Published by Antoinette Siu on 31 Oct 2012

WiserLocal, Dhaka: Peace Gathering for Green Community Building

The 3rd WiserLocal gathering in Dhaka took place in a successive manner on 21 September at the eve of world day of peace. The venue was Curzon Hall, which is a part of the school of science of the University of Dhaka. With its significance in education during the post-independence era of as well as afterwards, it [...]

Published by Sil Gabriell on 15 Jun 2012

Rio Focus: Ana Person

Ana Person

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 Donnie Maclurcan on 26 Jan 2012

How to Map Assets & Expose Real Wealth for Shared Futures

Harnessed fully, there are more talents and resources within any small group of passionate citizens than are actually needed to manifest deep social change. It is just a matter of how willing we are to step back and see things through a lens of strengths and possibilities, and how creatively we can bring our multitude of capabilities to light. › Continue reading…

Published by Camilla on 09 Nov 2011

The Accidental Activist

I came across a wonderful article recently by Margaret Wheatley called “What is our role?”. In the article, she talks about Wangari Maathai who had described herself as an “Accidental Activist”. Wangari had no idea what the result of her actions would be when she first began planting trees. She did not know that she would end up in prison or be punished by her government or that she would become a Nobel Peace Prize winner. “All she did was take that first step, and then the next, and then the next”, writes Margaret. › Continue reading…

Published by Camilla on 15 Mar 2011

Welcoming Anula, WE’s 50,000th member

Anula Galewska

We are excited to announce WiserEarth’s 50,000th member! Anula Galewska is Polish, currently works in tourism in Greece and is fluent in Russian. She is passionate about traveling, e-tourism and all things related to Central Eastern Europe. › Continue reading…


Published by Kerry on 19 Jul 2010

Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp: Be there, or be… missing out

craigslist_bootcamp

If a boot camp makes you think of a bunch of people in fatigues being made to climb ropes and run in the mud, you’re not alone. But the Craigslist Boot Camp is instead a highly enjoyable and educational affair… › Continue reading…

Published by Angus on 01 Jul 2010

Great reads on Community Building (June 31)

Building Community

Sharing some of our favorite posts from around the web on the subjects of community building and how nonprofits are using social media. Enjoy. › Continue reading…

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