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href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month's resource round-up for November includes information about how to make social networking work for your organization, pairing philanthropic bloggers and corporate giving programs, upcoming webinars for beginning to advanced Google Grantees, and an opportunity for your organization to be featured on the YouTube homepage.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Using social networking to your organization's advantage</span><br />In <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/giving/12FACE.html">this recent New York Times article</a>, a variety of social networking strategies and goals - ranging from donations to awareness to developing strong online followings - are discussed. An important message from the article emphasizes that every social networking strategy isn't a fit for all organizations. Choose the ones that make the most sense for your org and its goals.<br />If you think that a Facebook presence would be beneficial for your org, there is a webinar coming up on <a href="http://www.nten.org">NTEN </a>(Nonprofit Technology Network) that can help you <a href="http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2009/12/02/webinar-series-become-facebook-rockstar">become a Facebook rockstar</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blogging for dollars</span><br />A new org, <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3201934.htm">Bloganthropy</a>, looks to pair philanthropic bloggers with corporate giving for the greater good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Google Grants Webinar series'</span><br />If you missed the last Google Grants webinar series, you can sign up now for the upcoming webinars in two upcoming series on NTEN.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2010/01/14/google-grants-beginner-webinar-series-learning-use-and-maximize-your-google-grant">Google Grants Beginner Webinar Series: Learning to Use and Maximize Your Google Grant</a><br />1/14/2010 - Setting Your Organization Up for Success with Your Google Grant<br />1/21/2010 - Learning How to Use Your Google Grant<br />1/28/2010 - Maximizing Your Google Grant to Attain Your Advertising Goals<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2010/02/25/google-grants-advanced-webinar-series-maximizing-your-google-grant-meet-your-organizations-goals">Google Grants Advanced Webinar Series: Maximizing Your Google Grant To Meet Your Organization's Goals</a><br />2/25/2010 - Setting Goals and Setting Yourself Up for Success<br />3/4/2010 - Evaluating Performance and Monitoring Your Google Grants Account<br />3/11/2010 - Optimizing Your Google Grants Ads and Keywords<br />3/18/2010 - Optimizing Your Google Grants Campaign & Maximizing Your Organization's Online Initiatives<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YouTube Video Volunteers spotlight on hunger</span><br />You may have noticed that the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/videovolunteers">YouTube Video Volunteers channel</a> features various issues and gives volunteers and non-profits the opportunity to showcase their organizations. With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, the channel has been spotlighting hunger organizations, and the top three videos will be featured on the YouTube homepage at the end of the month.<br /><br />You can submit your organization for consideration (and hopefully adoption) from a YouTube video-maker by filling out <a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/youtubevideovolunteers09/">this form</a>. If your org is chosen, they'll contact you to get started.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='1829028449047071987'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/resource-round-up-for-june.html'>Resource round-up for June</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | 2:00 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>June’s resource round-up includes the announcement and sign-up for our 2010 workshop, a resource page regarding the oil spill in the gulf, a recommended list of audit documents to have at the ready, a story about two organizations joining forces to offer greater service during the recession and a list of organizations sharing their words of wisdom on Twitter.<br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/announcing-2010-google-grants-workshop.html">Google Grants Workshop 2010</a><br />Enter this year’s sign-up lottery by July 9th for a chance to participate in this year’s workshop which will feature AdWords sessions led by Google specialists, grantee best practices and presentations from other <a href="http://www.google.com/nonprofits">Google Products for Non-Profits</a> teams.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill/">Google’s response to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill</a><br />Google’s crisis response team has a<a href="http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill/"> page dedicated to information, resources and maps related to the oil spill</a> which also includes ways for all to help with the recovery. If your organization is involved in the clean up efforts and needs help managing increased traffic to your Google Grants AdWords account as a result, please <a href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py?catcontact=1">contact our team</a>.<br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://blogs.cbh.com/nfp/?p=814"><br />IRS audit advice for non-profits </a><br />A small non-profit recently underwent an IRS audit and recommends keeping particular documentation on hand, in the event that your organization is selected for an audit.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://onphilanthropy.com/2010/collaboration-and-co-location-how-two-nonprofits-are-beating-the-recession-and-helping-more-people/">Collaboration between non-profits leads to greater impact</a><br />About five years ago, two executive directors from similarly-focused organizations decided to collaborate in some key areas and have managed to thrive during the recession as a result. They offer up some of their hard earned lessons for other forward-thinking organizations considering a similar path.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://mashable.com/2009/03/19/twitter-nonprofits/">26 Charities and non-profits to follow on Twitter</a><br />If you’ve become a part of the social media universe, you’re aware of the vast amount of tweets going on in the non-profit space. This list gives you examples of some 26 feeds worth following.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">our discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, you can search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<span class="byline-author"><br /><br />Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='3310644999960347674'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/10/resource-round-up-for-october.html'>Resource round-up for October</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | 8:52 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our resource round-up for October features Google news, training webinars and a third-party perspective on applying for a Google Grant. <br /></span> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Google's </span><a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/how_it_works.html" id="r297" title="Project 10^100"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Project 10^100</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> ("10 to the 100th"): a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Webinar wrap-ups & upcoming webinars: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Part 1: </span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/09/webinar-wrap-up-part-1-setting-yourself.html" id="ro51" target="_blank" title="Setting yourself up for success"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Setting yourself up for success</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Part 2: </span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/09/webinar-wrap-up-part-2-optimizing.html" id="qcp2" target="_blank" title="Optimizing keywords in AdWords"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Optimizing keywords in AdWords</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Part 3: </span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/10/webinar-wrap-up-part-3-optimizing-your.html" id="vmue" target="_blank" title="Optimizing your ad text"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Optimizing your ad text</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Part 4: Managing Multiple Campaigns (10/10) </span><a href="http://nten.org/events/webinar/2008/10/10/managing-multiple-campaigns" id="juf4" target="_blank" title="Sign