2. INTRO
GOOGLE IS AN AMERICAN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATON
SPECIALISING IN INTERNET RELATED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS.
GOOGLE WAS FOUNDED BY P.H.D STUDENTS IN STANFORD
UNIVERSITY NAMELY SERGEY BRIN AND LARRY PAGE ON SEP 4
1998.
UNOFFICIAL SLOGAN – DON’T BE EVIL. HEAD QUARTERS –
GOOGLEPLEX,CALIFORNIA
SOME OF THE PRODUCTS ARE GMAIL,GOOGLE DRIVE,GOOGLE
DOCS,GOOGLE +. IN DECEMBER 2013,ALEXA LISTED
GOOGLE.COM AS THE MOST VISITED WEBSITE IN THE WORLD.
KEY PEOPLE – LARRY PAGE (CEO) ERIC SCHMIDT (CHAIRMAN)
3. GOOGLE CHINA SOCIAL
INNOVATION CUP FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS
"Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students" is a
nationwide competition that aims to empower China’s youth to
become agents of social change. By soliciting project ideas from
college students and funding viable proposals, google hope to instill
in China’s future leaders the values of social responsibility, the
importance of community welfare, and the spirit of self-
empowerment. Among all colleges and universities that participate in
the competition, 100 of them that top in the number of proposal
submission will share 500 Google "Campus Volunteer Stars"
Scholarships every year.
4. SUPPORTING EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
EFFORTS
At 2:28 pm on May 12th, 2008, a 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck
Sichuan province in Western China, claiming the lives of tens of
thousands. Despite the chaos and despair, Google’s various
departments mobilized immediately to support rescue and relief
efforts. To support the vast and urgent need for material resources,
Google and its employees raised over USD 2.6mm and donated over
USD 1.02mm worth of free online advertising to earthquake relief
organizations. At the same time, Google also developed a
communication platform that included an information platform for
resource support, a search platform for families looking for lost
relatives, and a global platform for charitable donations. Google Maps
also provided China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping with
satellite images of quake-affected regions to better aid and direct
rescue efforts.
5. GOOGLE GRANTS
Google Grants is an in-kind donation program awarding free
AdWords advertising to selected charitable organizations. Since its
inception, Google have supported hundreds of organizations in
advocating and promoting their causes, from animal rights and
literacy to abandoned children and HIV education. In the aftermath of
the Sichuan earthquake in China, Google Grants also supported the
China Red Cross, China Charity Federation, China Youth Development
Foundation, China Children and Teenager’s Fund and other
organizations with free in-kind advertising. Jet Li’s One Foundation
and his umbrella organizations have also started using Google Grants
to promote the cause of corporate philanthropy.
6. GOOGLE DONATED $11.5 MILLION TO
FIGHT SLAVERY OF 27 MILLION PEOPLE
Tech giant Google donated $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting
to end the modern-day slavery of some 27 million people around the
world. In what is believed to be the largest ever corporate grant
devoted to the advocacy, intervention and rescue of people being
held and forced to work.
7. GOOGLE LAUNCHES RS 12 CRORES
HUNT FOR INDIA’S MOST INNOVATIVE
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Google launched the Google Impact Challenge in India on August 12
2013, asking Indian non-profits how they would use technology to
tackle problems in India and around the world. The four submissions
judged to be the best will is awarded Rs 3 crores and technical
assistance from Google to help make their project a reality.
8. APPRENTICESHIP COURSES
Since 2006, more than 440 Google employee volunteers
in California, New York, and Massachusetts have led
139 apprenticeship courses, focused primarily on the science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, through Citizen
Schools.
9. GOOGLE GREEN
Google created a better web that's better for the environment.
Google green themselves by using resources efficiently and
supporting renewable power. That means when we use Google
products, we are being better to the environment.