3 new ways nonprofits can put AI to work
Google Blog 2026-07-28 16:00:00
Context: Google.org is providing nonprofits with new tools and resources to effectively utilize artificial intelligence, aiming to help them save time and secure critical funding. The initiative builds on the success of organizations like the Tawaki Project, a volunteer-led conservation effort based in New Zealand. By offering free online courses and one-on-one coaching sessions, Google hopes to bridge the gap between interest and adoption of AI technology among nonprofits.
Key Facts
- The Tawaki Project, a volunteer-led conservation effort, reduced a 240-hour task of manually transcribing handwritten research data on penguins to mere minutes by adopting Google for Nonprofits and using Google Sheets and Maps Platform API credits.
- The Tawaki Project's efficient data processing and visualization helped secure $1.1 million in funding and contributed to reclassifying the Fiordland crested penguin from "vulnerable" to "near threatened."
- Nonprofit participants in Google's program report saving one full workday per person, per week on administrative tasks with AI, on average.
- Google is offering free online courses in fundraising, marketing, and operations, as well as one-on-one coaching sessions with experts to help nonprofits integrate AI tools effectively.
- Google.org has provided over $18 billion in free-of-charge technology to nonprofits so far, as part of its mission to help them experience the opportunities created by technology.