We bring the best of Google––funding, innovation, and expertise––to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges and provide opportunity for everyone.
We're making a new $12M commitment to fund organizations working to address racial inequity, starting with grants to
@PolicingEquity
&
@eji_org
. Learn more ↓
"I think there’s no limit to what girls can achieve" -
@shakira
Hear how Shakira got involved with the
#GoogleOrgImpactChallenge
for Women & Girls, her philanthropic work & more:
½ of the world’s student population is being affected by COVID-19 school closures. Today, we launched a $10M Distance Learning Fund, starting with a $1M grant to
@khanacademy
to make sure students can continue to learn. Learn more:
When she rises, we all rise. With help from our expert panel, we’re excited to share the 34 organizations selected for the
#GoogleOrgImpactChallenge
for Women & Girls! They’re receiving funding to empower women & girls to reach their full potential:
From our first meeting in 2012 to now, we've been inspired by
@GiveDirectly
’s approach to direct cash transfers. Together, our employees, other foundations & the public have raised over $14M in
#COVID19
local relief funds. Learn more & join if you’re able:
The
@TrevorProject
provides free crisis services to LGBTQ+ youth. We're providing an additional $1.2M grant, and a new
#GoogleorgFellowship
cohort, to help support the use of
#AI
in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Learn more ↓
#PrideMonth
To help communities across the US being impacted by wildfires, we've issued $1M in grants and were joined by Googlers donating to support relief efforts. To learn more or donate if you're able, check out the links below ↓
We’re working with
@GiveDirectly
to raise $5M to help support 5,000 families with direct cash transfers in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re kicking it off with a $1M donation, plus a $1M contribution from
@SundarPichai
- join us if you’re able:
Our thoughts are with the communities in Tennessee being impacted by catastrophic tornadoes. We issued a grant and were joined by Googlers donating to support relief efforts.
@Google
launched an SOS Alert to provide emergency information. Learn more:
Today we announce the winners of
#GoogleOrg
’s AI for the Global Goals, our $25M investment in projects using
#AI
to accelerate progress toward the
@UN
’s
#GlobalGoals
. Meet the 15 organizations tackling everything from neonatal health to worldwide hunger:
This fall, we joined
@FeedingAmerica
to bring 50M meals to families in need.
@Google
employees are also giving back:
❇️ 10K Googlers helped raise $3.2M+ for food security causes
❇️ 27 offices have volunteered 2K+ hrs at food banks
Join us:
#GivingTuesday
Keeping people secure on the web is core to everything we do. Introducing
@Google
#Cybersecurity
Clinics Fund: a commitment to train thousands of students to learn how to help keep community organizations and governments safe from cyberattacks.
#GoogleOrg
Thank you
@GoogleAI
Impact Challenge grantees for sharing your learnings and insights on translating
#AI
development into real world impact.
#AcceleratedWithGoogle
A big welcome to the winning teams of our
@GoogleAI
Impact Challenge visiting the Bay Area this week! Really inspiring to learn about how they're using AI for social good, addressing issues in health, education, accessibility, the environment and more.
.
@HandTalk_EN
, a
#GoogleAI
Impact Challenge grantee, built an app that translates text and audio into sign language using
#AI
. They recently announced they now provide English to
#ASL
, just in time to celebrate
#ADA30
! Learn more about their work 👉
We’re granting $1.5M to
@MSMEDU
,
@LiveFreeUS
, and
@HispanicFed
to support efforts to bring transparency to racial disparities in health data and serve communities of color being disproportionately impacted by
#COVID19
in the US.
