Accenture
“Adopt a Project” model
in Room to Read Nepal
in Room to Read Vietnam
Afghanistan, madrassa schools in
Africa
clean water needed by
aid, traditional model of
Amazon.com
American Himalayan Foundation (AHF)
Animal Farm (Orwell)
Annapurna Circuit
Apollo
Armstrong, Lance
Livestrong bracelets of
Art of Happiness, The (Dalai Lama)
Atlanta fund-raising chapter
Bahundanda village
Baker, James, III
Ballmer, Steve
as data-driven
employees respected by
“650” acronym of
keynote speech of
loyalty of
results as focus of
on Vietnamese software piracy
Bangladesh
Barnes & Noble
BASIC
Beck, Christopher
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Beijing
Bella (JW’s employee)
Ben (JW’s colleague)
Benighat village
Bezos, Jeff
Bhatia, Sabeer
Blair, Tony
book donations
millionth-book celebration of
by Scholastic
Bookseller of Kabul, The (Seierstad)
Books for Nepal
accountability for results of
“Adopt a Project” model of
business plan of
coinvestment model of
delivery of
e-mails on
inception of
initial book drive of
local project officers of
mission statement of
name change of; see also Room to Read; Room to Read Nepal
overhead of
shipping of
Boston fund-raising chapter
fund-raising event of
Brown, Lynda
BRW
Buddhists
Buffett, Warren
Bush, George W.
Cambodia
bias against women in
educational infrastructure destroyed in
education valued in
English spoken in
Khmer Rouge genocide in
noodle soup stands in
poverty of
strong work ethic of
Tong Slek Secondary School of
young entrepreneurs in
see also Room to Read Cambodia
CARE
Carnegie, Andrew
Carter, Jimmy
Casio programmable calculator
Centers for Disease Control
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
challenge grants
as form of fund-raising
for Room to Read Nepal
for Room to Read Vietnam
Chan, Dean
changing the world, advice on
charities:
accountability for results lacked by
of Bill and Melinda Gates
of billionaires
early-stage
high overhead of
of Microsoft China
pity as marketing tool of
program delivery as focus of
tax-deductible status of
thinking big by
traditional aid model of
Chicago fund-raising chapter
fund-raising events of
Chicago Tribune
children, fund-raising by
China
business meeting entourages in
capitalist ventures embraced by
Communist Party of
computers for
GNP of
good political connections in
photo ops as incentive in
poverty in
proverb of
public school system of
television set ownership in
see also Gates, Bill, China visited by; Microsoft China
China Central Television (CCTV)
Chintha (Sri Lankan woman)
Cisco
Clarissa (JW’s Microsoft colleague)
Clinton, Bill
CNN
JW’s live interviews on
CNN Headline News
coinvestment model
see also challenge grants
Coles Myer Ltd. (CML)
Colorado
Commodore PET computers
Computer Room program
of Room to Read Cambodia
of Room to Read Nepal
of Room to Read Vietnam
computers
for china
memory in
programming of
shortcut keys of
Confucius
Congressional Committee on Human Rights
Continental Bank
Dalai Lama
data-driven approach
Deng Xiaoping
Devkota, Kripali
Digantar
Dim Boramy
disasters, human responses to
Donohoe, Robin Richards
Dostoyevksy, Fyodor
dot-com bubble
Draper, William H., III
Draper Richards Foundation (DRF)
drinking water, safe
Edelman
Edison, Thomas
85 Broads
Eisenhower, Mary
employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)
Erensel, Brent
Flynn, John
Foege, William
France
Francis de Sales, Saint
Friedman, Thomas
fund-raising
annual amount of
cash flow and
challenge grants as form of
by children
core principles in
DRF pledge in
enhanced airport security and
Global Catalyst Foundation grant in
global travelers and
maintaining positive reputation in
Microsoft grant in
multiple donor sources as goal of
optimistic emphasis in
passionate attitude in
post-9/11
rejections in
for Room to Grow
for Room to Read Sri Lanka
for Room to Read Vietnam
salesmanship in
Sponsored Silence as technique of
tax-deductible charity status needed for
tenacious employees needed for
thinking big in
Tibet Fund grant in
virtuous circle in
volunteer fund-raisers in
see also “Adopt a Project” model
fund-raising events
as “awareness raisers”
in Boston
in Chicago
in Hong Kong
in London
at Mount Everest
in New York City
post-9/11
for Room to Grow
for Room to Read Cambodia
slide shows at
in Vancouver
fund-raising network
city chapters of
competitive spirit in
international
for large-scale philanthropy
motivation for involvement in
Nepali-Americans in
planning of
super-empowered individuals in
Ganju, Erin Keown, (chief operating officer)
Gates, Bill
“batboy” of
charities of
clothing of
as data-driven
haircut of
net worth of
personality of
Gates, Bill, China visited by
Chinese youth and
clothing sent ahead in
Hong Kong border crossing of
Microsoft Venus launch in
photo ops in
preparations for
press conference on
schedule of
Shui Junyi television interview of
Gates, Melinda French
JW’s job interview with
Gates Foundation
Gehrig, Lou
girls, long-term scholarships for, see Room to Grow girls’ scholarship program
Global Catalyst Foundation
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Goldman Sachs
85 Broads of
Grameen Bank
guinea worm, eradication of
Habitat for Humanity
Haman, Anja
Hanson, Janet
Harris, Ed
Hillary, Sir Edmund
Himalayan Primary School
Himalayan Trust
Hong Kong
Hong Kong fund-raising chapter
fund-raising event of
Hue
IBM
illiteracy
immigrants, U.S.
India
bias against women in
illiteracy in
“nonresident Indian” (NRI) community of
poverty of
Rajasthan state of
see also Room to Read India
Indonesia
Informatics newspaper
ING
International Herald Tribune
Internet
domain names on
Iran
Islam, anti-Westernism of
Japan
Jennings, Peter
Jiang Zemin
Jim (JW’s college friend)
Joseph, Anthony
Kara (office manager)
Kathmandu
Buddhist monastery in
Lions Club in
Kathmandu Post
Katrak village
Kemp, Jacques
Khmer Rouge
Kierkegaard, Søren
Kim (JW’s friend)
Laos
Laura (JW’s friend)
Leary, Sarah
Levine, Alison
Lin, Carol
Lin, Pin-Pin
Lindenmayer, Michael
Lions Club
Listwin, Don
Liu Wei
London
London fund-raising chapter
loyalty
madrassa schools
Mao Tse-tung
Marsyendi River
Mexico
Michael (JW’s colleague)
Michele (PR consultant)
microfinance model
Microsoft
annual Worldwide Sales and Marketing meeting of
casual dress code of
corporate culture of
data-driven approach of
e-commerce initiatives of
employees respected at
employee stock-options program of
focus on results at
grant from
hiking philosophy of
Hotmail purchased by
IBM and
JW’s departure from
JW’s job interview at
loyalty at
pay rate of
R&D spending of
stressful pace at
tenacious employees sought by
thinking big at
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Australia
Microsoft China
antipiracy efforts of
Chinese employees of
investments of
negative media coverage of
public relations problem of
regionwide charity initiative of
research lab established by
sales goal of
see also Gates, Bill, China visited by
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft Venus
Microsoft Vietnam
Microsoft Word
Mike (JW’s colleague)
Milan fund-raising chapter
millionth-book milestone
Mount Everest expedition, all-American women’s
Munamalpe village
Muslims
in Sri Lanka
Nam Sreyny
Nancy (JW’s friend)
NASA astronauts
Nebedita (Room to Grow program officer)
Nepal
airport pickup in
average earnings in
brick factories in
ceremonies in
Dhading district of
District Development Committees of
flower garland welcomes in
GNP of
illiteracy rate of
JW’s vacation trek in
lodges in
lodging costs in
meal menus in
mountain roads of
number of villages in
1,001 as lucky number in
poverty of
prayer flags of
yak-butter tea of
Nepal, schools of
empty libraries of
English taught in
overcrowded classrooms of
see also Books for Nepal; Room to Read Nepal
Nepali-Americans
New York
see also September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of
New York fund-raising chapter
fund-raising events of
New York Yankees
New Zealand
Nguyen Thai Vu
computer studies of
earnings of
JW’s introduction to
languages learned by
parents of
pride of
progress of
scholarship money accepted by
non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Digantar
Shiva Charity
nonprofit organizations, see charities
Openwave
Oxford University
Paris fund-raising chapter
Pasupathi
Pasupathi, “Pat”
Phnom Penh
Porter, Michael
Prudential
public libraries
Carnegie
Queens
raffle tickets
Rajeev (local program officer)
Rasch family
refugees
Sri Lankan
Tibetan
Rockefeller, John D.