up here"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sign up here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Part 5: Evaluating AdWords Performance (10/17) </span><a href="http://nten.org/events/webinar/2008/10/17/evaluating-adwords-performance" id="vx6t" target="_blank" title="Sign up here"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sign up here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></li></ul></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/jamesvito/google-grants-part-deux" id="ixq1" title="NetSquared's perspective"><span style="font-family: Arial;">NetSquared's perspective</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> on applying for a Grant, with some case study information </span></li></ul><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"> If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our </span><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/googlegrants-help" id="repm" title="Google Grants Help Group"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Help Group</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a id="s.75" href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" target="_blank" title="let us know">let us know</a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just search for "Resource round-up" from the search box at the top right of the page.<br /></span> </div></div></div><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='74112092811738554'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/resource-round-up-for-may.html'>Resource round-up for May</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Wednesday, June 2, 2010 | 1:59 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Products' rel='tag'>Google Products</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Tracking%20Performance' rel='tag'>Tracking Performance</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>May's resource round-up includes some first-hand experience from Google Grantees on what to expect from your Google Grant from set-up to tracking, a word from an SEO on their approach to our program, advice on how to make social marketing work for your org and two successful use cases of organizations promoting their cause effectively through <a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits">YouTube for Non-Profits</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The lifecycle of a Google Grant</span><br /><a href="http://charitymile.com/blog/google-grants-for-nonprofits/">This grantee</a> explains why Google Grants was helpful for her organization and what she experienced when setting up and using AdWords. Her advice: If you’re trying to cross “the invisibility threshold” for your little-known organization, you need an effective and aggressive marketing plan just like for-profit businesses, which might include Google Grants and other online outlets.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.webrageous.com/ppc/googlegrants">This SEO</a> sums up their method for negotiating the application and account building process and how to incorporate different features to make your strategy successful.<br /><br />If you’ve ever tried to weigh the benefits and intricacies of AdWords Conversion Tracking and Google Analytics to see which was a better fit for your organization, this UK web solutions company has taken the time to list <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chameleonnet.co.uk%2Fblog%2FPermaLink%2Cguid%2C80ba8f2d-5dd9-4c38-a4c3-ef0317ac3c14.aspx&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFvWkEHQudXSFOrTNTtZVz9I1cpDw">the pros and cons</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Make social media work for your org</span><br />Having a YouTube channel for your non-profit is a good start, but if you’ve wondered what really makes a good video, take a look at these examples of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fadage.com%2Fgoodworks%2Fpost%3Farticle_id%3D144101&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNERhByh2NCUjlR73f63i2T2ewPtcQ">successful social media campaigns</a>.<br /><br />If you’re familiar with <a href="http://twitter.com/ShaunaCausey">Shauna Casey</a>, non-profit advocate and founder of <a href="http://twitter.com/Voluntweetup">Voluntweetup</a>, you will likely find <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2morrowknight%2Fa-powerful-voice-for-nonp_b_592435.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF3Qv2rfqXmvVxaK2jefHLxoImXuw">these tips</a> for social marketing valuable as your org embarks on its own social marketing endeavors.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YouTube is working for non-profits</span><br /><a href="http://www.joinred.com">(RED)</a>, an organization working to eliminate AIDS in Africa, recently aired a documentary on HBO to raise awareness about the true impact of their mission. Immediately following the broadcast, they posted <a href="http://www.joinred.com">the video</a> on their YouTube channel. If your organization has similar materials, newscasts in which you’ve participated or other broadcasts, add them to your org’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits">YouTube for Non-profits</a> channel to increase awareness about your cause.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/Default.asp">The Global Fund</a>, an organization focused on fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, is hosting <a href="http://youtube.com/bornHIVfree">a petition</a> on their YouTube for Non-profits channel to negotiate funds to buy treatments to stop mother-to-child transmission of HIV. If your org gathers signatures show support for your cause or make change, you could try hosting a petition on your channel to showcase the importance of your cause to potential funders and decision makers.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the </span><a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here</a> and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='5666843334209391006'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/11/resource-round-up-for-november.html'>Resource round-up for November</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | 1:01 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month’s resource round-up includes an agency case study on a client’s experience with the Grants program, a list of social media tips, a resource for finding volunteers for a variety of your org’s projects and a recap of a recent event at which Beth Kanter spoke about networked nonprofits.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One agency/client experience with Google Grants</span><br />This <a href="http://www.tugsearch.co.uk">UK agency</a> shares<a href="http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/search-engine-marketing-case-studies/charity/arthritis-research-uk-google-grants-for-charities.php"> a client’s case study</a> that covers enrolling in the Google Grants program, the initial performance results and the status of their account to date.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Social media tips</span><br />Social Media Examiner shares <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/21-ways-non-profits-can-leverage-social-media/?doing_wp_cron">a list </a>of ways non-profits can use social media engage their audience.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Find marketing, tech and other specialists for your org’s projects</span><br /><a href="http://www.sparked.com">Sparked.com</a> is an online micro-volunteering site that pairs up non-profit organizations with professionals in the marketing, creative design, strategy and other media backgrounds to accomplish a variety of tasks online fast and free.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is a Networked Nonprofit?</span><br /><a href="http://www.bethkanter.org">Beth Kanter</a> talks about her new book, <a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/the-networked-nonprofit/">The Networked Nonprofit</a>, at <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2010/nov/22/beth-kanter-networked-nonprofits">a recent meet up</a> with folks in the Voluntary Sector Network.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our<a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en%20-"> discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<span class="byline-author"><br /><br />Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='9150167882615328376'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/03/resource-round-up-for-march.html'>Resource round-up for March</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | 8:07 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><div style="margin: 0px; background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9783016946166754" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This month's resource round-up includes a smorgasbord of Grants and YouTube related resources from a variety of perspectives to help you get a firm understanding of the programs and how to best take advantage of them. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Grants, from a volunteer’s perspective</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A video from the </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lifeatgoogle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lifeatgoogle YouTube channel</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1lOpEhQbYo&feature=player_embedded"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Google Grants volunteer, Sidonie, describing her experience volunteering for our program</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. She works hard to get non-profit accounts up and running in the Google Grants program. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YouTube, for Australian and Canadian orgs</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YouTube’s new Australia and Canada programs are picking up steam. Accepted organizations receive an increased upload capacity, placement on the YouTube for Nonprofits channel and the ability to add a call-to-action overlay to drive action to campaigns. </span><a href="http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/view/youtube-announces-free-nonprofit-brand-channels-1957"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read more</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> about the Australian program or </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">apply today </span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for your non-profit in the US, UK, Australia or Canada.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Grants, from a PR firm’s perspective</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span><a href="http://www.pr2020.com/page/applying-for-google-grants-a-guide-for-nonprofits"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PR firm</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s guide to applying for and participating in the Google Grants program.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YouTube, for video-makers</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And, if you want some guidance on getting the most out of your YouTube site, check out </span><a href="http://www.nten.org/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NTEN’s</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> latest blog post about </span><a href="http://www.nten.org/blog/2010/03/23/activating-your-youtube-audience-recording-and-links"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Activating Your YouTube Audience</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or listen in on an upcoming discussion on the recently launched </span><a href="http://www.casefoundation.org/case-soup"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CaseSoup</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> where YouTube’s own Ramya Raghavan will join in with FlipVideo’s Basho Mosko to share secrets to creating successful nonprofit videos. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our </span><a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">discussion group</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click </span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here </span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><br />Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team<br /></span></div></span><br /><span class="byline-author"></span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='5052081504227665216'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/09/resource-round-up-for-september.html'>Resource round-up for September</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | 10:02 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month's resource round-up for September includes a handy summary of tips for the new AdWords interface, a reminder to vote on the HHS' Flu PSA contest on YouTube, a live radio segment featuring a few grantees and their use of Google Grants to run their non-profits, and a new SEM series highlighting FAQs about Google Grants.<br /><br /><b>AdWords sums up the new interface</b><br />If you haven't gotten up to speed on the new AdWords interface yet, now's your chance to get all your information in one place via the <a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20Interface">New Interface label</a> on the Inside AdWords blog. Here, the AdWords team shares their favorite posts in the series.<br /><br /><b>Vote for the best Swine Flu PSA by 9/16</b><br />Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/usgovhhs">"Flu PSA" Contest</a> on YouTube is underway through 9/16/06, with the 10 finalists competing for a $2500 prize and to have their PSA featured on national television. More information about the background of this project can be found in <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8343321">this clip from Good Morning America</a>.<br /><br /><b>Grantees on the radio</b><br /><a href="http://www.saveasmilefoundation.org/">Save a Smile Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.cancerquest.org/">CancerQuest</a> and <a href="http://www.owens-foundation.org/">Owens Foundation for Wildlife Conservation</a> join Atlanta Business Radio to talk about <a href="http://atlantabusinessradio.businessradiox.com/atlanta-business-radio-non-profit-groups-special/">their experiences starting, developing and running non-profit organizations</a>, including some discussion of their experiences with Google Grants.<br /><br /><b>FAQs for non-profits applying to Google Grants</b><br />A San Francisco SEM (search engine marketer) starts <a href="http://commonknow.typepad.com/blog/2009/08/google-grants-101.html">a blog post series </a>to answer some of the frequently asked questions they receive about Google Grants.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='1686721292598175630'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/03/resource-round-up-for-march.html'>Resource Round-up for March</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, March 17, 2009 | 11:41 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>Our resource round-up for March includes a how-to for creating forms and integrating them with Google Checkout, a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NTEN</span> conference preview and interview with a Google Grants team member, a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SEM's</span> take on changes to the Grants program and a special report on how non-profits are handling economic hardships. And don't forget to check back tomorrow for a video from our own Hal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Varian</span> where he talks about how the ad auction system works.<br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a href="http://blog.formspring.com/2009/03/13/google-checkout-and-nonprofits/" id="vs67" title="Learn how to create forms and integrate them with Google Checkout" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn how to create forms and integrate them with Google Checkout</span></span></a> as a Google Grantee. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Formspring</span> offers <a href="http://www.formspring.com/non-profits.html" id="qfkb" target="_blank" title="a discount to non-profits" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a discount to non-profits</span></span></a> for creating a variety of forms for use online.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Get an <a href="http://www.nten.org/blog/2009/03/05/2009-ntc-preview-kristie-ferketich-google-adwords" id="sgjx" target="_blank" title="NTEN Conference preview" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">NTEN</span> Conference preview</span></span></a> and <a href="http://www.nten.org/blog/2009/03/05/2009-ntc-preview-kristie-ferketich-google-adwords" id="z8xb" target="_blank" title="listen to an interview" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">listen to an interview</span></span></a> with Google Grants' own, Kristie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ferketich</span>, in a recent post from Holly on <a href="http://www.nten.org/blog" id="sme1" target="_blank" title="NTEN's blog"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">NTEN's</span> blog</span></span></a>.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">A search marketer from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">blogosphere</span> <a href="http://www.hzyuying.com.cn/index.php/2009/03/03/white-oleander-review-google-grants-changes-their-process-for-program-acceptance/" id="cru:" target="_blank" title="gives her take" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">gives their take</span></span></a> on the recent changes to the Google Grants process from an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">SEM's</span> perspective.