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the crisis in Afghanistan. To help, Google and Googlers are providing more than $4M in support to organizations on the front lines aiding those who are particularly impacted — women, refugees and journalists. Learn more ↓
We’re excited to announce our new
#GoogleOrgFellowship
with
@OpenFoodFacts
. In addition to a €1.1m grant, 7 Googlers will work pro bono for 6 months building an
#AI
model to automatically compute the Eco-Score for millions of food products. Learn more:
Today we announced $25M in funding to organizations equipping educators and students with
#AI
skills, enhancing learning experiences and preparing the students for the workforce of the future. Learn more ↓
As part of our $50M commitment to organizations working to end homelessness, today we’re announcing $4M to
@abode_services
,
@LarkinStreet
, &
@sunnyvaleserv
to support their efforts across the Bay Area:
Our
#GoogleorgFellowship
program enables Googlers to work full-time pro bono for 6 months with nonprofits and civic entities. Learn about the first year of the program and how it has become a key part of our approach to philanthropy, via
@Forbes
↓
Today, we're launching the Equity in STEM Roll Call, a $10M funding effort to increase the number of underrepresented students in advanced STEM classes in the Bay Area. Learn more ⬇️
In March,
@NYGovCuomo
created a team to accelerate NY State's response to
#COVID19
. A
#GoogleorgFellowship
team spent the next 6 months collaborating with NY to design and build a tool to help residents find relevant social services. Learn more ↓
When the Flint water crisis began,
#GoogleOrg
volunteers worked with
@UMich
&
@umflint
to use
#AI
to provide water quality data. Creating a new interactive map,
@BlueConduitAI
&
@nrdc
are able to give residents info on lead in their water service lines:
We sat down with
@AAAJ_AAJC
’s President and Executive Director to talk about how
#GoogleOrg
funding and Ad Grants have helped address the rise in anti-Asian hate, combat mis- and disinformation and improve digital skills within
#AAPI
communities:
It's not too late to take on
#ClimateAction
. This
#EarthDay
we're sharing some climate-focused
#GoogleOrg
initiatives around the globe. From collecting ocean data to bushfire detection systems, we're proud to support these orgs. More on these efforts:
We were delighted to have Alumni from
@HiddenGeniusPro
, a
#GoogleOrg
grantee, visit our Mountain View Campus and meet with
@Google
leaders like
@sundarpichai
yesterday! The future is in good hands with this next generation of tech execs and entrepreneurs.
Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer, which aggregates carbon emissions data, is now available in 100+ cities. Today, we're launching a $4M fund to support nonprofits using this data to reduce emissions, starting with a $250K grant in Mexico City.
Introducing:
#GoogleOrg
Leaders to Watch 🎊
We’re so excited to announce our new initiative that supports rising changemakers. Meet these grantee leaders who are building a better future for everyone ⬇️
Today is the last day to submit your idea to the 3rd
#ImpactChallengeBayArea
. We'll be donating $10M in grants to 35 nonprofits working to improve the San Francisco Bay Area. We look forward to seeing your ideas!
Through the
#GoogleAI
Impact Challenge
@MSF_france
received a $1.5M
#GoogleOrg
grant &
#GoogleOrgFellowship
to develop an
#AI
app that prescribes the right antibiotics. Learn more about the impact this team is having on medical staff in low-resource areas:
As
#HispanicHeritageMonth
comes to a close, we’re building on our ongoing commitment to the US Latino community through a $1M reinvestment to
@HispanicFed
. This will help support digital skills training to thousands more innovators like Clariza. More:
#Cybersecurity
clinics equip students with in-demand skills while helping vulnerable US organizations protect themselves. See which 15 higher ed institutions are joining the ranks of
@Cyber_Clinics
today, thanks to the Google Cybersecurity Clinics Fund:
Meet Charniece, she worked with
@verainstitute
as a Product Manager through the
#GoogleorgFellowship
. She helped develop technology that makes national jail data more accessible for researchers & policymakers to reduce US jail populations during
