Google.org’s head Dr. Larry Brilliant has announced to step down as the day-to-day manager of Google’s philanthropic arm, assuming the title of Chief Philanthropy Evangelist.

In his place, Megan Smith, the vice president of new business development from the main Google Company, will take over the additional charge as general manager of Google.org.

The change has been brought under the Google’s plan to incorporate Google.org into its larger business plan. With Google.org’s innovations, such as Flu Trends, RechargeIT, Clean Energy 2030, and PowerMeter, Google aims to boost its technological strengths. According to Google, it will inject more engineering and technical employees into Google.org.

Announcing his new role as "Chief Philanthropy Evangelist," on Monday, Dr. Larry Brilliant, who has been head of Google.org since 2006, in a blog post, wrote, "It's clear that I am most effective in helping to identify 'big ideas' and potential partners, as well as raising awareness about society's biggest challenges."

Brilliant said, "Megan will ensure that we're better able to build innovative, scalable technology and information solutions."

In his blog, Brilliant wrote, "In this global economic crisis, the work Google.org is doing, together with our many colleagues around the world, to help develop cheap clean energy, find and fight disease outbreaks before they sweep the globe, and build information platforms for underserved people globally, is more important than ever. We stand behind the commitment made in 2004 to devote 1% of Google's equity and profits to philanthropy, and we will continue to iterate on our philanthropic model to make sure our resources have the greatest possible impact for good."