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Check out the line-up for <a href="http://www.nten.org/ntc-agenda" id="x2:v" target="_blank" title="NTEN's 2009 conference" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">NTEN's</span> 2009 conference</span></span></a> featuring seminars covering topics from <a href="https://www.ntenonline.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=SesDetails&ses_key=deb8e28a-74c7-4853-9bcc-d83aec623e3c&hide=1" id="ni78" target="_blank" title="social media"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">social media</span></span></a> and <a href="https://www.ntenonline.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=SesDetails&ses_key=e22e4418-ae1c-4f3e-ab9a-9b1eccb08461&hide=1" id="msqz" target="_blank" title="online outreach"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">online outreach</span></span></a> to <a href="https://www.ntenonline.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=SesDetails&ses_key=69e0d540-3346-40f2-b851-b8438da4ff44&hide=1" id="l1th" target="_blank" title="wiki pages"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">wiki pages</span></span></a> and <a href="https://www.ntenonline.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=SesDetails&ses_key=6bbd2590-b75a-44f2-a604-910befde81ad&hide=1" id="jyli" target="_blank" title="changes in volunteerism" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">changes in volunteerism</span></span></a>.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Set aside a few minutes to read through <a href="http://philanthropy.com/financial_crisis/" id="zni1" target="_blank" title="a special report" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a special report</span></span></a> compiled by <a href="http://philanthropy.com/" id="c0ex" target="_blank" title="The Chronicle of Philanthropy" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Chronicle of Philanthropy</span></span></a> that brings together articles, discussions and statistics that speak to the ways non-profits are coping with hard economic times. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Come back tomorrow to get a quick and meaningful explanation of the ad auction system presented by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Google's</span> Chief of Economics, Hal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Varian</span>.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en" id="repm" title="Google Grants Help Group" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Help Group</span></span></a> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" id="s.75" target="_blank" title="let us know" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">let us know</span></span></a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up" style=""><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">here</span></span></a> and read through previous month's round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.</div><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='3875344346603405478'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/08/resource-round-up-for-august.html'>Resource round-up for August</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | 10:29 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month's resource round-up for August includes an invitation to join <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Googlers</span> in our nation's capital for a live discussion of search, an opportunity to tell the stories of the homeless individuals in your community, and a helpful list of AdWords tools created just for grantees from an Atlanta-based marketing consultant.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learn the basics of Search, LIVE.</span><br />If your organization is based in Washington, DC, come meet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Googlers</span> from our headquarters at our official <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">meet up</span> on August 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span>. Be sure to <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Washington-DCs-Official-Google-Meetup/">RSVP for details</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bring awareness to homeless communities in your area.</span><br />Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Horvath</span>, formerly homeless and now founder of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/invisiblepeopletv"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">InvisiblePeople</span>.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">tv</span></a>, is traveling the country (tentative itinerary <a href="http://hardlynormal.com/blog/2009/07/02/invisiblepeopletv-road-trip-usa-cities-and-dates/">here</a>) to interview homeless individuals and share their real, unedited stories with the world. If you have a suggestion of a shelter or tent city they should visit along the way, you can email roadtrip [at] invsiblepeople [dot] tv.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools for grantees. </span><br />One marketing consultant lists <a href="http://www.nosamis.org/?p=7">his favorite AdWords tools for Google Grantees</a>.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='1175542921995103624'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/09/resource-round-up-for-september.html'>Resource round-up for September</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 8:00 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month’s resource round-up includes a recent example of an organization using a variety of media outlets to raise awareness and donations for their newest campaign, a small collection of upcoming non-profit events, methods for using mobile to increase donations for your organization and a new take on best practice sharing among non-profits.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ways to use a variety of media in your next campaign</span><br /><a href="http://www.standup2cancer.org/">Stand Up 2 Cancer</a> launched <a href="http://www.youtube.com/su2c">a YouTube campaign</a> with a celebrity cast to bring in donations for cancer research with a live event broadcast on major TV networks. If you’re a non-profit considering a varied media presentation for your next marketing campaign, some ideas you could take away from this are:<br /><ul><li>Try complementing your media campaigns with a YouTube campaign featuring any video assets from your initiative. Assets could be anything from a recorded presentation to video testimonials.</li><li>Use strong calls to action</li><li>Include links to your Twitter and website URLs in your YouTube listing</li><li>Add a <a href="http://www.google.com/nonprofits/checkouttutorial.html">Google Checkout</a> button to your video’s watch page via the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits">YouTube for Non-profits program</a> to raise donations</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Upcoming non-profit events</span><br /><a href="http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2010/10/05/web-analytics-201-nuts-and-bolts">Web Analytics 201: The Nuts and Bolts</a><br /><a href="http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2010/10/19/ever-wonder-if-social-media-waste-time-and-effort-here-way-decide">Ever Wonder if Social Media is a Waste of Time and Effort? Here is a Way to Decide</a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.nten.org/blog/2010/09/13/7-ways-nonprofits-use-mobile-phones-rake-cash-monies">Use mobile phones to raise donations</a><br />There’s more to mobile fundraising than having a “text to” number. This article outlines seven ways to use mobile phones to increase donations, even if you can’t collect funds directly via mobile.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Getting-NGOs-to-Celebrate-Failure-So-They-Can-Learn-From-Others-Mistakes-102774269.html">Learning how to succeed through failure</a><br />Members of the non-profit community came together in Washington D.C. earlier this month to exchange their “best” failure stories and learn from the mistakes of their peers in an effort to improve future initiatives.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">our discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here</a> and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='4104026128529624592'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/07/resource-round-up-for-july.html'>Resource round-up for July</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | 12:00 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>July’s resource round-up includes an aggregation of How-Tos for grant applications, a call for volunteers at NTEN.org, a calendar of events and information about National Philanthropy Day on November 15, tips for rebranding your organization and a social media success story from a local dance group in Virginia.