Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Mobile technology, web apps, and mapping software have become enormously helpful in sharing news and spreading information about relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. The Google Crisis Response. More Resources. MORE >>

'Google’s strategy of making Google+ the thread that links all Google Products together is working. Google+ can now lay claim to 359 million active monthly users and the title of being the world’s second largest social network. If If your nonprofit uses Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps, etc., MORE >>

By Cary Lenore Walski, Technology Education and Outreach Coordinator, MAP TechWorks. When you think of the concept of the “social” website, Google Analytics -- the numbers nerd quietly tabulating traffic in the background on your site -- doesn’t immediately leap to mind. And Google said, “Let there be light.”. twit in the dark. MORE >>

I think that is an important insight for small organizations who don’t have a team of people doing the social media and trying to do it with limited hours in the day. Her team members  use both a Google spreadsheet, Google Cal and Jira to manage it all. These all go on a google calendar – the theme and title. MORE >>

The first full day of NTC 09 kicked off with a special dance (mad props to @ntenhross ), a great keynote and a session full of Google representatives spreading the (free!) The session covered four different programs Google offers at no cost to the nonprofit community. Google AdWords. Free domain mapping. Promote events. MORE >>