Google for Nonprofits Blog: August 2014

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Google for Nonprofits launches in New Zealand

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

For most Kiwi charities, the web is becoming a vital platform for improving visibility, raising awareness, and connecting with donors and volunteers. The big challenge, though, is how to make the most of this technology when there are so many competing demands for funding and resources. That’s why we’re so pleased to be making Google for Nonprofits available here in New Zealand. Starting today, eligible community and voluntary organisations in NZ will now have free access to online marketing and technology from Google worth more than $120,000 each a year.

What’s in the package? Eligible charities will receive:

Up to USD $10,000 of Google AdWords each month, so they can get their site in front of people who are searching for services like theirs.

Free use of Google Apps, so they can run their email and important documents in the cloud and work collaboratively on documents while dramatically reducing IT costs

Google Earth Outreach, a free license for the pro version of Google Earth so they can visualize their data in map version online

YouTube for Nonprofits, so they can make great campaigns that catch the eye of donors and supporters

Last night, we officially launched Google for Nonprofits in New Zealand at the Mental Health Foundation. Various NGOs that are already leveraging some of Google's tools attended and shared best practices and insights into how best to use these tools. One presenter, Judi Clements, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation spoke about how Ad Words delivered a 25% increase in traffic to their website, the largest increase in traffic they have ever experienced.
We want Kiwi charities to be as connected and collaborative as possible, so they can continue to do their great work changing the world. With Google for Nonprofits, they can have the same web tools as much larger, better resourced organisations, so they can do their great work more easily. Posted by Ross Young, Public Policy Manager, Google New Zealand, Cross-posted from the Google New Zealand Blog

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Inspire kids to create our future: Apply for a 2015 RISE Award

Monday, August 18, 2014

Technology has the power to change the world for the better, but today far too few have access to the education or encouragement they need to become creators, not just consumers. We know that pre-university exposure to Computer Science education is critically important for inspiring kids to pursue a career in computing. That’s why Google offers the RISE Awards -- grants of $15,000 to $50,000 USD -- to organizations across the globe working to promote access to Computer Science education for girls and underrepresented minorities. Our RISE partners are changemakers: they engage, educate, and excite students about computing through extracurricular outreach. In 2014, 42 organizations received RISE Awards—with projects ranging from coding clubs in Europe to web development camps in Sub-Saharan Africa. In April, we brought all of our partners together for a Global Summit that sparked resource sharing and collaboration amongst organizations. We’re looking for more partners in 2015. Submit your application by September 30, 2014 in English, French, Japanese, Russian or Spanish. All eligibility information is listed on our website. Posted by Roxana Shirkhoda, K12/Pre-University Education Outreach