We accelerate the progress of innovative nonprofits by connecting them to the best of Google.
What we do
Since launching in 2005, Google.org has sought out nonprofit innovators that apply radical, data-driven innovation to solving the world's biggest challenges. These are the believers-turned-doers that have made the biggest impact on the communities they represent, whose work has the potential to produce meaningful change that can scale.
Google.org aims to extend the reach of these innovators and connect them with a unique blend of support that includes funding, tools, and Googler volunteer expertise. Though each project poses a fresh challenge, we ask the same question every time: “How can we bring the best of Google to power their work and accelerate their progress?”
How we work
We find innovative nonprofits
We identify nonprofits using technology and innovation to tackle complex global challenges. While every project is different, these organizations tend to have a few things in common.
Address inequities
We look for innovators who understand the needs of marginalized and vulnerable populations and create new and unexpected solutions to address inequities.
Solve like engineers
When ideas aren’t backed by data and research, impact is harder to achieve and measure. We look for teams that break down large problems into small ones, and then test and iterate solutions. They share our belief that technology and innovation can accelerate change across the nonprofit sector.
Bring change to everyone
The best ideas positively impact as many people as possible. We look for leaders who have bold, ambitious ideas. They open source their technology. They build models with the potential to scale. They speak publicly about their successes and failures so that others can learn and benefit.
And then we build the right toolkit
We help grantees scope projects to ensure they have the resources to sustain and scale. In addition to funding, we connect our grantees to technical expertise from Google volunteers and tools and products that accelerate their progress.
Funding
Each year, we give $100 million in grants to support breakthrough innovation and technology with the potential to scale.
Expertise
Each year, Googler volunteers spend 250,000 hours with nonprofits––bringing their passion and engineering expertise to accelerate progress.
Technology
Each year, we donate a range of free products and services designed to serve the unique needs of nonprofits, and amplify their impact.
Our areas of focus
We want a world that works for everyone–and we believe technology and innovation can move the needle in three key areas.
Connecting people to jobs and opportunity for economic mobility
View our work in economic opportunity