J.D. Lasica, one of the earliest social media strategists, is a consultant to nonprofits as well as Fortune 1000 companies, mid-size companies and startups. He is widely considered one of the world’s leading authorities on social media and the revolution in user-created media. J.D. is founder of Socialbrite.org and Socialmedia.biz, wrote the book Darknet about emerging media, founded Ourmedia, the first video hosting site, and speaks at a wide range of conferences. J.D. lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. See his full profile or contact him.

John Haydon advises nonprofits, small businesses and social entrepreneurs on how to implement inbound marketing strategies with the social web. He has been invited to speak about social media on Philanthopy.com, Techsoup.org and NetworkforGood.org. In his own words, John “helps nonprofits get results with social media by translating abstract marketing concepts AND web 2.0 technologies into plain English.” See his full profile or contact John.

Debra Askanase works with nonprofits and businesses to create engagement strategies that move people to action. She works with organizations to develop and implement social media strategies that meet their organizational and programmatic goals. See her full profile or contact Debra.

Shonali Burke works with nonprofit and business clients on how to tell their stories the right way, to the right people, at right time, using the right mix of traditional and social media that best suits their goals. See her full profile or contact Shonali.

Lauren Major specializes in multimedia storytelling for nonprofits, NGOs and small to mid-size businesses. Through her expert use of the latest in video, photography and audio technology, Lauren helps organizations produce compelling, heartwarming stories to get their message across. See her full profile or contact Lauren.

Carla Schlemminger has more than 17 years experience in marketing communications, branding and strategic public relations, working with technology companies and serving as an adviser to Upwardly Global, a nonprofit that serves immigrant professionals and employers. See her full profile or contact Carla.

Ken Banks focuses on using mobile technology to foster positive social and environmental change in the developing world, and he has spent the last 15 years working on projects in Africa. Recently, his research resulted in the development of FrontlineSMS, a field communication system designed to empower grassroots nonprofit organisations. See his full profile, contact Ken or visit his site.