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Getting Attention

Exploratory Call

Second Harvest Food Bank | 04.08.2025

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Agenda

  1. Introductions
  2. Google Ad Grant overview
  3. Opportunities for Second Harvest Food Bank
  4. How Getting Attention helps
  5. Next steps

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I’m a digital marketer with 7+ years of experience in SEO, social media and paid search. I lead our sales, account management, and marketing teams.

At Getting Attention, we help nonprofits get more conversions from the Google Ad Grant by hiring experienced ex-Google employees from around the world, to provide a better service at an accessible price.

Jessica King

Business Lead

Getting Attention

About Me

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I lead our conversations with nonprofits interested in Google Ad Grant management.

At Getting Attention, we help nonprofits get more conversions from the Google Ad Grant by hiring experienced ex-Google employees from around the world, to provide a better service at an accessible price.

Dana Cabalza

Sales Specialist

Getting Attention

About Me

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About Second Harvest Food Bank

Candace Marquardt

Marketing and PR Manager

  • Audience served:. Food-insecure individuals and families in Indiana
  • Programs:. Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen, Mobile Distribution, Senior Safety Net

We want to know.

  • What has your Ad Grant experience been like so far?
  • Who makes up your marketing team?
  • Have you worked with a marketing vendor before?
  • Why did you reach out?

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Ad Grant Overview

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Paid search ad

Organic result

The Google Ad Grant provides up to $10,000 per month in free Google search advertising.

Most U.S. nonprofits are eligible for the Grant:

  • 501(c)3
  • High-quality website

Based on our research, Second Harvest Food Bank is likely eligible for the Grant

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Uses for the Ad Grant

Awareness

Volunteers

Events

Revenue

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Paid search is a crucial tool in your nonprofit’s toolkit.

The Google Ad Grant allows you to take advantage of paid search with no need for additional budget.

Conversions - uses machine learning to target people who will take key actions like joining a newsletter or donating.

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Speed - typically starts getting measurable results within 3-6 months.

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Control - choose which pages to showcase, keywords to target, and audiences to reach.

Why use

paid search?

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Ad Grant Opportunities

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Conversion Opportunities

We believe conversions are the most important outcome from the Google Ad Grant.

These are actions users take on your website, like signing up for emails, enrolling in programs, watching support videos and making donations.

We identified the following conversion opportunities that might be a great fit for your Ad Grant.

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Newsletter signups

Volunteer signups

Donations

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Keyword Opportunities

Based on our research, Second Harvest should target keywords like:

  • Food Bank | 246,000 monthly searches
  • Second Harvest Food Bank | 33,100 searches
  • Food pantry near me | 18,100 searches**
  • Food bank near me | 6,600 searches**
  • Volunteer opportunities near me | 1,900 searches**

Local Search Volume in Indiana**

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Landing page opportunities

News & Stories

Our recommendations

We recommend Second Harvest build their search marketing funnel by driving traffic to the following pages.

Suggested conversions:

  • 10-minute timer
  • Newsletter signups

Hospitals

Healthcare

Schools

Universities

Government

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Landing page opportunities

Community Food Experience

Our recommendations

We recommend Second Harvest build their search marketing funnel by driving traffic to the following pages.

Suggested conversions:

  • Clicks to RSVP form
  • Calls from ads

Hospitals

Healthcare

Schools

Universities

Government

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Landing page opportunities

Feed Your Neighbors

Our recommendations

We recommend Second Harvest build their search marketing funnel by driving traffic to the following pages.

Suggested conversions:

  • Donation form submissions
  • Clicks to monthly donation form

Hospitals

Healthcare

Schools

Universities

Government

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How we help

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Getting Attention’s services | $600/mo

  • Grant acquisition + maintenance
  • Campaign strategy
  • Ad creation
  • Weekly campaign optimization
  • Monthly reporting

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Why Getting Attention

Our engagements are designed to drive meaningful conversions from your Ad Grant.

We hire experienced former Google employees from around the world to provide a better Ad Grant experience at a lower cost.

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Questions?

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Our shared

path forward

Apply for Ad Grant

  • We’ll walk you through the Ad Grant application process
  • We can help you troubleshoot any errors that arise

Initial Meeting

  • Discuss Google Ad Grant goals and opportunities
  • Explore Getting Attention services

Approach Call

  • Share custom recommendations for your nonprofit
  • Discuss timeline for getting started

Today’s meeting