Google Funding 501(c)(3) Websites- Advertising Priority

e-mail from Google Marketing ^

[mnehring]

Google claims don't give advertising priority to 'hate orginizations' however I just received the following e-mail from Google's marketing regarding some advertising requests: (Bold added for emphasis)

Today I want to make sure that you are aware of a very exciting program available to NPOs.

Google has begun a program called "Google Grants" which supports organizations with 501(c)(3) status. These grants are awarded as in-kind fr*ee advertising on this supreme search engine.

Google Grants support NPOs who share their philosophy of community service with a strong mission to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.

The program "harnesses the power of our flagship advertising product, Google AdWords" for NPOs "seeking to inform and engage their constituents online."*

Google Grants has already awarded hundreds of grants to non-profit groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.

Each organization awarded a Google Grant receives at least three months of in-kind advertising.

Organizations that have participated in the Google Grant program indicate that they have seen significant increases in interested traf~fic to their web sites.**

On their website (URL listed below) you can find. . .

A Quick Tour of how AdWords works for you and how to create an effective campaign

Program details – who is eligible and how to apply

Program FAQ (frequestly asked questions)

Google AdWords guidelines and tips to optimize your ad results

Recipients are selected every quarter and all applicants are notified within three months or less whether or not they have received a grant.

To access the above information go to http://www.google.com/grants/details.html

Also in "the works" for Google is Google.org which will be Google's philanthropic arm. As of July 2005 they are still not online as work continues to staff and "define the goals, priorities, and principles of Google.org." Visit http://www.google.org in coming weeks for grants and staffing information.

[mnehring]

This is interesting considering the many times we've see complaints on this site about Google ads for ANSWER and MoveOn while supressing similar right orginizations.

[Mamzelle]

non-profit/soros "shadow party" ping

[Dog Gone]

There's no doubt Google tilts to the left bigtime. However, they're simply the best out there in navigating the internet.

[FormerNavyBrat]

I wonder how many grant recipients have a religious affiliation? </sarc>

[weegee]

The "best" should not be suppressing viewpoints they oppose politically.

[Andy from Beaverton]

How many of these groups will be anti-gun?

[Mamzelle]

actually, I often get a wider and more comprehensive set of searches from "dogpile"--try them both on your keywords and see what you think. I also like dogpile because I can go straight to news searches without having to go through the web, first, with a keyword search.

[Rocko]

How does it compare to Dogpile, Dog Gone? I've been using it lately for this reason.

[Pikamax]

http://www.google.com/grants/details.html


Who is eligible

The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing our philosophy of community service, and with a strong mission to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.


Who is not eligible

Organizations already participating in the Google AdSense program are not eligible for Google Grants consideration. In addition, organizations that are either religious or political in nature are not eligible, including those groups focused primarily on lobbying for political or policy change.

>>>I would be really interested in the list of groups that have been given this grant.

[weegee]

"The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing our philosophy"

Can we get their positions on abortion, socialism, "the war", same sex relations, etc so we can have a better idea what organizations qualify?

Or is that all on a "need to know" basis?

[GoBucks2002]

Another Freeper suggested Dogpile to me a couple months ago and I am hooked now.

[Mamzelle]

I really find dogpile more thorough most of the time...however, dogpile doesn't have newsgroup capability that I know of...? Now and then, Google will pull up something that dogpile missed, but it is usually the other way around.

[Calpernia]

ping

[xroadie]

Its hard to find a lot of information, so I Googled (oh the irony!) and found a few interesting things on some past recipients:
• Room to Read, which educates children in Vietnam, Nepal, India and Cambodia
• The US Fund for UNICEF’s e-commerce site, Shop UNICEF, has experienced a 43 percent increase in sales over the previous year.
• CoachArt, supporting children with life-threatening illnesses through art and athletics programs

Aso, some Canadian wilderness society, Project Inform, and AIDS Support Advocacy group (didn't look too political at first blush, but who knows), and there was an interesting report from 2004 in WSJ, in which PETA were complaining about having their ads pulled from KFC sites and others, so they may be trying to stay apolitical.

[velocityguy]

I stopped using Google/investing in Google. Google is a big time left/liberal supporter.

[Liz]

Thanks for the ping-----Google was nice, while it lasted.

Looks like it's time to switch......won't be giving lefties my valuable support.

[El Gato]

Somebody at certain "Civil Rights" organizations, such as JPFO, GOA, CCRKBA/SAF, and even NRA, TSRA, etc, etc, needs to apply for one of these "grants".

Then sue their a$$ for discrimination when they are turned down. Probably wouldn't win, but it would burn up a bunch of Soros money.