This month's highlights!
Join our upcoming livestream training
We are excited to announce the first of a comprehensive and practical set of How-to Guides dedicated to the nonprofit sDid you know that many YouTube creators record, edit, and upload videos directly from their smartphone? You just need to learn some basic tips to get started with YouTube Nonprofit. Hear from a top product expert on how to open and grow your nonprofit’s YouTube channel. Register here for the livestream on May 9, 2019 at 11:00 AM Pacific.
Take a look at our latest How-To Guide
Create a Google Site for your team
With a central, internal only site, everyone in your nonprofit can find your team’s information, projects, and other resources. You can show upcoming events by embedding a Google Calendar, onboard new team members with a “file cabinet” page of training materials stored in Drive, and much more. Get started following this resource.
Tips & Tricks
Google Drive makes it easy to find your files
Try searching for a phrase that you know is inside a picture or PDF, and you’ll be able to find the matching file. Very helpful when you can’t remember your filename.
Did you know you can “undo send” in Gmail?
In your Gmail settings, implement a 5-30 second cancellation period on your sent emails, and once you’ve fired one off, you’ll receive a prompt in case you need “undo.”
Nonprofit Stories
Kiva makes microfinance personal by connecting lenders to borrowers who are looking to grow their businesses.
For Kiva to connect these groups of people around the world, they need to raise awareness. By increasing traffic using Ad Grants, visualizing donations on Google Maps, and engaging with the community through YouTube, Kiva has generated more than $890 million in funded loans to its 2 million borrowers. Learn more here.
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