Archive for March, 2009

Published by Peggy on 25 Mar 2009

Highlights from the ‘Online Community Business Forum’

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Last week I attended the Online Community Business Forum in Sonoma, CA. It brought together a select group of business leaders who manage online communities. Over two days we shared our learnings and challenges. All of us agreed that building communities online is hard work, yet highly rewarding. Here are a few key topics that we discussed: › Continue reading…

Published by Angus on 24 Mar 2009

7 Steps to a Compelling Purpose for your Online Community

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Your community’s purpose is key to recruiting new members, raising funds, and staying on strategy. But too often in the rush to create online communities, we skip over this crucial step. Here are a couple of tips for developing that compelling statement of purpose to get your group off on the right foot. › Continue reading…

Published by Angus on 13 Mar 2009

Welcome to the WiserEarth Blog

WiserEarth is in the business of ‘connecting people to communities of action’. Along the way we realized that people need help creating and managing these communities, especially when they have a significant portion of their life ‘online’ as opposed to ‘onlife’. This blog will showcase examples of successful community building and some of the learning we have picked up along the way while advising community managers and supporting the wider WiserEarth membership of over 20,000 people. If you are looking for specific help on community building look at our resources pages.

Thank you for the work you do,

Angus, Peggy, Bowo, Camilla, and the WiserEarth Community. › Continue reading…