Feature: Aaboo Varghese, Founder & Executive Director of Purnata Purnata means wholeness or completeness in Sanskrit. In Mumbai and West Bengal, India, the nonprofit that goes by this name is built around a simple, radical belief: that every person, no matter where they come from or what has been done to them, deserves to be […]
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, Cybersecurity for Mission-Driven Organizations, cybersecurity experts Steve Sharer, CEO & Co-Founder of RipRap Security, and Tom Anderson, CEO & […]
How one organization is dismantling human trafficking in India: one life, one community, and one step at a time. In the heart of Mumbai, there are neighborhoods that most people walk past without looking twice. But Aaboo Varghese, Founder & Executive Director of Purnata, looked, listened, and heard the stories. He heard of young girls […]
Every Friday morning in Denver, volunteers gather with a shared purpose: making sure children have enough food to get through the weekend. Before most people have finished their first cup of coffee, hundreds of volunteers are already shoulder to shoulder, filling bags with cereal, pasta, canned vegetables, peanut butter, fruit cups, snacks, and more. By […]
A closer look at community storytelling by Geo Corneby, Asia Program Director and Mica Miro, Engagement Director, at Green Empowerment Follow Pokolon Paus’ Journey Here What is community-led storytelling? We saw it in action in the village of Pokolon Paus on the island of Malaysian Borneo. It’s mid-march 2026. I’m sitting in a blue plastic […]
By Jon Nevett, President and CEO, Public Interest Registry I’m incredibly humbled and proud to share that the .ORG domain has officially surpassed 12 million domain registrations worldwide. This is a major milestone for our organization: Over the past two decades, PIR has grown from 2.6 million .ORG domains to now more than 12 million. […]
Cybersecurity can feel easy to push down the list, especially when your team is already juggling a lot. But for nonprofits, it’s no longer a “later” problem, it has become part of the everyday reality of running an organization. That was one of the clearest themes in our recent webinar conversation with Rick Wilhelm, CTO […]
By Rick Wilhelm, CTO, Public Interest Registry Every nonprofit is already making cybersecurity decisions – whether they realize it or not. Cybersecurity can feel overwhelming or out of reach, especially if your nonprofit does not have a dedicated IT team or legal expertise in house. But even small teams are making decisions every day about […]
Well Aware, a 2025 .ORG Impact Awards finalist, is redefining what transparent nonprofit communication can look like. Through long-term partnerships that provide sustainable clean water systems across East Africa, their work goes beyond project completion to focus on lasting community transformation. We spoke with their team about how transparency, accountability, and honest storytelling help build […]