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Google for Nonprofits
Google Ad Grants
Program Overview: Eligibility
Program Overview: Eligibility
• 501 (c)(3) status
– must be publicly updated in the IRS’s online database (copies of IRS letters not sufficient
for this requirement)
• Allow only one membership per organization
– Branches of umbrella organizations that share EINs with parent organization are eligible
for individual memberships
– They must indicate they are applying as “related organization”)
• Have a functioning website with substantial content
• Some exclusions apply (Government entities, medical groups &
educational institutions)
• Links: Eligibility
What is Google Ad Grants?
• The nonprofit edition of AdWords, Google’s
online advertising tool
• Free advertising to promote your website on
Google through keyword targeting
• Empowers nonprofit organizations to promote
their missions and initiatives on Google search
result pages
Program Overview: Introduction
• $10,000 per month or $329 per
day
• A $2.00 maximum cost per click
maximum cost per click
• Only run keyword-targeted
campaigns
• Only appear on Google search
result pages
• Only run text ads
How it Works
Overview: Creation Guide
• Create an AdWords Account
• Create a campaign
If you already have a regular AdWords
• Submit your account
account, you cannot convert it to a
Google Ad Grants account, as it contains
for review
payment information. You must create a
new account per the instructions in this
guide
Account Creation
• Sign Up for AdWords & create a new account HERE
(use link to bypass billing section)
• DO NOT SUBMIT BILLING OR PAYMENT INFO - skip this section in your
account set up and ignore any messages asking you to submit billing info
Creation Guide: Campaign Settings
1. Name Campaign
2. Select Search
Network Only
3. Choose Standard
campaign
Campaign Settings Continued
4. Un-check “Include Search Partners”
(Grantees only allowed to show ads on
Google Search results)
5. Select where you want to show the
ad and the language you want to
display in it
Campaign Settings Continued
6. Set Your Daily Budget – the daily maximum is $329. If you decide to create
more than one campaign, the total of all of your campaign budgets will
max out at $329 a day.
Ad Groups & Keywords
• Next step is to build the structure of the campaign using Ad Groups
• Each Ad Group should be centered around a different theme or service
and contain keywords that represent the corresponding theme.
Tip: Enter your landing page and let the AdWords system help you organize
your campaign and provide keyword ideas (link: Keyword Planner Tool)
Creation Guide
CLICK HERE to check if your
ads are mission based and
compliant with Google’s
advertising policies.
Creation Guide: Submit For Review
• Lastly, select your country and follow the steps for the application
submission process and your account will be reviewed.
• If your nonprofit meets eligibility requirements and your account is set up
properly, Google will activate your account and notify you via email.
Resources
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Google NonProfit Guide
Keywords Strategy Guide
Find Your Ad on Google
Other Google for NonProfit Tools