Set up your charity email (Google Workspace)

Email & Workspace · about 15 min · Charity owners/admins on a Google-based charity (FFC default is Microsoft 365)

FFC’s default is Microsoft 365, but charities already deeply embedded in Google can stay on Google Workspace. If that’s you, your admin issues you a you@yourcharity.org Google account.

  1. 1

    Sign in and set your password

    Go to mail.google.com (or accounts.google.com) and sign in with your new Workspace address and the temporary password you were given. Set a strong password and save it in your password manager.

  2. 2

    Turn on 2-Step Verification

    Go to Google Account → Security → 2-Step Verification and turn it on. Choose an authenticator app and scan the QR code (Google or Microsoft Authenticator).

    Save the backup codes Google offers into your password manager.

    See the Multi-Factor Authentication guide for the full walkthrough and new-phone precautions.

  3. 3

    Get Gmail on your devices

    Install the Gmail app on your phone and sign in; use mail.google.com on your computer. Send a test email to confirm.

Next setup guides

Multi-factor authenticationMicrosoft 365 emailGitHub account

Stuck on any step? Text Clarke Moyer at (520) 222-8104 — every step is meant to be simple, so if something doesn't match what you see, ask.