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Google.org Gets More Businesslike
ReadWriteWeb — ... . But there is still much to be done. Now, Google.org has announced a reorganization to help them meet the goals for Google's philanthropic arm - by bringing Google.org closer inline with Google itself. ...

Roundup: Stock market drops, Microsoft retreats, and more
VentureBeat — ... Larry Brilliant steps down as director of Google’s charitable arm — Brilliant will become Google’s chief philanthropy evangelist, while Megan Smith will fill his old position. ...

Industry Moves: Even More Brilliant; Google's Charity Chief Gets A Promotion
paidContent — ... He wrote in a blog post: "While we have been able to support some remarkable non-profit organizations over the past three years, our greatest impact has come when we've attacked problems in ways that make the most of Google's strengths in technology and information; examples of this approach include Flu Trends, RechargeIT, Clean Energy 2030, and PowerMeter. By aligning Google.org more closely with Google as a whole, Megan will ensure that we're better able to build innovative, scalable technology and information solutions." Brilliant said Google would continue ...

WWGD? - The scientific solution to the world’s problems
BuzzMachine — ... in today’s NY Times responding to news that Google.org will focus its philanthropy more on its own science and technology and integrate its charitable arm more with the company. Agreed. ...

Google Makes Changes in Its Non-Profit Wing
AppScout — ... "In this global economic crisis, the work Google.org is doing, together with our many colleagues around the world, to help develop cheap clean energy, find and fight disease outbreaks before they sweep the globe, and build information platforms for underserved people globally, is more important than ever," wrote Brilliant in a blog post. "We stand behind the commitment made in 2004 to devote 1% of Google's equity and profits to philanthropy, and we will continue to iterate on our philanthropic model to make sure our resources have the greatest possible impact for ...

Re-engineering Google.org
Forbes.com: Technology News — ... ). Brilliant has also been an early-stage chief executive of several networking and Internet companies. Most of those went nowhere. He has been running Google.org for three years. In a note to Google and Google.org, Brilliant wrote that "by focusing my energy outwards I hope to be able to spend more time motivating policy makers, encouraging public and private partnerships and generally advocating for the changes that we must make as a global society." Smith is almost certain to focus on operations inside the philanthropy, particularly the management of engineers producing ...

Daily Sprout
Earth2Tech — ... Growing the Google.org Team: Larry Brilliant says Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, is getting more engineers and technical staff, a stronger focus on IT-based projects like RechargeIT, Clean Energy 2030, and PowerMeter — plus a new manager. — Official Google.org Blog ...

Google.org Gets More Integrated with Google
WebProNews Feed — [image] More Branding for Less Money? Dr. Larry Brilliant On Monday, Google announced that Dr. Larry Brilliant from Google.org was changing positions and becoming the Chief Philanthropic Evangelist for Google itself. In other words, the aim is to make Google more philanthropic all around from the sound of it."I think this is the highest contribution that I can make both to Google.org and to fighting the urgent threats of our day: from climate change to emerging infectious diseases, to issues of poverty and health care," says Brilliant. "By focusing my ...

Weekly Wrapup: Facebook Principles, Amazon Public Data, Times Open, And More...
ReadWriteWeb — ... technology. MediaTemple provides hosting for RWW. VisualCV lets you stand out from the crowd when job-hunting. Eurekster is a custom social search portal. SixApart provides our publishing software MT4. Jobwire Changes at Google.org Search engine giant Google is in the middle of reorganizing its philanthropic arm Google.org and this week the company announced a couple of key personnel changes. Dr. Larry Brilliant will step ...

Google's Stimulus Package: A Venture Capital Fund
TechWeb — ... focus on mobile-oriented startups. While acknowledging that the economic situation at the moment is tough, Maris and Miner observe that great ideas happen all the time and that the downturn is an ideal time to find "the next big thing." Previously, Google invested in tech companies through its philanthropic arm, Google.org. Google.org was reorganized in February when Dr. Larry Brilliant handed the reins to Megan Smith, who took over as Google.org's general manager. In announcing his new position as Google's chief philanthropic evangelist, Brilliant said that one of the ...

Google's Stimulus Package: A Venture Capital Fund
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... focus on mobile-oriented startups. While acknowledging that the economic situation at the moment is tough, Maris and Miner observe that great ideas happen all the time and that the downturn is an ideal time to find "the next big thing." Previously, Google invested in tech companies through its philanthropic arm, Google.org. Google.org was reorganized in February when Dr. Larry Brilliant handed the reins to Megan Smith, who took over as Google.org's general manager. In announcing his new position as Google's chief philanthropic evangelist, Brilliant said that one of the ...