If you work in a nonprofit, you know that there isn’t enough time in the day (or fiscal year) to do everything you need to do yourself. To get it all done, you better know the outside companies that can best help you do what you can’t do yourself.

We asked two people whose organizations provide technology services to nonprofits a couple questions about themselves so you can get to know them and what drives their work. You can find out more about their organizations and meet people from other tech companies Wednesday, April 4, at the Science Fair, part of the Nonprofit Technology Conference.

April Pedersen, Executive Director of Democracy in Action

What motivates you to work with nonprofits and specifically to help them with their online advocacy?

“It's all about being effective and making real-world change. Whether it's using online tools to organize hundreds of vigils on the anniversary of the Iraq war or helping groups raise funds to build awareness about the atrocities in Darfur, I'm able to see firsthand the difference we make in the effectiveness of organizations we serve nearly every day.