#COVID19
:
Did you know there are 1M+ independent waste workers in Indonesia, but only 50% of waste is collected? Gringgo Trash Tech, a grantee of the
#GoogleAI
Impact Challenge, is using funding to create an
#AI
-powered app to address this problem faster → 🇮🇩
For the last 9️⃣ months, a
#GoogleOrgFellowship
team donated more than 15K pro-bono hours providing technical expertise working alongside
@SatcherHealth
to develop a
#HealthEquity
Tracker. Learn more about the tracker, which is now live:
As we face two compounding crises– the
#COVID19
pandemic and ongoing systemic racism– we’re focused on helping the communities who need it most. Googler Alex Diaz shares what we’ve learned about crises and how
#GoogleOrg
has responded ↓
6M rural households in India depend on farming cotton crops. Grantee
@WadhwaniAI
used
#AI
to help farmers increase their yield 20% + decrease pesticide use by 25%. It's why we're reinvesting $3.3M to expand this work. Learn more →
#GoogleOrg
Human rights defenders rely on data from many sources and curating documents can be time-consuming. Grace, and her
#GoogleorgFellowship
cohort, helped
@HURIDOCS
create
#ML
models to automate this process which completed a two-year backlog. Learn more:
We’re supporting
@MSMEDU
with a $1M grant and a
#GoogleorgFellowship
, which began with a design sprint on health equity yesterday to help direct the focus of a team of Googlers who will spend 6 months pro bono with
@Satcherhealth
. Learn more:
There's an increasing need for
#Nonprofits
to be directly connected to the world. To help orgs do so, we gave $1.8B+ in Search ads in 2022 alone, helping serve roughly 14B ads at no cost. Discover more on the Ad Grants program & read some success stories:
A huge thank you to our friends at
@socialworks_chi
for the invite to A Night at the Museum and to
@scratch
&
@cs4allcps
for helping us design the CS activities for our booth!
What does it mean to be a humanitarian?
For us, it means combining funding, innovation & technical expertise to support underserved communities & provide opportunity for everyone. Learn about our grantees & their work this
#WorldHumanitarianDay
:
In 2019, we provided $4M and a team of 12 Googlers who worked with
@VeraInstitute
through the
#GoogleorgFellowship
to make jail data accessible. Now, that data has shown the US reduced its jail population by 25% in response to
#COVID19
. Read their report:
We’re proud to announce a $3M grant to
@BeHIPGive
’s
#PowerUpFund
to support Latino-owned SMBs in CA, TX and NY with access to the resources they need to recover and grow.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
. Learn more ↓
Drawing on her experience as a former Pre-K teacher & Director of Partnerships at
@DonorsChoose
,
@hmpeteyz
role at
#GoogleOrg
is to close
#EquityGaps
in education. Here are the 5 things she believes should be done to improve the US educational system:
We provided a $1.5M grant and a
#GoogleorgFellowship
to help
@MforJ
redesign their data portal that measures how cases are being handled from arrest to post-conviction nationwide. See how the criminal justice system is performing in your county:
Over the next 6 months, a
#GoogleOrgFellowship
team will join grantee
@normativeio
to support the development of their carbon accounting tool. More on how these Googlers will work full-time pro bono to help build the infrastructure for the
@SMEClimateHub
:
Our approach to
#CrisisResponse
is to back tech-enabled projects that help communities respond to and recover from crises. Hear from
#GoogleOrg
grantees & fellows on how technology, data, and a focus on equity can make the biggest difference:
From direct
#CashGrants
to AI-powered technology solutions, our
#GoogleOrg
grantees have had an amazing impact on their communities in 2021, and we can't wait to continue helping organizations reach their goals in 2022. Check out some of the highlights over the past year👇
We co-authored a piece with
@IDinsight
to help funders identify opportunities where
#AI
can drive social change and answer questions like:
🤔 Should my org fund these projects?
🔎 Where is the untapped potential?
Read more ↓
"Being a part of the
#GoogleOrgFellowship
has been a dream come true. It’s fulfilling to work on saving lives."
