London Regional ICT Champion

The Google Grants UK beta programme supports organisations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.

Designed for UK registered charities, Google Grants provides free advertising on Google AdWords, to charities seeking to inform and engage their constituents online.

You can read about Google Grants’ programme details here and the FAQs here

Google Grants has previously given free AdWords advertising to charitable groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.

Applications to the Google Grants (UK) programme can be made at any time. Google says that it will “select Google Grants recipients every quarter….[and will notify applicants] within six months or less whether or not [they] will receive a Google Grant award.”

In the interests of sharing information, I’d really like to hear how others have fared with Google Grants.

• Has your organisation or community group used Google Grant?
• Can you tell me if the application process was easy?
• Were you successful? If so, what were the benefits of free Google advertising for your organisation (such as an increase in the recruitment of volunteers and sponsorship)?