Top contributors on WiserEarth

Where would WiserEarth be without the hard work of its contributors? If you’ve added an event or an organization, a resource or a job, you are one of our valued contributors. Each small step we take adds up to a huge wave of sustainable knowledge and action. We’d like to take this opportunity to profile some of our most prolific contributors who make WiserEarth the community it is today. Thanks for all that you do!

Kathryn McCallum (kathrynmccallum)

Why she’s on WE: I work collaboratively on environmental campaigns and WiserEarth gives me incredible tools to communicate with my teams. Having the wiki pages cuts time as we share and work on documents. The instant chat brings us all in the same place without having to install different software. The file library feature helps us share documents without having to email them back and forth. The whole workspace ends up being a diary of each person’s contributions to the project.

I have yet to really take my contribution into the wider WiserEarth community. So far I have mainly used it as a tool to communicate with project teams. I work from home and my teams are spread all around Australia so it makes collaboration powerful. Because the climate crisis is so urgent, collaboration is more important than ever. I also have two small children, so WiserEarth means I can check the workspace, without needing to commute and leave my home.

What inspires her to contribute: The purpose of my work is threefold: to leverage digital networks for climate action; to explore ways of communicating that lead to action and engagement; and to find the tipping points toward a vibrant, safe climate future.

A few favorite contributions: I’ve used WiserEarth as a workspace (The Hero Generation). It’s a tool to get things done.

John Rainbird (jonrainbird)

Why he’s on WE: I expect the same reasons many others are – to connect with other folk passionate about justice and protecting this beautiful planet, the learn and finally hopeful to help effect some useful change.

What inspires him to contribute: I enjoy sharing my ideas and thoughts and getting feedback from others on them – I find that there is great synergy when a few people bend their minds to a common issue and new ideas emerge and occasional revelations that elevate your own understanding of the issue.

A few favorite contributions: I have learned a great deal from so many people, it’s hard to choose I’m afraid. I do really enjoy the sharing of great quotes though – like the one Bowo posted recently: “War does not determine who is right, only who is left…” – Sylvie Schapira or “The difficulty lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones.” – John Maynard Keynes

Juan Manuel Ledón Roig (ledon)

Why he’s on WE: I’m on WiserEarth because here I find a powerful way for creating meanings, sharing values and connecting the hearts of wonderful people, groups, organizations and communities of action… Based on the Truth that we are all one, I believe WiserEarth helps us to make this sense of Unity more visible, conscious and useful in order to build, all together, a better world.

What inspires him to contribute: What inspires me most to contribute is the possibility to create strong synergies of talent which help to turn “impossible dreams” into realities.

A few favorite contributions: EcoSITE (solution) and PAE Mexico (group)

Anthony Robinson (anthrob)

Why he’s on WE: I’m on WiserEarth primarily to use the space provided to our group (Commons Governance Work Group) both as a window for the research we’re doing to the WiserEarth community, and as a collaborate space for ourselves.