Registered non-profits with 501(c)(3) status in the US can now get Google Apps Nonprofit Edition for free. To sign up, complete the online form and Google will verify nonprofit status. Google Apps Nonprofit Edition includes Gmail with 7GB storage, no ads, antivirus/antispam, and mobile access. While there is no cost from Google, implementation may require staff time and server costs. Security features include encryption, redundant storage, and user control over authentication. Sensitive data can be sent through a secure alternative instead of email. Google Sites allows for simple internal websites. Other free Google services for nonprofits include Google Analytics and Google Grants.

1. Google Apps for Nonprofits
by Trish Perkins
VISTA volunteer @ FaithAction International House

4. Product
• Why Google Apps for Education?
 Registered non-profits with current 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. now
qualify for Google Apps Nonprofit Edition.
 To get started, just complete the Nonprofit Edition sign-up form
(http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/education/new).
 We'll verify your 501(c)(3) status using your 9-digit Employee ID Number,
and contact you about the status of your Edition upgrade via email.
• What if I already have a Google Apps account?
 If you already have a Google Apps account and you have 501(c)(3)
status, you can request an upgrade to the Nonprofit/Education Edition.

5. http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/education/new
Signing up is easy...

6.
www.google.com/nonprofits

8. Product
• Gmail
 Base Offering Includes:
 7+GB inbox quota
 No ads for students
 Web-based standard support
 Potential for lifetime account
 Anti-virus/Anti-spam
 Mobile device functionality
 Multi-platform support
 Customizable logo and colors
• Cost
 No cost from Google, but costs staff labor and based on
UNCG’s choices for implementation, cost for servers

9. Concerns
• Security
 Gmail offering includes:
 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption
 Redundant storage at multiple sites
 UNCG control of authentication and account creation
 HIPAA, FERPA and Sensitive Data
 Student-user could suppress FERPA directory
information, as now
 Send email directing students to a secure alternative for
sensitive data

10. ... and a short demo!

11. Features
Google Sites...Simple web sites for Internal Communications

13. Nonprofit Perks
Other Google Services

14. http://www.google.com/analytics/tour.html

15. http://www.google.com/grants/

16. http://checkout.google.com/seller/npo/index.html

17. For Much, Much More
Check out the GoogleApps Channel on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleApps#play/playlists
Notes from the NTEN conference, 2008
http://blog.civicrm.org/node/315
Google Apps for Nonprofits Page
http://www.google.com/nonprofits

18. Thanks!
To Donna Newton of the Consortium: She Inspires!
To Todd Sutton at UNCG for some of the slides
VISTA for widening horizons and the opportunity to serve