People

NGO background: 20 years' experience of media and communications work in the sector, including senior positions with Greenpeace and Amnesty International. Founded Communications Inc in 2003.

Additional: Won Foreign Press Association Press Office of the Year Award. Columnist and judge for Third Sector magazine. Visiting Lecturer in NGO communications.

Specialises in: Strategic development and analysis.

Favourite job: Occupying Rockall in the North East Atlantic.

NGO background: Over a decade working as a consultant for the NGO sector, several years in-house at Amnesty International, plus helpline adviser for Shelter.

Additional: Worked in feature film production, AV and installation production.

Specialises in: Strategic advice, senior project management, business development and budgets.

Favourite job: Live webcast from Dakar, Senegal.

NGO Background: 4 years as a communications consultant in the sector, doing media training and outreach strategy, campaign writing (clients include Ocean2012, Shark Alliance, STARS Foundation, Dr Hadwen Trust)

Additional: 12 years as a news journalist, (including anchoring at CNN International, senior producer at BBC R4 and presenting for Germany’s ‘World Service’, Deutsche Welle TV, in Berlin). Began journalism on ‘Marketing’ and ‘Campaign’ magazines.

Specialises in: Helping clients define their cause more sharply and in plain English.

Favourite Job: Interviewing Mo Mowlam and covering Bill Clinton’s first speech at the Brandenburg Gate.

NGO background: Over 10 years communications experience across the private, public and NGO sectors working in both an in-house and consultancy capacity.

Additional:  Four years in central communications department at BBC, 2 years in leading marketing communications agency, and field development experience volunteering in Tanzania.

Specialises in: Internal Communications, Change Management and creative campaign design.

Favourite job: Organising staff and media events for launch of BBC's Blue Planet with David Attenborough.

NGO Background: Two years working as the web editor for the UK marine charity, The Shark Trust.  Five years volunteering for UK marine and environment charities including the Marine Conservation Society, Moor Trees and The Conservation Volunteers.

Additional: Graduated in BSc Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology from Plymouth University and MA Multi-media Journalism from Bournemouth University. Over two years experience working as a communications consultant across NGO, corporate and brand sectors.

Specialises in: Nick specialises in social media marketing and campaigning.

Favourite job: Leading guided snorkel safaris for tourists on the Great Barrier Reef as a marine biologist.

Background: Highly experienced financial administrator with 6-7 years working between Norway and the UK. MBA from Bournemouth University as well as studying French and Philosophy

Additional: Interested in interiors and property development.

Specialises in: Number crunching

Most interesting job: Working in a tourist information on the French Riviera.

NGO background: Over 10 years' experience of making audio-visual products for both the public and voluntary sector. Includes news, documentary and campaigning items for TV, radio and internet.

Additional: News item production.

Specialises in: Messages without borders.

Favourite job: Producing a 30-minute documentary on human rights abuses in Guatemala to tie in with a worldwide campaign launch.

NGO Background: Over 20 years communication experience in public, private and NGO sectors.

Additional: Coordinated first broadband internet service over satellite in Australia.

Specialises in: Web development, database-based web applications, Oasis iTunes playlists.

Favourite job: Co-created www.WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com in '03, rated as an All-Time Internet Phenomenon by CNET.

NGO Background: Over 10 years experience in creating and building web applications for a variety of NGOs and online campaigns.

Additional: Developed custom web applications for clients in the financial, wind energy, health care, and media industries.

Specialises in: Web development, database-based web applications.

Favourite job: Created the "Deep Sea Dress-Up" web application for the "Worth Saving" campaign for the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.