Rodi, Bruno
Room to Grow girls’ scholarship program
as both men’s and women’s issue
in Cambodia
cost of
expansion of
fund-raising for
generational effect of
in India
local female program officers of
materials supplied by
Mexico’s need for
in Nepal
number of recipients
slide shows on
as smart investment
social benefits of
tutors in
Room to Read:
accountability for results of
achievements of
board of directors of
business model of
“cheap and cheerful” approach of
choice of organizational name for; see also Books for Nepal
core leadership and management principles of
data-driven approach of
dedicated employees of
development director of
employee benefits package of
ethos of
expansion of
female staff of
funding of, see fund-raising
goals of
job interviews at
JW’s extreme work schedule at
low overhead of
loyalty at
microfinance model of
ongoing community support of
positive work environment of
press coverage of
results listed on e-mail signature file of
retirement program of
school bags of
thinking big by
2001 budget of
vigorous debate encouraged at
Web site of
Room to Read Cambodia
Computer Room program of
fund-raising event for
local project officers of
Room to Grow scholarships in
women teachers trained by
Room to Read India
bilingual libraries of
Room to Grow scholarships in
Room to Read Nepal
at Benighat
challenge grants for
Computer Room program of
cost of
enrollment in
Himalaya Primary School in
at Katrak
land and volunteer labor donated to
local program officers of
millionth-book milestone celebration of
Mount Everest expedition as fund-raising event for
Nepali donors to
NGO partners of
opening ceremonies of
photos of
project adoption in
Room to Grow scholarships in
Shree Bageshwori school in
Shree Bhagawati Primary School in
Shree Ram Janaki Lower Secondary School in
Simle School in
Tibetan refugee communities in
unannounced school inspection by
Room to Read Sri Lanka
in Ampara District
creativity engendered by
Erin’s onsite review of
fund-raising for
government assistance vs.
initial response of
libraries opened by
local volunteer labor in
media coverage of
in Munamalpe village
schools rebuilt by
Shiva Charity as partner of
Sri Lankan expatriate volunteers in
Students Helping Students campaign in
“tsunami wristbands” sold for
Room to Read Vietnam
challenge grants for
Computer Room programs of
Erin in
fund-raising for
organizational name change mandated by
photos of
project adoption in
see also Nguyen Thai Vu; Vietnam
Ruth, Babe
Sakoian, Carol
salesforce.com foundation
San Diego
San Francisco
San Francisco fund-raising chapter
Saudi Arabia
Scholastic
Sciabica, Tina
Seattle fund-raising chapter
Seierstad, Asne
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of
Afghanistan’s madrassa schools and
Chicago chapter fund-raising event after
enhanced airport security after
Shapiro, Ben
Sherpa, Dawa
Shilpi (local program officer)
Shiva Charity
shopping.com
Shrestha, Dinesh
at opening ceremonies
Shui Junyi
Singapore
Singapore fund-raising chapter
Sivakumaran, Suba
Skoll Foundation conference
Sophie (JW’s girlfriend)
Soviet Union
Sponsored Silence fund-raising technique
Struthers, Sally
Students Helping Students campaign
Sunisha (local program officer)
Sushil
Sydney
Sydney fund-raising chapter
Taiwan
Talmud
Tamil Tigers
Tavern Club
Thailand
Than, Professor
Theroux, Paul
thinking big
Tibet Fund
Tidlow, Mr.
tikka powder
Tilak
Tong Slek Secondary School
Trell, Julie
Trump, Donald
tsunami
media coverage of
schools destroyed by
see also Room to Read Sri Lanka
“tsunami wristbands”
Tuladhar, Sujina
Unfinished Presidency, The (Brinkley)
Unilever
United Nations
girls’ education advocated by
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Uppington, Bob
Usha (educator)
Valentine, Hilary
Valvano, Jim
Vancouver fund-raising chapter
venture capitalists
V Foundation
Vietnam
baby boom in
Communist
Computer Academy in
earnings in
education valued in
gift-giving in
Japan and
JW’s backpacking trek in
Microsoft software piracy in
overcrowded classrooms of
poverty in
tourism in
see also Nguyen Thai Vu; Room to Read Vietnam
Vietnamese National Railway
Vu, see Nguyen Thai Vu
Wahhabism
Wal-Mart
Washington, D.C., fund-raising chapter
Weirton News and Views
Weirton Steel
Welch, Jack
Windows 95
Windows NT certification exams
women:
all-American Mount Everest expedition of
bias against
illiteracy rate of
as JW’s childhood mentors
Nepalese, cement bags carried by
in Sri Lanka
see also Room to Grow girls’ scholarship program
Wood, John J.:
Boston Marathon run by
as childhood entrepreneur
childhood reading of
financial analysis of
financial career of
financial problems of
first computer experience of
40th birthday celebration of
journals of
mundane tasks neglected by
parents of; see also Wood, Mr. “Woody”
personality of
relationship problems of
rented quarters of
women as childhood mentors of
Wood, Mr. “Woody”
advice given by
in book drive
in Nepal
World Health Organization
XL Capital
Yadav (local program officer)
Yunus, Muhammad