PodLeaders - Thought Leaders podcast

Episode 25 of the PodLeaders show

My guest on the show today is CompuMentor’s Vice President of Knowledge Services Marnie Webb. Founded in 1987, CompuMentor helps nonprofit organisations to use technology more effectively to achieve their missions. I was fascinated with the idea of an organisation set up specifically to help nonprofits harness the power of technology so I asked Marnie to come on the show.

Here are the questions I asked Marnie and the times in the interview at which I asked them:

Marnie, can you start off by telling us what your background is and how you got into compumentor? - 0:30

What does compumentor do? - 2:03

How do you define a non-profit? - 3:52

Is there a difference between a non-profit, a non governmental organisation and a charity? - 4:36

How do non-profits deal with the licensing implications of paid-for software products as opposed to the free and open source models? - 5:04

You work with non-profit organisations around the world, how do they get in touch with you and what kind of practical assistance can you offer them? - 6:43

If I am setting up a social benefit organisation, and I want to kit out an office, do I approach TechSoup, is it a members thing or how does that work from a practical perspective? - 8:01

And has the emergence of Web 2.0 applications helped at all in rolling out technology? - 9:16

Are many using them and in what context are they using them? - 11:20

With the rollout of broadband we are seeing a growing digital divide, is that something affecting the NGO’s? - 13:14

In terms of disaster relief, are there pre-packed ICT kits which can be dropped into a zone to set people up with Internet access, etc.? - 15:25

What change have you seen in the last 3/4 years which most helps NGO’s set up an office - 18:39

Are there things coming down the road which are not quite here yet that will be of use to NGOs? - 21:04

Finally - do you have any non-tech related hobbies? - 23:37

Download the interview here (32mb mp3).