GoogleServe 2022 Volunteering Support - Last Chance to Register

Business in the Community Ireland is delighted to let you know that Google Ireland’s annual employee volunteering programme – GoogleServe – has returned this summer to support your charity with the various needs you might have. Hundreds of Irish charities have benefitted from the support of Google Ireland’s volunteers over the last two years, and GoogleServe 2022 will take place throughout June and the first half of July this summer.

Among the areas where the Google volunteers can provide support to Irish charities during June-July 2022 are:

• In-person Support where extra hands are needed – this might involve assistance at events, painting community buildings, etc.
• Career Readiness Training – this could include assisting with mock interviews, CV reviews, or mentorship for the service users of your organisation.
• Environmental Support – for example, cleaning coastlines and parks, or helping out at animal shelters.
• Wellness and Inclusion Opportunities – such as virtual or in-person visits with seniors, language training, document translation, phone banking to raise awareness about a relevant issue.
• Education Supports – this could include Tutoring, Coding, Reading, Robotics/VR tours with students.
• Helping the Homeless or in Food Kitchens
• Skills-based Help with Google Products – such help could involve getting started with Google Workspace, using Google Docs/Sheets/Slides/Sites, etc.
• Marketing & Strategy Support – such as thinking of new creative fundraising campaigns, generating online awareness campaigns, events organising.
• Google Ads – help with optimising your Google Ads account and making best use of your charity’s Google Ads Grants.

Who is Eligible for GoogleServe Support: Volunteer support through GoogleServe will be available to organisations that are:

1. A registered charity in Ireland and that
2. Have an active account with Benevity.

More information on registering for Benevity is available towards the end of this email.

Participating in GoogleServe is an easy process: 

1. Sign up in this form to express your interest and explain the kind of help you require from the Google volunteers.
   • Be as specific as possible, as it will be easier to match you with Google volunteers where your request is clear.
   • You can request to receive volunteer support throughout June and until mid-July.
2. The GoogleServe team will spread the word about your request(s) internally within Google Ireland using the Benevity platform to recruit Googler volunteers for you. 
3. Once Googler volunteers sign up to help you, you will be notified by Benevity, and you can get in contact with the volunteers to arrange the specifics.
4. If your organisation is registered with Benevity, you gain $10 for every hour each Googler volunteers with your charity.

Queries on Support Available: If you have any queries on this initiative and the support available, please contact the GoogleServe Team in Google Ireland directly at googleserveireland2022@google.com - the GoogleServe team will be managing all questions and the sign-up process. Business in the Community Ireland will not be dealing with any individual queries, so please do direct these to the GoogleServe Team.

Registering with Benevity: If you are planning to participate in this year's GoogleServe, please ensure that you are registered with Benevity - the platform Google employees use to support charities by donating and volunteering. In addition to the time donated by the Google team, Google Ireland will be donating $10 US Dollars per volunteer hour to each participating charity through the Benevity platform.

In order to check whether your charity is registered with Benevity, please visit causes.benevity.org and click "Register Now" to complete your registration ASAP, as the process may take a few weeks to be completed. If your charity is not yet registered with Benevity, follow the instructions here. Please note only registered charities can register with Benevity and therefore receive the donation, so please do consider that before signing up.

If you have any questions about whether your organisation is registered with or eligible for Benevity, again please email googleserveireland2022@google.com and the Google Ireland team will be very happy to assist with your query.