Google, the Salesforce.com Foundation and Facebook Dedicate Day to Helping Nonprofits Understand and Use Cloud Computing Tools

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Google, the Salesforce.com Foundation and Facebook Dedicate Day to Helping Nonprofits Understand and Use Cloud Computing Tools

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2009 -Google, the Salesforce.com Foundation and Facebook are joining forces to host a free, one-day event for the nonprofit community on Tuesday, March 24 in Washington, D.C. called "Doing More With Less: Your Nonprofit in the Cloud." The event will focus on how online "cloud" and social applications can enable nonprofits to communicate, build community, and raise money more effectively and efficiently in today's challenging environment.

Who: The keynote speaker will be Holly Ross, Executive Director of NTEN, in addition to speakers from Google/YouTube, the Salesforce.com Foundation and Facebook. The day will also include a panel of representatives from Atlas Service Corps, the Case Foundation, the Colorectal Cancer Coalition, Energy Action Coalition, Oxfam America and the Points of Light Institute.

What: Presentations will cover best practices in new media, social networking and cloud computing and in-depth breakout sessions will be led by Google/YouTube, the Salesforce.com Foundation, Facebook and Convio on topics such as activating YouTube audiences, fundraising and constituent management, recruiting donors with Google Grants/AdWords, and leveraging the Force.com AppExchange, Google Earth, and Facebook for causes.

When: Tuesday, March 24. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Where: Google's Washington, D.C. office, 1101 New York Avenue, NW (Second Floor)

Video from the event will be posted online following the event. Please contact Galen Panger at gpanger@google.com for the links.

About Google Inc.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

About the Salesforce.com Foundation

The Salesforce.com Foundation is the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business through its 1/1/1 integrated philanthropy Model http://www.sharethemodel.org. The 1/1/1 Model harnesses the power of salesforce.com's people and technology through 1% Time, 1% Equity and 1% Product to increase the effectiveness of nonprofits in pursuing their social missions. Since the Foundation's inception in 1999, employees have given more than 125,000 hours of their time; more than 5,200 nonprofits in 60 countries are using donated and discounted Salesforce CRM licenses as part of the Foundation's 1% Product Donation Program http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/product; and numerous organizations are benefiting from technology-related grants. For more information on the Salesforce.com Foundation, please visit http://www.salesforcefoundation.org.

About Facebook

Founded in February 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a privately-held company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.

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