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Wikipedia articles that mention WiserEarth:

English:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiserEarth - main English listing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites - list of social network sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Unrest - Blessed Unrest book description

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hawken - Paul Hawken listing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo - external link

French:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiserEarth - main French listing

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Rationale : The WiserEarth article on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiserEarth has been deleted three times in 2007 and 2008 by WP administrators under various reasons : spam/advertising, not enough content, no assertion of notability. This page is there to build a mockup of the article we would like to see on WP, and then to upload it to WP when we judge it meets Wikipedia quality requirements regarding content, NPOV (Neutral Point Of View, are we able to achieve that I wonder), quoting sources "asserting notability" etc.

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WiserEarth

'''WiserEarth''' is a user generated directory for the social and environmental movement [1], tracking the work of non-profit around the world <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9801533-2.html WiserEarth tracks the work of nonprofits around the world]</ref>. The online platform maps and connects [[non-governmental organization]]s (NGOs), businesses, governments, and individuals addressing global issues such as climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, [[social justice]], conservation, human rights and more. WISER is an acronym for World Index of Social and Environmental Responsibility. WiserEarth is supported and funded by the [[Natural Capital Institute]] <ref>[http://www.wiserearth.org/article/About About WiserEarth]</ref> <ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9801533-2.html WiserEarth tracks the work of nonprofits around the world]</ref>.

==History==

The seed of the idea of WiserEarth is explained by [[Paul Hawkin|Paul Hawken]] in his book "Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being, and How No One Saw it Coming." {{Fact|date=December 2008}}. The author had collected business cards, during numerous meetings and conferences, from thousands of organizations. He figured that these cards could form the core of a data base of what he calls the "movement" {{Fact|date=December 2008}}. In 2005, he convened a team of editors with the objective to gather data from 100,000 environment and social justice organizations around the world. The resulting directory was launched on Earth Day in 2007. Other functionalities were added later to the website, such as [[Social_network_service|social networking]] service and groupware tools.

==Facts and figures==

As of December 2008, WiserEarth provided a data base of more than 110,000 organizations worldwide, over 20,000 registered members, and more than 1,000 groups, with content organized in 46 areas of focus and 379 sub-areas {{Fact|date=December 2008}}. The area of focus organisation is currently under revision, a simpler organisation matching  the [[Earth Charter]] principles is under discussion.

==Website features==

WiserEarth is organized as a wiki. Registered members can edit the data base entries, add new organizations and linked resources, participate in discussions, and create groups. The website is  non-profit, advertising free, and community-driven. The data is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.

==See also==

* [[Natural Capital Institute]]

* [[Paul Hawken]]

* [[Earth Charter]]

==External links==

http://www.wiserearth.org/article/About
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/wiser_earth_paul_hawken.php

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9801533-2.html

http://www.wiserearth.org/article/About

http://www.wiserearth.org/user/active

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2262559425

==References==

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