A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated the winners of the
Google Global Impact Challenge in the UK, awarding prizes to nonprofits for some amazing, innovative uses of technology to help their causes. Today we are thrilled to go one step further and launch the
Google for Nonprofits programme in the UK, starting in England and Wales.
Google for Nonprofits is a one-stop-shop that offers access to our suite of free and discounted products and tools. If you work for a nonprofit, you can
apply to join the program today. Once your organisation is approved, you get free
Google Apps to cut IT costs and operate more efficiently, up to $10,000 a month in advertising on
Google AdWords to reach more donors, and premium features for
YouTube and our
mapping technologies to raise awareness of your cause. We’ve also developed other online resources such as
educational videos,
case studies and better ways
to connect with other nonprofits.
Over the years, Google has donated over $1 billion worth of products to nonprofits, and several UK organisations are already using our tools.
BeatBullying, a charity that fights online bullying, uses Google Apps to enable more sharing and collaboration amongst colleagues; the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution uses Google AdWords and YouTube to raise awareness and recruit more supporters; and
WaterAid uses Google mapping technologies to show where their work is making a difference.
We’re inspired and humbled by the amazing ways nonprofits are making the world a better place, and look forward to supporting the work of more UK nonprofits.
