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DESCRIPTION:Have you wondered what kind of organization you would get if you mixed the 
 business savvy of a corporation with the passion and heart of a non-profit? 
 Come spend an evening with John Wood, founder and executive chairman of 
 Room to Read, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children 
 across the developing world break the cycle of poverty through the power of 
 education. At age 35, John Wood left his high-paying job as Microsoft's 
 Director of Business Development in China to create Room to Read. What 
 started as a personal goal of delivering 3,000 books by yak to a remote 
 Nepali village in 1999 has become an award-winning NGO providing 
 educational resources to over 3 million children and establishing over 
 7,000 libraries in impoverished regions of Asia and Africa. Described as an 
 organization that "combines the heart of Mother Theresa with the 
 scalability of Starbucks," Wood joins the Council to share how he was able 
 to develop Room to Read into one of the fastest-growing non-profits in 
 history and how his unique business and non-profit approach guide his 
 vision of educating some the world’s poorest children.\n\nThis event is 
 hosted by the World Affairs Council's Young Professionals International 
 Forum and will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. \n\nThis event 
 is co-sponsored by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) \n\nMembers: $5; 
 Co-Sponsors: $10; Nonmembers: $15; Students: $5.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/03/18627707.php
SUMMARY:Educating the World's Poorest Children -- with John Wood
LOCATION:World Affairs Council Auditorium\n312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor\nSan 
 Francisco, CA 94108
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/03/18627707.php
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