AWS for Nonprofits & NGOs
Using technology to solve the world's most pressing issues
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is dedicated to a world where every person has the opportunity to live a life of dignity on a healthy planet. Tens of thousands of nonprofits and non-governmental organizations worldwide use AWS to increase their impact and advance mission goals.
Whether you are working to improve the performance of donor-facing websites, enhancing data practices through managed databases and analytics, propelling research through machine learning, or improving remote monitoring with the Internet of Things (IoT), AWS is here to help.
What's new
2020 AWS Imagine Grant nonprofit winners announced
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we value nonprofit innovators. Powerful technology combined with the talents and passions of individuals within nonprofit organizations is key to solving some of the world’s toughest challenges. The AWS Imagine Grant Program provides vital resources to organizations looking to deploy technology as a central tool to achieve their missions.
Scaling a platform for early detection of COVID-19 symptoms
Learn more about how PhysioQ launched a service that empowers families to early-detect COVID-19 symptoms that otherwise cannot be detected, using affordable consumer wearable devices that they already own, like wristbands and smartwatches.
Upskilling the next generation of cloud talent
Get an update on how the NPower AWS Cloud Computing program is providing career opportunities and training to underserved populations including young adults, minorities, women, and veterans.
Treating cancer with the power of the cloud
Find out how Cancer Commons is leveraging advanced AWS services for natural language processing and other artificial intelligence techniques to develop patient treatment plans and arm each patient with the knowledge they need to help them achieve their best possible outcome.
AWS programs for nonprofits
These programs are designed to enable organizations of all sizes to overcome barriers to technology adoption, while enhancing the scale, performance, and capabilities of mission operations.
AWS Nonprofit Credit Program
The AWS Credit Program provides access to $2,000 in AWS Promotional Credits, enabling nonprofits to implement cloud-based solutions and meet their mission goals without upfront investment in physical infrastructure.
AWS Imagine Grant Program
The AWS Imagine Grant Program is a public grant opportunity open to registered 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
AWS Cloud Credit for Research
The AWS Cloud Credit for Research Program supports organizations that seek to accelerate their research outcomes through high-performance computing, allowing them to focus on science — not servers.
White House Historical Association
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) is a fantastic example of how a small nonprofit is expanding its reach across the globe by digitizing thousands of presidential artifacts in the AWS cloud for others to learn about and experience. The WHHA took their efforts a step further and built a mobile application to house this information, and which includes a very entertaining “presidential selfie look alike” function.
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
ICMEC created the GMCNgine, a centralized platform that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Amazon Rekognition to scour the internet for photos of children to compare against images from ongoing cases of missing children from across the globe.
GameChanger Charity
GameChanger Charity is a nonprofit organization changing the world of gaming and technology. They support patients in hospitals around the world by providing hospital care providers with templates to create personalized virtual reality experiences to make a patient’s stay all the more tolerable and comfortable.
Nonprofit customer success spotlights around the world
Actions matter. Take a look at the ways nonprofits are using AWS to accomplish their missions.
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AWS aligns with your mission
Businesses across Amazon invest in the nonprofit community. Explore the links below to learn about how these businesses are catering to nonprofits, building programs, and increasing social impact.
