Google was founded on September 4, 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey
Brin. Since then their company has grown into what I like to call a global
force for good. Google has an entire website dedicated to their charity work
and multiple programs. As stated on their website https://www.google.org/index.html
“...each year, we donate $100,000,000 in grants, 200,000 hours and
$1 Billion in products” (google.org). They accomplish this through
global giving, local giving, special programs and products.
Through their global giving program, Google supports Solar Aid,
which “is an international
charity that combats poverty and climate change… providing access to solar
lights in some of the most remote regions of the world” (solar-aid.org). They
also have a GiveDirectly program that sends funds directly to the extremely
impoverished regions of Kenya and Uganda.
Google is also committed to serving and supporting its local
community, their goal is to create a better Bay Area by focusing on three major
components: Youth employment, Poverty Social Entrepreneurship, and
Homelessness. Google believes that “…giving begins in
the place we call home. We support Bay Area nonprofits in their efforts to
create pathways to opportunity for low-income and underserved communities”
(google.org).
Through supporting special programs such as the Fight Against the
Zika Virus, Google made a 1-million-dollar grant to UNICEF in response to the
crisis. They also made updates to their products in order to make information
on Zika more accessible. Further, they sent engineers to help analyze data that
could hopefully be used to map and anticipate the virus.
Among many other charitable avenues, they also offer tech products
for nonprofit organizations. These products aim to make it easier for these
organizations to grow their fundraising base and have a more meaningful impact.
Upon researching the company, it has become very clear the type of company
Google is. I would be very proud to work for a company such as this one day.
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