Martin Kearns has been Co-Founder and Executive Director of Green Media Toolshed (GMT) since May of 2000. GMT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the environmental movement communicate more effectively by offering a professional suite of communication tools, trainings and services. GMT offers the technology groups need along with the training and support to develop strategies that leverage those tools for the benefit member organizations and coalitions. Kearns is at the forefront of network-centric advocacy and theory. He has developed several papers on Advocacy in the Age of Connectivity and blogs on network-centric advocacy at www.network-centricadvocacy.net and projects based on the theory (www.mediavolunteer.org).

Previously, Kearns founded the Georgia River Network, a state based conservation group solely dedicated to the conservation of Georgia's rivers. Kearns also served as Executive Director of the Georgia River Network. Kearns has been political fundraiser for candidates for the US House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

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