By Beth Bacon, PIR Senior Director of Policy and Privacy It’s been several years since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced. While the initial flurry of privacy notice updates that plagued your inbox has subsided, the importance of establishing a responsible approach to protecting your customer or donor data remains. To help […]
What is personal data? Most privacy and data protection legislation defines personal data as any information, or combination of information, that can identify an individual. Great. Super clear, right? Let’s think about it this way. You can have different pieces of personal data, such as a donor’s first name and mailing address. The first name […]
Aniya Butler is a 16 year-old student activist with Youth vs. Apocalypse. She is the Hip Hop & Climate Justice Coordinator and also has leadership roles in the Lead Circle, No One Is Disposable team, and Organizational Management Team member. The organization provides opportunities for students of all ages to step up and make a […]
Trust is essential to any charity – for their relationships with donors, service users, supporters, staff, and volunteers alike. According to a Charity Commission report, trust in the charity sector in 2022 is regarded as “higher than most other parts of society”. Due to a number of scandals, however, the public remains skeptical about how […]
Reston, VA —Public Interest Registry (PIR), announced today the selection of five new members to its PIR Advisory Council (PIRAC), which is composed of leaders and activists from a broad spectrum of mission-driven organizations around the world. The PIRAC helps PIR in its mission to create more and stronger mission-driven organizations by representing the voice […]
2022 .ORG of the Year and other award winners selected out of 947 entries for impactful work to inspire and support their communities Reston, VA —Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG Family of Domains, today will name the winners of the 4th annual .ORG Impact Awards, which honor and celebrate outstanding mission-driven […]
2022 .ORG of the Year and other award winners selected out of 947 entries for impactful work to inspire and support their communities RESTON, Va. — Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG Family of Domains, today will name the winners of the 4th annual .ORG Impact Awards, which honor and celebrate outstanding mission-driven organizations and […]
by Jon Nevett, President and CEO of PIR Transparency and accountability are embedded in ICANN’s core values. Indeed, ICANN’s Bylaws mandate that “ICANN and its constituent bodies shall operate to the maximum extent feasible in an open and transparent manner …”. Public Interest Registry believes that a dedication to transparency is fundamental to the strength and continued effectiveness of ICANN’s multistakeholder model. The ICANN GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI) Task Force’s transparency recommendations to the GNSO Operating Procedure are a step in the right direction, but they don’t go far enough. Due to an exception in the application of the SOI proposal, there is no real requirement that individuals disclose the identity or identities of who they represent in ICANN policymaking processes. For there to be meaningful transparency in ICANN policymaking, participants must disclose the identities of their clients or the employers they represent as a condition to participating, without
