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Nonprofits shared their bright ideas for a better Bay Area. We asked you to vote for your favorites. The top four winners received a $500,000 grant and six additional finalists each received $250,000. Explore these inspiring projects and get involved.
The 2014 Google Impact Challenge has concluded.
Learn more about the 2015 program.
Bay Area top 10
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The Health Trust
Increasing fresh food access for low-income families
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Center for Employment Opportunities
Providing jobs and support for formerly incarcerated people
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Literacy Lab
Supporting early childhood literacy through books and online community
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Hack the Hood
Jumpstarting tech careers for low-income youth
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Community Music Center
Spreading the joy of music to older adults
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SubArt
Inspiring subway riders with immersive public art
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Pogo Park
Revitalizing forgotten neighborhoods through play
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Beyond 12
Coaching students to thrive in college and beyond
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BUILD
Empowering high school kids through entrepreneurship
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Mission Asset Fund
Expanding credit opportunities for hardworking families
About the challenge
The Impact Challenge invited nonprofits to share their bright ideas for a better Bay Area. An impressive roster from fields like education, housing, youth engagement and more came to participate. A panel of community advisors helped review their submissions, and the community voted for their favorite projects.
The four organizations that received the most public votes were each awarded $500,000 grant funding. The remaining six from the top 10 received a $250,000 grant. 15 additional finalists were also selected to receive a $100,000 grant to scale their impact in the community. All 25 nonprofits will receive technical support from Google and one year of accelerator support through Impact Hub SF.
Enjoy a complete snapshot of the nonprofits working to make a better Bay Area.
The 2014 Google Impact Challenge has concluded.
Learn more about the 2015 program.
15 Bay Area finalists
Every nonprofit brings extraordinary value and promise to the Bay Area. They impact our community in different ways - from microfinance for small business owners to education through hip hop, to restoration of our shoreline. These fifteen were awarded grants of $100,000 to continue their inspiring work, and to help make an even better Bay Area.
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Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Health outreach for Tenderloin teens via SMS
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Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Restorative justice hub for Oakland young adults with Community Works West
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GLIDE
Cloud-based document storage for the homeless
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Instituto Familiar de la Raza
Collective action to reduce violence in the Mission
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Lava Mae
Mobile showers and toilets for the homeless
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Maker Education Initiative
Empowering educators to engage youth in making
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MedShare
Surplus medical supplies matched with community clinics
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Mural Music and Arts Project
STEAM education through hip hop videos
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Museum of Children's Art
Library arts program for low-income Oakland families
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New Door Ventures
Skill-building employment for at-risk youth
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One Degree
Improving access to social services for low-income families
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Opportunity Fund Northern California
Affordable microloans to help grow small businesses
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PUEBLO
Fresh food marketplace for communities
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San Francisco Baykeeper
Shoreline protection through mapping and outreach
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Toolworks
Employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Community advisors
Meet our panel of community advisors. Together we reviewed submissions and selected the Bay Area Top 10.
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Honorable Aida Alvarez
Chair, Latino Community Foundation and Former Administrator, US Small Business Administration
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Jacquelline Fuller
Director, Google.org
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Secretary Norman Mineta
Former Mayor of San José and Former US Secretary of Transportation
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Chief Teresa Deloach Reed
Fire Chief, City of Oakland
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Reverend Cecil Williams
Founder and Minister of Liberation, Glide Memorial United Methodist Church
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Barry Zito
Major League Baseball Player and Philanthropist
