Earlier this week, the winners of the $23 million Global Impact Awards were announced. The Google-led program hopes to instill technological innovation into the nonprofit world.
Jacquelline Fuller, Director of Giving at Google, had this to say on Monday:
Today we’re launching the Global Impact Awards to support organizations using technology and innovative approaches to tackle some of the toughest human challenges. From real-time sensors that monitor clean water to DNA barcoding that stops wildlife trafficking, our first round of awards provides $23 million to seven organizations changing the world.
In the past, Google has awarded $100 million in grants, given $1 billion in technology, and devoted 50,000 hours of volunteer time from its employees.
The nonprofits that will benefit this year are charity: water, Consortium for the Barcode of Life, DonorsChoose.org, Equal Opportunity Schools, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, GiveDirectly, and World Wildlife Fund.
– Stew
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