Use a professional suite of tools to run your operations, at no charge
To solve big problems, you need the right tools. Google Workspace for Nonprofits helps eligible nonprofits communicate more efficiently and collaborate from anywhere, all while keeping data safe and secure and providing 24/7 support. With tools such as Gmail, Calendar, and Drive, you can focus your organization on impact rather than IT administration. Other discounted offers are available for G Suite Business and G Suite Enterprise. For more information, see Activate Google Workspace for Nonprofits.
Want more training for nonprofits? Visit the Google for Nonprofits Live Stream Series(currently available in English only).
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Organize your resources in one place
Are you losing track of important documents stored in different places? Migrate your content to Drive or a shared drive, where you can easily share files with employees, volunteers, board members, and donors. To find specific content, search in Drive and find the document or folder you want in seconds. Learn how |
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Create and present powerful presentations
Need ideas for what visuals and data to include in your board presentation? Use Explore in Sheets and Slides to see formatting suggestions, charts and data analysis, or answers to questions about your data. If you work with remote team members, share your screen during a Google Meet video meeting to present ideas. You can even record the meeting to send to people after. Learn how |
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Make your funding proposals pop
Create effective grant proposals using Docs. Increase the professional look and feel of your proposal by adding pictures or embedding maps. Share your document and get real-time feedback from your coworkers through targeted comments. There’s no need for multiple drafts—use the revision history to see who made changes and when, or to revert to earlier versions. Finally, export the proposal directly to PDF to create a polished look and feel. Learn how |
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Connect your team across time zones
Use Calendar to create and share a team calendar with co-workers, volunteers, and board members to facilitate scheduling. Connect face-to-face using Google Meet to keep personal connections strong. Take advantage of the seamless mobile options for Google Workspace products to ensure you stay connected to work, even when you’re traveling. Learn how |
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Never miss an important email
Looking at an inbox with too many unread messages? Use filters and labels in Gmail to organize incoming messages based on sender or content, and never miss emails about grant proposals, donors, or core program work again. Finally, take advantage of using templates in Gmail to reduce the time you spend on common email replies. Learn how |
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Easily onboard new staff members or volunteers
Find yourself reinventing the onboarding process for every new employee or volunteer? With Sites, you can create an internal or external website to host all the relevant information to share with your recruits. Embed Docs from Drive. Capture contact information or certify the completion of training in Forms. Add new people to relevant Groups (finance, volunteers, and so on) to give them access to role-specific materials and email lists. Learn how |
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Streamline volunteer recruitment and communications
If you need to to recruit volunteers for an upcoming event, use Forms to create a questionnaire to capture information. Post the form on your website or send a link to the form to collect responses. Export responses to Sheets to filter data and analyze trends. Finally, use Groups to create a new group for your volunteers to communicate and collaborate. Send out a welcome email with a link to your volunteer website, built using Sites. Learn how |
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Train new employees or volunteers anytime, anywhere
If you need to train people based in different locations, create a one-stop-shop training website using Sites. Store all your onboarding tasks, organization policies, and other documents in Drive or shared drives. Then, embed the files in the training site. Conduct a live training class across the globe using Google Meet to save time and travel costs. Record your training and post it to your YouTube channel to reach your volunteer base. Learn how |
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Retain your organization’s files when people leave
Find yourself scrambling to get access to grants, data, or reports owned by an employee or volunteer who left your organization? Utilize shared drives to create shared spaces where different teams can easily store, search, and share content that will remain in the shared drive, even if people leave your organization. Learn how |
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Deploy an end-to-end marketing campaign
Create a marketing campaign overview using Docs and share it with internal stakeholders. Then, spread your message. Eligible nonprofits have access to Ad Grants, a program that provides in-kind advertising from Google Ads. Set up YouTube and launch video content to tell your nonprofit’s story. Promote your campaign on your organization’s Sites page—encourage members to share innovative ideas and get involved through embedded Forms. Learn how |
