Published by Camilla on 22 Apr 2013

Celebration – What are your dreams this Earth Day?


“I have a dream… about a unified global social movement, a great awakening of humanity.” ~Felix, Germany 
This Earth Day, the Wiser.org Community is celebrating dreams. Whatever your dream for Earth Day, please share it!

Published by Camilla on 09 Apr 2013

Dr. Dave Adams, Wiser.org’s 75,000th Member,
Inspiring Change in the World

Wiser.org recently celebrated its 75,000th member Dr. Dave Adams (PhD), founder of GoodWork Academy, based in Oxfordshire in the UK. After many years in the development field, Dave believes it is critical to “inspire ourselves to create the change that we want to see in the world.” He also believes that a focused network like [...]

Published by Camilla on 19 Mar 2013

Wiser.org – the Social Network for Sustainability –
Surpasses 75,000 Members

Wiser.org is celebrating an important milestone as it sees its community surpassing 75,000 members. This niche social network, which can be likened to a sort of green LinkedIn, has become a place for kinship-building among 10s of 1,000s of activists, social change organizations, and not-for-profits working on some of the planet’s most pressing issues. Members [...]

Published by Antoinette Siu on 23 Jan 2013

Experiences, insights and creating dialogue in China with a WiserLocal

by  Mobei Zhang Mobei from Beijing in China shares her experiences on preparing for a WiserLocal Gathering. She has now held two gatherings in Beijing attended mostly by students and NGO representatives. This is my second time preparing for WiserLocal gathering. The first time is around July and the second one was in November last [...]

Published by Alex Romanak on 22 Jan 2013

8 Things We Learned from 2012′s Fundraising Campaign

Following Wiser.org‘s successful end of year fundraising campaign, we spent time collecting surveys from donors and talking with fundraisers to identify important takeaways for future campaigns. We’ve managed to boil it down to our top 8 fundraising lessons, which we hope other nonprofits might find useful in their own fundraising efforts. 1.  Leverage the talents [...]

Published by Antoinette Siu on 11 Dec 2012

New to Wiser.org? Get Started with These Tips! (Big Thanks to Steve!)

Member Steve Kaye is here to share 3 ways to make a great resource out of Wiser.org. We can accomplish great things if we know and help each other! 1) Post a photo of yourself and a bio so that others know who you are. 2) Include these two statement in your bio:   How you can [...]

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 Camilla on 21 Nov 2012

Creating Space for Collaboration in India and Beyond!

How do we support conscious collaboration in our community? What are the measures of success for gatherings focused on social and environmental change? What is the role of an editor? What stories are inspiring us to keep doing the work we’re doing? These were just some of the questions asked by Wiser.org staff, editors and [...]

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