Topic: John Wood

John Wood Turns the Page

BY Christine Canabou
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:37 AM

He struck it rich at Microsoft. Then he bought a one-way ticket to Kathmandu in search of a richer life. He found it -- building schools and libraries in the poorest places on earth.READ»

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John Wood Brings Social Capitalism to Oprah

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Apr 4, 2007 at 11:49 AM

Yesterday John Wood was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Wood is the founder of Room to Read, an organization that has been a winner of our Social Capitalists Awards every year since Fast Company and the Monitor Group began the ...READ»

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Balance is Bunk!

BY Keith H. Hammonds
Relevancy Score: 90
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:49 AM

It's the central myth of the modern workplace: With a few compromises, you can have it all. But it's all wrong, and it's making us crazy. Here's how to have a life anyway.READ»

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Social Capitalists: Profiles

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

Accion International Entrepreneurship: A- Innovation: A Social Impact: A+ Aspiration: B+ Sustainability: B+ Boston, Massachusetts Maria Otero, President and CEO www.accion.org "We have taken traditional ...READ»