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WiserEarth plans to open their database of social change organizations

More than a few organizations attempt to connect volunteers with ways to pitch in. WiserEarth stands out because it connects users with jobs, events and volunteer opportunities associated with a variety of non-profit organizations. It's a user-edited database where you can find ways to make a difference, make a living and make friends based on your values. So far it has listed over 100,000 organizations.

Currently, WiserEarth also developing an API to help share their database with more organizations and grow their network. They've decided to crowd-source the funding for this project: the individuals and organizations they're helping are invited to pitch in and to show larger investors how valued WiserEarth is. If you'd like to pitch in or learn more, click here.

This is WiserEarth's vision in their own words: "Imagine being able to have the greatest database of social change organizations ever assembled pumping through your group’s site, opening up new opportunities for collaboration. Imagine being able to show your users what organizations and individuals are already active in their area, just waiting to be mobilized. Look at the explosions of creativity around the Twitter, Google and Flickr APIs, and imagine all of the possibilities that emerge when we open up our digital doors to the datasets that can power a movement."

To find out more about WiserEarth, click here

posted by ansorensen on 5/13/2009 5:31 pm | COMMENTS (1)
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OpenWiser Update and Invitation to Help Develop It www.wiserearth.org/group/API

On Monday June 1, the community beat its goal of raising $10,000 to help WiserEarth complete its API (or “application programming interface.”). The purpose of the API is to enable other organizations to access and display WiserEarth’s wealth of social change information through their own websites, opening up new opportunities for collaboration.

On April 22nd, Leif Utne and Jon Warnow launched a campaign with a broad group of organizations and people to collectively fund the development of WiserEarth’s API. Five weeks later and 102 donors later we have $10,319 to make this project a reality!

A beta version of the API is now available for WiserEarth Organizations profiles. If you would like to get geeky and create web widgets, please join the WiserEarth API Developers Group and help with developing, testing and documenting the API.

posted by Timonie on 6/ 5/2009 2:18 pm

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