (www.KidsForPeaceUSA.org)
• The Dream Project (www.DreamProjectUN.org)
• My Beloved Child, Dream Big is an inspirational children's book that teaches valuable life lessons about love, forgiveness, confidence, gratitude and contribution. The book is unique because it can be customized to different schools and non-profit organizations showcasing their mission and children's artwork to then be used to raise much needed funds. To find out more or purchase this book please visit http://www.mybelovedchildbook.com.

Must read books

• Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood
• Banker to the Poor by Muhammud Yunus
• End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs
• Soul of Money by Lynn Twist