Tune in to Public Interest Registry (PIR) and NTEN’s on-demand session of the Tech for Good Learning Series, a new webinar series designed to help nonprofits navigate today’s evolving digital landscape with confidence. In this session, experts Emily Gomez, Kirsten Albritton, and Magda Ellis share practical strategies to help nonprofits bridge digital divides, build digital […]
By Jon Nevett, PIR President & CEO Summary While there is great excitement about Reveal Day and the 2026 Round of New TLDs, now is also the time for ICANN to start planning how to use the auction proceeds. With the influx of additional auction proceeds from the new round, ICANN should establish a foundation […]
Selected from over 4,200 applicants from 145 countries, youth-led nonprofit TECHO wins top award for work to fight extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean Through the awards, PIR has contributed over $1 million to growing the .ORG Community of changemakers making the world a better place Washington D.C. — Public Interest Registry (PIR), […]
Feature: Tom Steinmetz, Executive Director of Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) believes that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive. For more than 30 years, the Minnesota-based nonprofit has brought together schools, families, nonprofits, and community leaders to improve health, education, and career outcomes for children and youth across Rice County. […]
In every community, there are young people whose potential is visible long before their opportunity is. Bridging the gap between those two things, potential and opportunity, is where Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) has spent more than three decades quietly working. In Rice County, Minnesota, that work shows up in schools, homes, and the spaces where […]
Tune in to Public Interest Registry (PIR) and NTEN’s on-demand session of the Tech for Good Learning Series, a new webinar series designed to help nonprofits navigate today’s evolving digital landscape with confidence. In this session, Making Data Work for Your Mission, nonprofit technology and data leaders share real-world case studies on change management, data […]
35 innovative, mission-driven organizations and changemakers selected from over 4,200 applicants across 145 countries For the first time, PIR recognizes ‘Honorable Mentions’ to celebrate organizations whose work stood out in an increasingly competitive applicant pool Reston, VA — Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG domain, today announced the finalists for the 8th […]
By Judy Song-Marshall, Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, Public Interest Registry In April, we launched our largest-ever global campaign in collaboration with Mission 44 across Formula 1 platforms to spotlight the millions of people and organizations using .ORG to make a difference. Titled “The First Lap,” the campaign originally launched with a 30-second […]
Feature: Bob Bell, Founder of Food For Thought Denver Food For Thought Denver is built around a simple but powerful belief: no child should have to face the weekend hungry. Since 2012, the volunteer-run nonprofit has worked alongside schools across the Denver metro area to provide PowerSacks filled with nutritious, shelf-stable food so children and […]