During her 6 months with
@MSF
, Ellen applied her knowledge of
#ML
to help develop an app to identify & diagnose bacterial infections:
This
#InternationalYouthDay
we’re highlighting 3️⃣ organizations who are working to:
💻 Close the equity gap in
#CSEdu
⌨️ Bring more CS education to rural communities
🎓 Support teachers educating the next generation
More on these grantees:
This
#IWD2021
, we are proud to announce the
#GoogleorgImpactChallenge
for Women & Girls, a $25M fund to empower women & girls to reach their full economic potential. Learn more and apply:
Millions of New Yorkers are seeking out help for daily necessities. To make it easier for residents to find relevant social services, a
#GoogleorgFellowship
team worked with
@NYGovCuomo
’s
#COVID19
Tech SWAT Team to create an empathetic web-based tool:
In rural Germany, Climate Farmers, a
#GoogleOrgImpactChallenge
recipient, is helping farmers measure their soil’s ability to store carbon — without ever getting their hands dirty. Find out how in ep. 4 of
#PlanetProgress
:
Vaccine recommendations are complex, making it difficult for people to keep up with the latest info.
@ImmunizeOrg
, a nonprofit that supports health workers and policy advocates dedicated to removing vaccination barriers, turned to
#GoogleAdGrants
to increase visibility. (1 of 3)
For
#WorldMentalHealthDay
, we're sharing the ways in which technology impacts access to mental health – including how AI helps manage the increased demand of crisis hotlines and trains new crisis counselors. Learn more:
Today on
#WorldYouthSkillDay
we're featuring Vanessa, a
#GoogleOrg
Fellow who worked with
@YouEmployed
. She’s furthering their mission to support underserved jobseekers from diverse & low-income backgrounds. More on her fellowship:
A team of nine fellows have joined
@TonyElumeluFDN
to train and open up access to funding for 1M more African entrepreneurs. Learn more about our first
#GoogleOrgFellowship
in Africa:
Check out our monthly digest, A Matter of Impact, for a rundown of what our team worked on this March. Highlights include:
⭐ Launching the
#GoogleOrgImpactChallenge
for Women & Girls
⭐ Supporting the Michal Sela Forum
More:
Today we’re announcing a $2.5M
#GoogleOrg
grant to
@UNICEF_EAPRO
and
@IFRCAsiaPacific
to scale up the
#COVID19
response in Southeast Asia and beyond. More about these efforts and how we’re helping ensure health messages are able to reach many:
From ensuring equitable access to education to connecting with teachers and families across languages,
#GoogleOrg
grantees and fellows have been busy this back to school season. Read more:
Announcing our $5M grant to
@WeAreUnidosUS
,
@YWCAUSA
&
@HHFoundation
to bring coding to Latino students with
#CSFirst
. This grant is part of our $25M commitment to help black and Latino students develop the skills they need for the future →
Every day is a good day to celebrate orgs uplifting & empowering women & girls 💁♀️! Congrats to the
#GoogleOrgImpactChallenge
Accelerator: Women & Girls graduates. Hear from the Googlers who've supported these orgs:
With support from a $7.5M
#GoogleOrg
grant & a
#GoogleOrgFellowship
,
@YouEmployed
has helped 3K+ job seekers in France, Italy & Spain. Learn about their alumni ⬇️ and how they’re training & placing people into life-changing careers ➡️
With the
#DigitalTransformation
in Brazil, we know it's important to open doors to online skills. That’s why we’re providing a $2M grant to train over 200K women in entrepreneurship. Learn more:
This
#VeteransDay
we're proud to support
@NPowerOrg
with a $1.4M
#GoogleOrg
grant to reach veterans & underserved youth with Google Career Certificates. Learn how NPower is creating pathways to economic prosperity through tech skills training ↓
This
#HumanRightsDay
we're featuring the work of
@HURIDOCS
, a
#GoogleAI
Impact Challenge grantee, who turned to machine learning to unlock 🔓human rights info. Learn how a
#GoogleOrgFellowship
team helped make curating human rights documents 13x faster:
With antisemitic attacks on the rise & knowledge of this dark chapter of human history declining,
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
is more important now than ever. Here's how we're committed to promoting Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism:
We’re committed to creating fulfilling opportunities for all. Learn more about how we’ve invested in equity and access for Latinos, through digital skill building initiatives and access to capital, during
#HispanicHeritageMonth
& beyond:
Across the US,
#COVID19
has affected business owners & the communities they serve. This
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
we’re sharing how Native American florist, Shayai Lucero is building her business with support from
#GoogleOrg
💐: