Google.org Impact Challenge: the tech-enabled and data-driven framing

The Strategy

Google.org is Google philanthropic arm. They fund nonprofits that use technology and data to address social challenges. Their primary grant programs are the Impact Challenge (thematic) and Google.org Impact Grants (for organizations using AI/ML). The tech-enabled framing: Google.org funds organizations that use technology as a core part of their solution — not organizations that use technology for operations. We will use AI to match job seekers with employers is tech-enabled. We will use a CRM to track our clients is operational tech, and Google.org will not fund it. The engineering capacity: Google.org funds engineering capacity — hiring software engineers, data scientists, and product managers. They fund the people who build the technology, not just the technology itself. Show the engineering roles you will hire and the product roadmap. The data-driven approach: Google.org values data-driven solutions. Show the data you will collect,…