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4723330_apply-grant-grant-writing.html">Grant Application How-Tos</a><br />eHow has a collection of articles on the subject of applying for a variety of grants. They even have one called <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2273206_apply-google-grant.html">How to Apply for a Google Grant</a>. Included in this collection; How to Apply for Home-Based Business Grants, How to Apply for a Nonprofit Grant and How to Apply for a Burning Man Art Grant.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update your listing on NTEN</span><br />Non-profit Technology Network is updating their member directory and need your help testing it out. If you have about 30 minutes to help out this week (7/26-7/30), <a href="mailto:karl@nten.org">send a quick email to karl@nten.org</a>. Otherwise, just <a href="http://www.nten.org/blog/2010/07/21/help-test-new-nten-member-directory">make sure that your NTEN member information is up to date</a>.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.nationalphilanthropyday.net/">National Philanthropy Day </a><br /><a href="http://www.afpnet.org/audiences/chapters.cfm?navItemNumber=525">The Association of Fundraising Professionals Chapters</a> are beginning preparations for National Philanthropy Day (November 15th) acknowledgements. <a href="http://www.afpnet.org/content.cfm?ItemNumber=4229">Check their calendar </a>for celebratory events and gather <a href="http://www.afpnet.org/About/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3116">materials for your chapter’s own celebration</a> on their site.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tips for rebranding your organization</span><br />If your organization is considering rebranding, <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/kindness/post/2010/07/tips-for-charities-looking-to-rebrand-/1">this USA Today article</a> with tips and guidance on how to assess whether your org is right for rebranding and how to navigate the obstacles, could be helpful as you get started on the process.<br /><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/kindness/post/2010/07/tips-for-charities-looking-to-rebrand-/1"></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://blog.danceruniverse.com/blog/story/2010/7/23/111326/182">Success with social media</a><br />One local dance group in Virginia shares their perspective on using social media like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to raise awareness about their group on a limited budget.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">our discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, you can search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='3102523029341176672'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/05/resource-round-up-for-may.html'>Resource round-up for May</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 10:26 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Our resource round-up for May includes articles about harnessing social media to achieve non-profit goals, blending technology with diplomacy, and charities merging to stay afloat. We've also included a great resource from <a id="jh9:" href="http://www.techsoup.org/" title="TechSoup">TechSoup</a> on learning more about technology and building your IT skills online.</span><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Hear examples of <a id="l1c5" href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2009/04/how-charities-harness-social-media-to-raise-awareness-money118.html" title="harities using social media tools">charities effectively using social media tools</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> to fundraise and spread their mission</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Learn how <a id="j..1" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/05/AR2009040501732.html" title="YouTube, Facebook, and other new technology tools">YouTube, Facebook, and other new technology tools</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> are being put to use at the State Department </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Read about Bay Area charities <a id="h1yo" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/29/BASA17AOE9.DTL" title="consolidating to survive tough times">consolidating to survive tough times</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Find strategies and tips to help you <a id="xod2" href="http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page11662.cfm?cg=telegreen&sg=week2" title="finding answers to your pressing tech questions online">find answers to your most pressing tech questions online</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en" id="repm" title="Google Grants Help Group" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Help Group</span></a> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" id="s.75" target="_blank" title="let us know" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">let us know</span></a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">here</span></a> and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.</span><br /></span></div><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Kristie Ferketich, Google Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='1527345370853695759'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/02/resource-round-up-for-february.html'>Resource Round-up for February</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | 12:44 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>Our <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">resource round-up</a> for February includes a series dedicated to AdWords for Grantees rather than for-profit businesses, a resource for your pressing AdWords questions and some video tips for telling your story, running an effective org and growing revenue during recession. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">If you've ever wondered about the differences between a Google Grants AdWords account and a traditional paid AdWords account, this three part series discusses some of the differences and implications from an SEM's point of view. <a href="http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2009/01/google-grants-much-more-than-free-clicks-for-nonprofits-part-1.html" id="ak2g" title="Part 1" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">Part 1</a> , <a href="http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2009/01/google-grants-much-more-than-free-clicks-for-nonprofits-part-ii.html" id="cx5p" title="Part 2" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2009/01/google-grants-much-more-than-free-clicks-for-nonprofits-part-iii.html" id="q-0y" title="Part 3">Part 3</a></li></ul><br /><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">YouTube for Nonprofits has had a busy month! Learn from other nonprofits and marketing firms on how to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNLZ-5CXFw" id="idi4" title="tell an effective story in 30 seconds" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">tell an effective story in 30 seconds</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5db3ATRafyw" id="bu8s" title="stay effective during the recession" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">stay effective during the recession</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nka76vdvuQ" id="c-es" title="grow revenue" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">grow revenue. </a>Have you updated your <a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits" id="vk6s" title="YouTube for Nonprofits channel" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">YouTube for Nonprofits channel</a> lately? <br /><br /></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Get inspired by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM" id="fdiv" target="_blank" title="Playing for Change" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">Playing for Change</a>, one of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/members?s=mv&t=a&g=7" id="b:.7" title="most viewed Nonprofit channels" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">most viewed Non-Profit channels</a> on YouTube!  </li></ul><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Us-TVg40ExM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Us-TVg40ExM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br /></div><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en" id="repm" title="Google Grants Help Group" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">Help Group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" id="s.75" target="_blank" title="let us know" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">let us know</a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">here</a> and read through previous month's round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.</div></div><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='7219706792126554877'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/10/resource-round-up-for-october.html'>Resource round-up for October</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Friday, October 29, 2010 | 9:22 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month’s resource round-up includes a resource for free webinars geared toward non-profits, an article outlining the difference between Facebook and Twitter and the misconception of Twitter as a “social network” and an article covering the evolution of non-profit websites, citing a Google Grantee as an example and detailing the role of technology in the way that non-profit websites will evolve in time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maximize year-end giving</span><br /><a href="http://www.fundraising123.org">Network for Good</a> has a long list of <a href="http://www.fundraising123.org/training">free non-profit webinars</a> to offer, including one to <a href="https://networkforgoodevents.webex.com/mw0306l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=networkforgoodevents&service=6&main_url=https://networkforgoodevents.webex.com/ec0605l/eventcenter/event/eventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D279132757%26siteurl%3Dnetworkforgoodevents%26%26%26">help maximize year-end giving to non-profits. </a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Social media explained</span><br /><a href="http://www.mashable.com">Mashable </a>discusses the differences between Facebook and Twitter as social media and dispels the myth that Twitter is a social networking tool. This is helpful information for those organizations building social media campaigns for either outlet.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How non-profit websites have evolved</span><br />Citing a Google Grantee, <a href="http://www.mercycorps.org">Mercy Corps</a>, as an example, <a href="http://www.nten.org/blog/2010/10/12/digital-ecology-future-nonprofit-websites">this article on NTEN.org</a> discusses how non-profit sites have evolved from single page presences to the multi-site and media-rich environments we know today with the progression of technology.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br />Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='7434423259688493849'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/11/resource-round-up-for-november.html'>Resource round-up for November</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, November 4, 2008 | 10:33 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p><div><span style="">Our resource round-up for November features third party perspective on making the most of your Grant, an example of a new grantee working with an agency and information about the AdWords Seminars for Success happening through the end of the year. </span></div><div><ul><li><span style="">Marketing Sherpa featured an article called, </span><a id="m7ls" href="http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article.php?ident=30883#" title="Attention Nonprofits: Tactics, Tips for You to Get, Use No-Cost Search Ads with a Google Grant">Attention Nonprofits: Tactics, Tips for You to Get, Use No-Cost Search Ads with a Google Grant</a><span style="white-space: normal;">, which called out some helpful ways nonprofits can use Google Grants to benefit their missions. (subscription site)<br /><br /></span></li><li>An interactive marketing agency helped a local nonprofit make the most of their Google Grant through <a id="s2mp" href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1546434.htm" title="pro bono account management">pro bono account management</a><br /><br /></li><li><span style="">AdWords Seminars for Success are going on through December throughout the country. Check </span><a id="l4l2" href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2008/10/upcoming-seminars-for-success.html" title="here">here</a> for information on dates, locations, etc. Check <a id="jvpg" href="http://www.google.com/awseminars" title="here">here</a> for information on Seminars for Success. </li></ul><div><span style="">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our </span><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/googlegrants-help" id="repm" title="Google Grants Help Group">Help Group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a id="s.75" href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" target="_blank" title="let us know">let us know</a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here</a> and read through previous month's round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /></div></div><br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='5261551194312799885'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/04/resource-round-up-for-april.html'>Resource round-up for April</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 11:53 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>Our resource round-up for April includes an Italy relief update, upcoming free webinars, tips on using Google Analytics to improve your AdWords results, an announcement from New York's Mayor and a great example of how to use video to get your public service messages out to a larger audience.<br /><ul><li>Get information about the earthquake in Italy and the organizations helping in the relief efforts. (<a href="http://translate/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=n&u=http://www.google.it/landing/terremoto_abruzzo.html%0D%0A%0D%0A&sl=it&tl=en">English</a>) (<a href="http://www.google.it/landing/terremoto_abruzzo.html">Italian</a>)<br /><br /></li><li>Learn how to use a variety of Google's products to benefit your organization in this <a href="http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2009/04/27/09ntc-live-google-media-google-grants-blogger-youtube-maps">free NTEN webinar</a> on 4/27/09.<br /><br /></li><li>Follow along with the <a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2009/04/analytics-and-adwords-tips-part-1-of-4.html">new AdWords series</a> that will share tips on how to use Google Analytics to improve your AdWords results.<br /><br /></li><li>New York's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced an expansion of<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=abbSrsyWqA4E&refer=muse"> loan opportunities intended to help the city's non-profits</a> find donors and reduce costs during the recession.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/03/31/zoos-try-video-for-visitors-and-donations/">Share your public service announcements</a> via YouTube to increase awareness of your organization and encourage donations. Cute animals not required.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LHGuofPUnLo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LHGuofPUnLo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">Help Group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py">let us know</a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous month's round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='963352030330757579'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/06/resource-round-up-for-june.html'>Resource round-up for June</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | 4:03 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p><div> <span style="font-size:100%;">The monthly resource round-up for June includes an article about document sharing within your team, a report analyzing nonprofit IT and staff, and a look at an upcoming Bay Area nonprofit gathering.</span><br /> </div> <ul><li> <span style="font-size:100%;">If you're looking to improve document collaboration within your organization, read </span><a href="http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/software/page8378.cfm?cg=telegreen&sg=week4#SharingFiles" id="nwih" title="'A Few Good Tools for Sharing Files with Distributed Groups'"><span style="font-size:100%;">'A Few Good Tools for Sharing Files with Distributed Groups'</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TechSoup</span>.</span> </li><li> <span style="font-size:100%;">Check out the </span><a href="http://nten.org/blog/2009/05/27/2008-it-staffing-spending-report-now-available-download" id="it.l" title="2008 IT & Staffing Report from NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network"><span style="font-size:100%;">2008 IT & Staffing Report</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> from the Nonprofit Technology Network and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NonProfit</span> Times for a look at the current state of nonprofit IT staffing and how to bargain for more resources within your organization.