Since 2007, Google has worked to empower nonprofits and NGOs across the world through the power of cloud computing. We started with Google Earth Outreach and have since launched G Suite for Nonprofits, GCP Public Datasets, and Kaggle Data Science for Good Events to continue to support nonprofits at scale. Today, we’re expanding our nonprofit initiatives to include a new program focused on data analytics and machine learning: Data Solutions for Change.

Nonprofits today have the opportunity to access and collect data at an unprecedented scale and many are implementing a data-driven approach to problem-solving. They need data analytics solutions that don’t require them to manage infrastructure operations, and instead allow them to carry out all types of analytics projects and lay the foundation for AI.

Like any advocate or scientist, nonprofits are approaching problems like disease detection by collecting observations, developing a hypothesis, and testing that hypothesis in real-world settings. But those observations are large in scope. They have evolved from keeping records into generating and analyzing data—large-scale structured datasets that include anything from millions of electronic medical records (EMR) to other health indicators like body-mass index (BMI). And while these nonprofits seek to apply data analytics to real-world challenges, financial and technical resources are limited.

With Data Solutions for Change, we’re empowering nonprofit organizations with our advanced data analytics solutions to drive social and environmental impact. Program participants can apply for the chance to receive the following benefits: a need-based Google Cloud credit grant, self-training lessons with Qwiklabs, and Role-Based Support at the development level.

