Archive for the 'Leadership' Category

Published by Antoinette Siu on 06 Dec 2012

Despite a Broken Elbow, I Still Love India!

Celeste, Wiser.org’s community manager shares her thoughts on her recent trip to India, which included some incredible experiences, part of which included a broken elbow after hiking. Here she recounts a short story of her visit. India really is an incredible country I came here in early November for our yearly staff and editors gathering [...]

Published by Antoinette Siu on 05 Dec 2012

Volunteers, This Goes Out to You

by Laura Ross-Perry WiserEarth U.S. staff/interns show their appreciation with handmade, recycled paper signs (L to R: Laura, Alex, Antoinette, Peggy, Ari). December 5, 2012, marks the 27th anniversary of UN International Volunteer Day! As Volunteer Coordinator for Wiser.org, I have witnessed first-hand the incredible impact that volunteers can have on an organization. The Wiser [...]

Published by Gillian Gurish on 17 Sep 2012

Inside Wiser: Step Into Our Office

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Part of the joy of working with WiserEarth, whether as an intern (like me), a volunteer, a donor or a staff member, is not just explaining what we do but how we do it. We have 8 staff members and 6 interns – and they are spread out over 8 countries. And that doesn’t even include our incredible volunteer force that is spread out all over the globe. How exactly can a small organization run when its staff lives in more time zones than you can count on one hand? Step inside our office and find out.

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Published by Sil Gabriell on 15 Jun 2012

Rio Focus: Ana Person

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Sil Grabriell, Wiser.org Editor, had the honor of doing an interview with Ana Person about her work as a community builder and her participation at the Rio+20 conferences. The original interview was in Portuguese and is available here.

Published by Peggy on 04 Apr 2012

Designing Online Engagement


Do you know who are your online evangelists? Do you have multiple online channels to engage them with. I just attended a great session and found out the latest research about designing online engagement.

Published by Katherine Bray on 20 Mar 2012

Employee Volunteers on the Rise!

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Company volunteerism is an up and coming way to grow the workplace. What’s in it for the companies? › Continue reading…

Published by Peggy on 14 Mar 2012

WiserEarth’s 4 Best Practices on Working Virtually

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83 percent of small businesses said they plan to hire up to half of their workers as virtual workers in the next year.
With a social network of over 65,000 members from around the world and half the staff leaving across the world, WiserEarth has certainly learned a lot about working virtually. › Continue reading…

Published by Peggy on 23 Mar 2011

Creating Large-Scale Social Change

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Today brought together 300 people in Standford to discuss large scale social change across sectors. I was amazed to see such a diverse group of individuals, from funders to NGO leaders, government representatives and many more. This conference was presented by FSG and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. I deeply thank them for making a live stream of the conference. › Continue reading…

 

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