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Spreading holiday cheer with charitable donations
December 17, 2010
The past couple of years have been a challenging stretch for charitable organizations as giving tends to decline during economic downturns when the need is highest. Charitable giving was
down 3.6% in 2009
, only the second year there’s been a drop since
Giving USA
began their reports in 1956. We continue to be inspired, however, by organizations that have stepped up with creative and effective programs to address today’s challenges. We’re grateful for the millions of Google users who helped continue our success in 2010, and we want to do our part to help charitable organizations that are working tirelessly to meet increased need with decreased funding.
In this spirit, our global sales team led by Nikesh Arora is giving a $20 million
holiday gift
that will provide:
Schooling for 15,000 kids in poor communities in India through
Bharti Foundation
.
Access to vital medication and health services, especially for women and girls, in post-conflict areas in Africa through
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention
.
Vaccines to protect 50 million children from polio through
UNICEF
.
Strategic support and online tools for 1.5 million social entrepreneurs through partners including
Ashoka
,
NTEN
,
APC
and
LASA
.
Environmental education in the National Parks for 40,000 students through
NatureBridge
.
We will exceed our 2010 target this year with charitable giving, with more than $145 million going to non-profits and academic institutions, and more than $184 million in total giving when including
Google Grants
,
Google.org
technology projects and product
support for non-profits
. Some of our major initiatives include:
Supporting
science and math education
and education reform through partners including
New Schools Venture
,
Teach for All
,
Citizens Schools
and
Posse Foundation
. We provide
scholarships
to help dismantle barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. We also
support
the next generation of engineers and maintain strong ties with academic institutions worldwide that are pursuing research in areas relevant to our mission.
Responding to
natural disasters
in
Pakistan
,
Haiti
,
China
and
Chile
and
humanitarian crises
through partners such as
Rural Development Institute
,
Eastern Congo Initiative
,
Engineers without Borders
and
Nahdet El Mahrousa
.
Promoting
technology solutions
that empower underserved groups and emerging economies such as
Camfed
,
Digital Divide Data
,
igotITtoo
and
Samasource
.
Strengthening
communities where we live and work
, such as
Friends of the High Line
in New York and
Age Action
in Dublin.
To keep up with Googlers’ generosity in their personal giving, we also increased our charitable matching to $12,000 per employee. We thank our partners and all those who use Google for their continued business and wish everyone a happy, healthy holiday season.
Posted by Jacquelline Fuller, Director, Charitable Giving
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