Nonprofits Sought for Google Glass Projects

Researchers at the World Wildlife Fund are using Google Glass to document rhino sightings in Nepal. Researchers at the World Wildlife Fund are using Google Glass to document rhino sightings in Nepal.

May 5, 2014 | Read Time: 1 minute

Researchers at the World Wildlife Fund are using Google Glass to record sightings of rhinos and take photos and videos as they monitor movements of the endangered animals in Nepal. The researchers often ride elephants because much of Chitwan National Park is inaccessible to vehicles, so being able to work hands-free is a big advantage.

Now Google is looking for other nonprofit projects that could benefit from using the wearable computer, which is mounted on eyeglass frames. Five U.S. nonprofits will get a Glass device, a trip to the company’s office for training, a $25,000 grant, and assistance from Google developers.

Submissions are due May 20.

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Nicole Wallace is features editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She has written about innovation in the nonprofit world, charities’ use of data to improve their work and to boost fundraising, advanced technologies for social good, and hybrid efforts at the intersection of the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, such as social enterprise and impact investing.Nicole spearheaded the Chronicle’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast and reported from India on the role of philanthropy in rebuilding after the South Asian tsunami. She started at the Chronicle in 1996 as an editorial assistant compiling The Nonprofit Handbook.Before joining the Chronicle, Nicole worked at the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs and served in the inaugural class of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.A native of Columbia, Pa., she holds a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.