Arnold Chandler is a Program Associate at PolicyLink where he conducts policy data analysis and research studies into the innovative application of information technology and data to community building, advocacy, neighborhood change and revitalization, and regional development.  His research focuses on economic and community development in America's older core cities; the digital divide and public policy; supporting technology innovation in the nonprofit sector; electronic advocacy; and the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for policy change.  Chandler has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a M.S. in Telecom Policy and Information Systems.

You can read a transcript of the interview on the NetSquared blog.

Gregg Swanson is the Executive Director of HumaniNet, a nonprofit that provides assistance in ICT (information and communications technologies) to the humanitarian community. 

A former Air Force officer and fighter pilot, Gregg served for 20 years in line and staff positions with Air Force headquarters, NATO forces, and operational units in Asia and Europe.  He has held executive and management positions in several Silicon Valley companies, largely in operations and international programs. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, he has studied in Germany as an Olmsted Scholar and has graduate degrees in international affairs from the American University and in business from Stanford University.  Before founding HumaniNet in 2002, Gregg was Director of Technology at Northwest Medical Teams in Portland, Oregon.

You can read a transcript of this interview on the NetSquared blog.

Teresa Crawford is a strategic technology consultant based in Washington DC.  She has been working in the field of NGOs and technology since 1998. Over the last few years she has worked in 30 countries with organizations both large and small to help them make better use of information and information technology in their work.

You can read a transcript of this interview on the NetSquared blog.

This podcast is an interview by David Collin with Dave Sanford, Product and Business Strategist of LinkedIn. Sanford explains how non-profit organizations can use LinkedIn to bring attention to their cause.

Photo by Leo Romero

This podcast is an interview by David Collin with Dave Sanford, Product and Business Strategist of LinkedIn. Sanford explains how non-profit organizations can use LinkedIn to bring attention to their cause.

Photo by Leo Romero

This podcast is a presentation by Oz Basarir, Chief Technology Officer of the Natural Capital Institute, sponsor of the environmental activism social networking site WiserEarth. WiserEarth promotes positive social change by empowering the largest and fastest growing movement in the world � the hundreds of thousands of organizations within civil society that address social justice, poverty, and the environment. WiserEarth provides tools to help these organizations find each other, collaborate, share resources and build alliances.

Photo by Leo Romero

This is a interview by David Collin with Oz Basarir, Chief Technology Officer for the Natural Capital Institute, sponsor of WiserEarth. WiserEarth promotes positive social change by empowering the largest and fastest growing movement in the world � the hundreds of thousands of organizations within civil society that address social justice, poverty, and the environment. WiserEarth provides tools to help these organizations find each other, collaborate, share resources and build alliances.

Photo by Leo Romero

ChipIn's mission is to make it easy to collect money.  In today's how we talk with Carnet Williams, ChipIn's CEO, about how nonprofits can use the ChipIn widget to raise money for their cause.

Previously, Carnet was the Director of Clean Trade at The Nature Conservancy, the Executive Director at HiBEAM, the Director of Academic Technology at Stanford University, the Associate Dean of Information Technology at Stanford Law School, the Director of Business Development at TurboLinux, the Founder and Executive Director at NetCorps, and the Founder and CEO of Tactics.com.

You can read a transcript of this interview on the NetSquared blog.

The New Organizing Institute (NOI), is a grassroots program that trains young, technology-enabled political organizers to work for progressive campaigns and organizations.  We interviewed Rosalyn Lemieux, NOI's Executive Director, about how organizers can use the social web for their work.

Prior to coming to NOI, Rosalyn Lemieux worked for MoveOn.org Political Action in various capacities including staff trainer, online organizer, and volunteer program manager. Prior to joining MoveOn, Rosalyn operated a small independent consulting business, conducting online campaigns for progressive candidates and causes. She got her start in online organizing while serving as the Feminist Majority Foundation's web team director from 1999-2003.

You can read a transcript of this interview on the Net2 blog.

WorldChanging is a solutions-based journalism nonprofit that looks for the best available solutions to the world's most pressing problems.  They have a blog, WorldChanging.com and a book, WorldChanging:  A User's Guide for the 21st Century.  We talk with WorldChanging's Executive Editor, Alex Steffen about how he thinks the social web can be used for social change.

You can read a transcript of this interview on the Net2 blog.