</span> </li><li> <span style="font-size:100%;">If you're based in the Bay Area, consider attending the </span><a href="http://www.craigslistfoundation.org/bootcamp.html" id="g6xa" title="Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Craigslist</span> Foundation <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bootcamp</span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> June 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> in Berkeley, CA for a gathering of those in the local nonprofit community.</span> </li></ul> <div> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en" id="repm" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="Google Grants Help Group"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Help Group</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" id="s.75" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" target="_blank" title="let us know"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">let us know</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click </span></span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.</span></span></span><br /> </span> </div> <span style="font-family: Verdana;"> <div> </div></span><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Kristie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ferketich</span>, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='534812821105754811'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/12/resource-round-up-for-december.html'>Resource Round-up for December</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | 10:48 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>Our resource round-up for December includes tips for staying in touch with donors, open registration information for NTEN's next conference, an invite to join our new discussion group, ways to use YouTube for different initiatives, a list of 12 fundraising strategies created specifically for times of recession and more.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="">One non-profit volunteer <a id="k.jz" href="http://livingthenonprofitlife.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/a-market-based-approach-to-doing-good/trackback/" title="summarizes a Salesforce.com Foundation's conference" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">summarizes a Salesforce.com Foundation's conference</a> and provides some tips for staying in touch with donors, references for measuring success and an overall summary of the day's events.<br /><br /><span style="white-space: normal;"> </span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="">NTEN.org is now accepting registrations for their <a id="k.gl" href="http://nten.org/ntc-register?source=blog" title="2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference</a> in San Francisco.<br /><br /><span style="white-space: normal;"> </span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="">Check out the new <a id="rakx" href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en" title="Google Grants Discussion Group">Google Grants Help Forum</a> to get involved with the greater Grants community, ask questions of your fellow grantees or just get information about how other non-profits are using AdWords.<br /><br /></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="">Organizations are using their </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits" id="zci9" title="YouTube Channels" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">YouTube Channels</a> to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpezlZtqJi0" id="lc5-" title="promote activism">promote activism</a><span style="font-family:Arial;">, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/QueenRania?ob=1" id="ymh6" title="challenge stereotypes" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">challenge stereotypes</a><span style="font-family:Arial;">, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLLG8Qo4lhg" id="b_88" title="raise awareness" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">raise awareness</a><span style="font-family:Arial;">, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaD4S3HjY4I" id="i9s9" title="speak out against violence" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">speak out against violence</a><span style="font-family:Arial;"> and </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mor9j1Qj4Q8" id="apxb" title="raise funds" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">raise funds.</a> Could your organization use of any of these strategies to further your mission? If so, check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits">YouTube for Non-Profits</a> program today!<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><span style="white-space: normal;"> </span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="">How do you find the link to Google Grants? <a id="h166" href="http://www.prarts.com/2008/12/free-advertising-yes-please.html" title="Google it" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">Google it</a>. This MBA student summarizes the simplicity of applying for a grant and the benefits of the program.<br /><br /></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style=""><a id="w90_" href="http://www.grahampelton.com/" title="Graham-Pelton">Graham-Pelton</a></span>, a fundraising consulting firm, released <a id="t35t" href="http://www.grahampelton.com/content/documents/Graham_Pelton_Fundraising_Opportunities.pdf" title="a list of 12 fundraising strategies" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">a list of 12 fundraising strategies</a> (pdf) for nonprofits to use during recession that may make a difference for your organization. One of the strategies they noted, "Keep those you know close", really hit home for me as I've seen organizations with whom I communicate frequently, using some of these tactics with grace and efficacy. Even just the quick, but personal, handwritten "Thank you!" on a donation receipt can go a long way.<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="white-space: normal;"> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="">If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en" id="repm" title="Google Grants Help Group" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">Help Group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If there are some resources you'd like to see featured in these round-ups, <a id="s.75" href="http://www.google.com/support/grants/bin/request.py" target="_blank" title="let us know">let us know</a>. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">here</a> and read through previous month's round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.</span></div></div><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='8012190098420112489'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/08/resource-round-up-for-august.html'>Resource round-up for August</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | 8:00 AM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>August’s resource round-up carries the theme of awareness. The first is a story of a homeless man turned homeless advocate and his year-long endeavor to bring awareness to the untold stories of the homeless crisis in the US. The next is an organization thinking way outside the box with new and inventive ways to use Google’s free tools and their own ingenuity to bring much needed assistance to their constituency and awareness to their cause.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing awareness to an untold story</span><br />Last August we told you about Mark Horvath, <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/08/resource-round-up-for-august.html">a former employee of the television industry who’d found himself homeless</a>. At that time, he’d decided to take his background in television to the streets in order to give a voice to the homeless populations across the US. Now he’s compiled <a href="http://www.youtube.com/invisiblepeopletv">a number of video interviews</a> with folks across the country and shared <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/08/5-questions-for-mark-horvath-founder-of.html">his own story</a> about starting Invisible People.tv, his road trip and his hopes for the future.