Google Apps for Nonprofits?

Google has just launched a premium version of Google Apps for your Domain, now including Google Docs and Spreadsheets!  The full scale assault on Microsoft Office has begun!  This is huge for a number reasons, of which I won't get into now.  Go read a blog or something.

I have just one criticism.  They have three different plans: free, premium, and then a free plan tailored towards Universities.  Soo.. where's the non-profit plan?  And where's the marketing towards non-profits?

Non-profits, (especially small nonprofits) stand to gain immensely from Google Apps as it will enable them to set up an IT infrastructure complete with email, group calendaring, VoIP, document creation and collaboration, and basic web presence with just a few clicks!  This cuts out the cost for expensive software, hardware, consultants, expensive IT staff, etc.

Google should be targeting non-profits with their new offering.  If done right, Google could also create exposure for such non-profits thusly increasing exposure for it's own products.    Perhaps they'll start working towards this when Jotspot is (one day) integrated into this service.

If Google doesn't start showing love to non-profits, I just might install AdBlock in protest!  ;)


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