Eric Leland
Eric Leland has spent the last 13 years working with progressive organizations tackling online and offline technology challenges. As the Founder and Director of Leland Design, Eric focuses on strategic technology planning, website and database planning, development and implementation for progressive health and human services organizations, human rights and environmental advocacy groups. Eric served as the Director of TechCommons at TechSoup.org, one of the nation's most comprehensive nonprofit technology assistance organizations. Eric managed nine technology activists seeking solutions to systemic nonprofit technology issues, leveraging the latest online community tools to engage nonprofits and solution providers to contribute to lasting solutions.
Eric is very active in nonprofit and technology circles. He serves on the board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, and as a member of the Tech Underground and the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network.
Jason Salter
Jason Salter wrote his first computer program in 6th grade, designed and built a computer before finishing high school, and then went to MIT to become... a molecular biologist. Considering the parallels of DNA as "programming code" and recombinant DNA technology as the means to reprogram organisms, a trend towards social technology begins to emerge.
Jason's interest in "programming" has since taken him into website development. The rise of content management system (CMS) technology has created a wonderful opportunity for everyone to "program" a website. Once the installation of a CMS and its initial setup is complete, any authorized person who has been given the proper training can easily create, edit, and delete information on the website. Jason established his consultancy (JasonSalter.com) and has become an expert in developing CMS technology using the latest open source technologies for solving a wide variety of client needs, from blog collaboration, to information and referral services and ezines.