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Using Google’s free tools to generate awareness</span><br /><a href="http://flyms.org/">Fly for MS</a>, an organization raising global awareness about Multiple Sclerosis, is taking on <a href="http://www.flyms.org/journey.html">a unique and powerful endeavor</a> for the sake of their cause. They’re leaving New York City on August 30, 2010 aboard a small plane for a 60 day journey through 30 countries, where they’ll fly MS sufferers for treatment, specialists to treatment centers and share the joy of flight with MS sufferers. They’re using a host of free Google tools to achieve this mission including <a href="http://analytics.google.com">Google Analytic</a>s for managing visitors, <a href="http://translate.google.com">Google Translate</a> for communicating with people in the different countries they’re visiting, <a href="http://checkout.google.com">Google Checkout</a> for accepting donations, <a href="http://earth.google.com">Google Earth</a> for navigating airports, and <a href="http://webmasters.google.com">Google Webmaster Tools</a> and <a href="http://adwords.google.com">AdWords</a> for site design and marketing.<br /><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to the appropriate topic in <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants?hl=en">our discussion group</a> so that everyone can benefit. If you'd like to review previous round-ups, just click <a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search?q=resource+round-up">here </a>and read through previous months' round-ups or search for "resource round-up" from the search box at the top of the page.<br /><br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessica Vaughan, Google Grants Team</span> </p> <p> <span class='star-ratings'> </span> </p> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span> <span class='post-footer-link'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class='post'> <a name='6379240385813343624'></a> <h3> <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2010/02/resource-round-up-for-february.html'>Resource round-up for February</a> </h3> <p class='post-subhead'> Thursday, February 25, 2010 | 12:32 PM </p> <p class='post-subhead'> Labels: <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Grants%20Blog' rel='tag'>Google Grants Blog</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Google%20Products' rel='tag'>Google Products</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Grantees' rel='tag'>Grantees</a>, <a href='http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/search/label/Resources%20for%20Non-Profits' rel='tag'>Resources for Non-Profits</a> </p> <div class='post-body'> <p>This month's resource round-up includes a success story from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">YouTube's</span> Video Volunteers program, strategies used by organizations in response to the disaster in Haiti, a grantee's story about using social media effectively, information about using mobile giving as a non-profit, an announcement about YouTube for Non-profit's recent launches and a quick reminder on keeping your grant safe from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">phishing</span>.<br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>Put YouTube to work for your org</b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">YouTube's</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2009/07/youtube-video-volunteers.html" id="d_5." title="Video Volunteers program" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">Video Volunteers program</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>has been underway since last summer and has been put to work by many organizations that needed outside video-making talent to showcase their cause. In<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/ptech/02/11/youtube.volunteers/" id="wzbv" title="this piece" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">this piece</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on CNN.com, The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and a Toronto-based film-maker/philanthropist show how an unlikely pairing made through <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">YouTube's</span> Video Volunteers can result in success for everyone involved.</div><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">And<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits" id="bzu6" title="YouTube for Nonprofits" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">YouTube for Nonprofits</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is now available in Canada and Australia, in addition to the US and UK!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Mobile phones and disaster response</b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;">During and since the recent disaster in Haiti, organizations around the world have been employing social media in different ways to serve their constituencies and the people of Haiti.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://nten.org/blog/2010/02/17/social-media-response-disaster-haiti" id="d.ox" title="This article" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">This article</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/" id="n-3s" title="NetSquared" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">NetSquared</span></a>'s Amy Ward, describes how mobile phones are a key player in how we react to and provide service during global disasters, including mapping, fundraising and missing persons strategies.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;">Learn more about using mobile giving for your organization at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mobilegiving.org/" id="h2c5" title="Mobile Giving" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">Mobile Giving</a>, the <a href="http://www.mgivefoundation.org/" id="of.2" title="M Give Foundation" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mGive</span> Foundation</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mobileactive.org/mobile-fundraising" id="avsb" title="Mobile Active" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MobileActive</span></a>. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Using social media effectively: A grantee's story</b><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Mercy Corps, an international relief organization, was an early adopter of social media but had seen little effect from all of their efforts until they determined that the way to reach their constituents was to extend the strategies deployed on their website to the different social media outlets. In<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://nten.org/blog/2010/02/17/just-being-ourselves-storytelling-social-media" id="d0pt" title="this blog post on NTEN.org" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">this blog post on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">NTEN</span>.org</a>, Roger Burks of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mercycorps.org/" id="kji7" title="Mercy Corps">Mercy Corps</a>, talks about how they have made social media start working for them.</div><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>A reminder about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">phishing</span> and your AdWords Grants account</b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">We've<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://googlegrants.blogspot.com/2008/04/tips-to-keep-your-account-safe.html" id="nqrm" title="posted before" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">posted before</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>about the dangers of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">phishing</span> and how to keep your account safe, but it bears repeating.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-avoid-getting-hooked.html" id="b2xh" title="This series" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">This series</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from the Trust and Security team here at Google can help you avoid <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">phishing</span> and keep your account safe.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=93198" id="qvid" title="Here's some AdWords-specific information" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">Here's some AdWords-specific information</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that's good to keep in mind with regard to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">phishing</span> emails that may appear in your inbox.</div><br />If you come across resources that would be useful to the greater non-profit community, feel free to post it to <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/grants/label?lid=0ec1d5fee8e55a30&hl=en" id="qq6:" title="Non-profit and grantee resources topic" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">Non-profit and grantee resources topic</a> in our discussion forum so that everyone can benefit. 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