We’re pleased to announce a new member to the WiserEarth Team: Celeste Salter, who in our new Online Community Manager. You may have heard of her! For the last two years, Celeste has been working as a volunteer as a WiserEarth Editor. › Continue reading…

Want to fundraise to the best of your abilities? The Fundraising Online conference may be just for you! Fundraising Online will run from May 10-12 as a virtual conference full of live webinars and networking to help you master online fundraising. No travel, yet a great community of experts to tap into! › Continue reading…

This year’s WebDiversity conference, which takes place in Paris on 21 May, is putting a spotlight on a world-changing year that has dramatically propelled the Internet, and more specifically platforms such as FaceBook and Twitter, to central stage for eluding internet censorship and spurring democratic change. Their role in WikiLeaks revelations to revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East has already earmarked 2011 as the year that social media tools have come of age. › Continue reading…

We are always on the lookout for good advice on nonprofit management and I was happy to find out that Darian Rodriguez Heyman, former Executive Director of the Craigslist Foundation, was doing a book on the topic. The result is “Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals” recently released and a must read! › Continue reading…

People are doing great work in their local communities, but stories about their work frequently stay local or go untold. LikeMinded is launching today, collecting stories of local innovations, success, and sometimes even failures and is helping information get where it needs to go. Such a needed tool! › Continue reading…

WiserEarth editor Michael Sykes is not new to the sustainability movement. As a founder and co-owner of the SBA Farms Collective, a peace activist, and a champion of education relating to food supplies and getting off the grid, Michael stays busy. What has he learned from these many years of involvement? Read on! › Continue reading…

This week we would like to introduce the story of WiserEarth member, Rebecca Russell. Rebecca works at the intersection of multiple healing passions: helping to nurture her local community physically through her profession as a yoga teacher, and to connect, educate, and inspire through a growing community garden project. › Continue reading…

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…